The Big Ten Conference features some of the best teams in the NCAA — including 3 of the teams in the top 10 rankings of the AP poll. You can stream all of these games. Read on to learn how!
In a hurry? Depending on the team, Big Ten games are mostly broadcast by Fox Sports and ESPN. You can get them both with the Sling Orange & Blue plan for $55.00/mo. This will allow you to watch most games. But for even more, you will need Pac-12 Network, which you can get with the Sports Extra add-on for $15/mo will also get you Big Ten Network, which airs many of the lesser matchups. Get Sling TV now with your first month for half off!
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Big Ten Conference Football Channels
The Big Ten Conference broadcasts are a little weird. Games are mostly broadcast on Fox Sports and ESPN channels. But most teams tend one way or the other. For example, Most Ohio State games appear on Fox Sports channels and most Purdue games appear on ESPN channels.
Overall, games appear on:
There are some games on other channels. But when it comes to the Big Ten, there are surprisingly few. We will discuss below how to stream all these channels.
Streaming Big Ten Football With Sling TV
For $55.00/mo, you can get Sling Orange & Blue (it is $5/mo when ABC is included). With it, you get local affiliates of ABC, Fox, and NBC in select markets along with FS1 from the Sling Blue plan and ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN3 from the Sling Orange plan.
You could opt to just get one of the base plans and this would work well for particular teams. Which plan to get would depend on the team.
The Sling Orange & Blue plan comes with 45+ channels. These include 25 channels that are shared by the Blue and Orange plans: A&E, AMC, BET, Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, HGTV, Lifetime, Nick Jr, TBS, TNT, and more. And it comes with plan-specific channels Bravo, Discovery, Disney, Freeform, FX, MotorTrend, National Geographic, QVC, and USA Network. You also get the Big 3 cable news channels: CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC.
Note that 4 of the 59 games through September will air on CBS. It is not available from Sling TV. You can get it by setting up an antenna (which you can integrate with Sling) or subscribing to Paramount+ Premium (deal).
Sports Extra
The Big Ten Network broadcasts a lot of NCAA football games in addition to a ton of other sports featuring the conference teams. It is available with the Sports Extra add on with either the Sling Blue ($11/mo) or Sling Orange & Blue ($15/mo) plans.
With the Sling Blue plan, this adds 11 channels: beIN Sports, Big Ten Network, FS2, Golf Channel, MLB Network, MLB Network Strike Zone, NBA TV, NFL RedZone, NHL Network, Pac-12 Network (main and regional channels), and Tennis Channel.
With Sling Orange & Blue, you get 7 more channels: ACC Network, ACC Network Extra, ESPNU, ESPNews, Longhorn Network, SEC Network, and SEC Network Plus.
Features
You get 50 hours of cloud DVR storage with either the single plans or Sling Orange & Blue.
In terms of how many people can stream at one time, things are a bit complicated. You can stream on up to 3 devices at once with the Blue channels, only one with the Orange channels, and 4 on the channels that are included in both plans. So you can’t stream any two ESPN channels at once. Notice that this also applies to ACC Network, SEC Network, and Longhorn Network — but not Big Ten Network, which can be streamed on up to 3 devices at once.
Sling TV allows you to stream on most devices:
- Amazon Fire TV
- Android Mobile
- Android TV smart TVs
- Apple TV
- Chromecast
- iOS
- LG smart TVs
- Oculus VR systems
- Roku
- Samsung smart TVs
- Vizio smart TVs
- Web browsers
- Xbox One gaming systems
Sling TV Advantages
A big selling point of Sling TV is its price. With Sling Orange, you get ESPN for $40.00/mo. With Sling Orange, you get local affiliates of Fox and NBC (select markets) for as little as $40.00/mo. No other streaming service comes close.
Fubo, DIRECTV STREAM, Hulu + Live TV, Vidgo, and YouTube TV all offer more channels. But they don’t offer similar prices.
Another thing to consider is Sling TV’s channel options. They offer an unmatched selection of individual channel add-ons as well as channel collections — like the Sports Extra but which focus on Hollywood movies, family programming, lifestyle channels, and so on.
Other things to consider are Sling’s streaming devices support, its incredible antenna integration, great on-demand selection, and included cloud DVR.
Big Ten Conference Football
The Big Ten Conference did, at one point, have 10 teams that made it up. But currently, it consists of 14 teams. And starting in 2024, it will have 18 teams.
East Division
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Maryland Terrapins
- Michigan Wolverines
- Michigan State Spartans
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights
West Division
- Illinois Fighting Illini
- Iowa Hawkeyes
- Minnesota Golden Gophers
- Nebraska Cornhuskers
- Northwestern Wildcats
- Purdue Boilermakers
- Wisconsin Badgers
Four more teams will join the Big Ten in 2024: Oregon Ducks, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, and Washington Huskies.
