The 2017 Big Ten football schedule kicks off in epic fashion with Florida vs. Michigan at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday, Sept. 2. While that's one of the best non-conference games all season and one that should impact the College Football Playoff race, the real Big Ten fireworks don't start until a week later.
A week after facing the Gators, Michigan returns home on Sept. 9 to face Cincinnati and first-year head coach Luke Fickell, a former longtime Ohio State assistant. Pittsburgh at Penn State and Nebraska at Oregon are among other notable games in Week 2.
The gigantic slate is headlined by Oklahoma-Ohio State, a rematch of last year's Week 3 game that the Buckeyes dominated, 45-24. Ohio State went on to the College Football Playoff and Oklahoma didn't lose another game the rest of the season.
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Take a look at the full Big Ten schedule and pray you don't have a wedding on Saturday, Sept. 9.
| Date | Matchup | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, Sept. 8 | Ohio at Purdue | 8 p.m. ET |
| Saturday, Sept. 9 | Cincinnati at Michigan | 12 p.m. ET |
| Saturday, Sept. 9 | Northwestern at Duke | 12 p.m. ET |
| Saturday, Sept. 9 | Pittsburgh at Penn State | 3:30 p.m. ET |
| Saturday, Sept. 9 | Oklahoma at Ohio State | 8 p.m. ET |
| Saturday, Sept. 9 | Minnesota at Oregon State | 10 p.m. ET |
| Saturday, Sept. 9 | Nebraska at Oregon | TBD |
| Saturday, Sept. 9 | Western Michigan at Michigan State | TBD |
| Saturday, Sept. 9 | Iowa at Iowa State | TBD |
| Saturday, Sept. 9 | Florida Atlantic at Wisconsin | TBD |
| Saturday, Sept. 9 | Indiana at Virginia | TBD |
| Saturday, Sept. 9 | Western Kentucky at Illinois | TBD |
| Saturday, Sept. 9 | Eastern Michigan at Rutgers | TBD |
| Saturday, Sept. 9 | Towson at Maryland | TBD |