2023 Big Ten Conference Football Schedule
- Thu Aug 31 : Nebraska at Minnesota Golden Gophers (Fox)
- Fri Sep 1 : Central Michigan Chippewas at Michigan State (FS1)
- Sat Sep 2 : Fresno State Bulldogs at Purdue (BTN)
- Sat Sep 2 : East Carolina Pirates at Michigan (Peacock)
- Sat Sep 2 : Utah State Aggies at Iowa (FS1)
- Sat Sep 2 : Buffalo Bulls at Wisconsin (FS1)
- Sat Sep 2 : Ohio State at Indiana Hoosiers (CBS)
- Sat Sep 2 : Towson Tigers at Maryland (BTN)
- Sat Sep 2 : Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio (CBS)
- Sat Sep 2 : West Virginia Mountaineers at Penn State (NBC)
- Sat Sep 2 : Toledo Rockets at Illinois (BTN)
- Sun Sep 3 : Northwestern Wildcats at Rutgers (CBS)
- Fri Sep 8 : Indiana State Sycamores at Ohio State (BTN)
- Fri Sep 8 : Illinois at Kansas Jayhawks (ESPN2)
- Sat Sep 9 : Purdue at Virginia Tech Hokies (ESPN2)
- Sat Sep 9 : Delaware Blue Hens at Penn State (Peacock)
- Sat Sep 9 : Youngstown State Penguins at Ohio State (BTN)
- Sat Sep 9 : Nebraska at Colorado Buffaloes (Fox)
- Sat Sep 9 : UTEP Miners at Northwestern (BTN)
- Sat Sep 9 : Richmond Spiders at Michigan State (BTN)
- Sat Sep 9 : UNLV Rebels at Michigan (CBS)
- Sat Sep 9 : Iowa at Iowa State Cyclones (Fox)
- Sat Sep 9 : Temple Owls at Rutgers (BTN)
- Sat Sep 9 : Wisconsin at Washington State Cougars (ABC/ESPN3)
- Sat Sep 9 : Eastern Michigan Eagles at Minnesota (BT)
- Sat Sep 9 : Charlotte 49ers at Maryland (NBC)
- Fri Sep 15 : Virginia Cavaliers at Maryland (FS1)
- Sat Sep 16 : Georgia Southern Eagles at Wisconsin (BTN)
- Sat Sep 16 : Penn State at Illinois Fighting Illini (Fox)
- Sat Sep 16 : Louisville Cardinals at Ohio State (BTN)
- Sat Sep 16 : Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois (Fox)
- Sat Sep 16 : Virginia Tech Hokies at Rutgers (BTN)
- Sat Sep 16 : Northwestern at Duke Blue Devils (ACCN)
- Sat Sep 16 : Western Michigan Broncos at Iowa (BTN)
- Sat Sep 16 : WKU Hilltoppers at Ohio State (Fox)
- Sat Sep 16 : Washington Huskies at Michigan State (Peacock)
- Sat Sep 16 : NIU Huskies at Nebraska (FS1)
- Sat Sep 16 : Bowling Green Falcons at Michigan (BTN)
- Sat Sep 16 : Syracuse Orange at Purdue (NBC)
- Fri Sep 22 : Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue (FS1)
- Sat Sep 23 : Rutgers at Michigan Wolverines
- Sat Sep 23 : Maryland Terrapins at Michigan State (NBC)
- Sat Sep 23 : Wisconsin at Purdue Boilermakers (FS1)
- Sat Sep 23 : Iowa Hawkeyes at Penn State (CBS)
- Sat Sep 23 : Ohio State at Notre Dame Fighting Irish (NBC)
- Sat Sep 23 TBD: Minnesota Golden Gophers at Northwestern
- Sat Sep 23 TBD: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Nebraska
- Sat Sep 23 TBD: Minnesota at North Carolina Tar Heels (ESPN/2)
- Sat Sep 23 TBD: Akron Zips at Ohio State
- Sat Sep 23 TBD: Florida Atlantic Owls at Illinois
- Sat Sep 30 : Indiana Hoosiers at Maryland
- Sat Sep 30 : Penn State at Northwestern Wildcats
- Sat Sep 30 : Illinois Fighting Illini at Purdue (NBC)
- Sat Sep 30 : Illinois at Purdue Boilermakers (NBC)
- Sat Sep 30 TBD: Wagner Seahawks at Rutgers
- Sat Sep 30 TBD: Penn State Nittany Lions at Northwestern
- Sat Sep 30 TBD: Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska
- Sat Sep 30 TBD: Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns at Minnesota
- Sat Sep 30 TBD: Michigan State at Iowa Hawkeyes
- Sat Sep 30 TBD: Ohio State at Maryland Terrapins
- Sat Nov 25 : Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines (Fox)
Wrapping Up
Sling TV allows you to watch virtually all of the games in the Big Ten Conference. And you can do it on a budget.
Sling TV allows you to try out its service with a 50% discount on your first month!
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