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| Miller gets a shot at Nebraska in prime time |
The Big Ten and its TV partners released their prime time schedule today.
The Buckeyes will play three of their October games at night with the Oct. 6 Homecoming game against Nebraska at 8 p.m., the Oct. 13 game at Indiana at 8 p.m. and the Oct. 27 game at Penn State at 6 p.m. (see full schedule below; exact TV assignments will be firmed up in the fall).
The Nebraska game will be Ohio State’s Homecoming and it will be the Cornhusker’s first visit to Ohio Stadium since playing games in consecutive years at Ohio Stadium in 1955 and 1956.
Ohio State is 34-18 all-time in night games (those starting after 5 p.m. local time) with a 7-3 record in Ohio Stadium, an 18-8 mark on the road and a 9-7 record at neutral sites.
This means OSU’s remaining nine games should all be afternoon starts (typically noon or 3:30 p.m.). The September games should be set sometime before July 1. The rest of the season is typically decided on a six- to 12-day basis.
After the jump, you can see the Big Ten’s prime time football schedule for 2012
Aug. 31
Boise State at Michigan State, 8 p.m., ESPN
Sept. 1
Indiana State at Indiana, 8 p.m., Big Ten Network
Sept. 8
Vanderbilt at Northwestern, 8 p.m., BTN
Sept. 15
Notre Dame at Michigan State, 8 p.m., ABC
Utah State at Wisconsin, 8 p.m., BTN
Ball State at Indiana, 8 p.m., BTN
Sept. 22
Syracuse at Minnesota, 8 p.m., BTN
Louisiana Tech at Illinois, 8 p.m., BTN
Sept. 29
Wisconsin at Nebraska, 8 p.m., ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2
Oct. 6
Nebraska at Ohio State, 8 p.m., ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2
Oct. 13
Ohio State at Indiana, 8 p.m., BTN
Oct. 20
Penn State at Iowa, 8 p.m., BTN
Oct. 27
Ohio State at Penn State, 6 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Michigan at Nebraska, 8 p.m., ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2
2012 Ohio State Schedule
Sept. 1 – Miami (Ohio)
Sept. 8 – Central Florida
Sept. 15 – California
Sept. 22 – Alabama-Birmingham
Sept. 29 –at Michigan State
Oct. 6 – Nebraska (8 p.m. on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2)
Oct. 13 – at Indiana (8 p.m. on the Big Ten Network)
Oct. 20 – Purdue
Oct. 27 – at Penn State (6 p.m. on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2)
Nov. 3 – Illinois
Nov. 10 – Open
Nov. 17 – at Wisconsin
Nov. 24 – Michigan
Sept. 8
Vanderbilt at Northwestern, 8 p.m., BTN
Sept. 15
Notre Dame at Michigan State, 8 p.m., ABC
Utah State at Wisconsin, 8 p.m., BTN
Ball State at Indiana, 8 p.m., BTN
Sept. 22
Syracuse at Minnesota, 8 p.m., BTN
Louisiana Tech at Illinois, 8 p.m., BTN
Sept. 29
Wisconsin at Nebraska, 8 p.m., ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2
Oct. 6
Nebraska at Ohio State, 8 p.m., ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2
Oct. 13
Ohio State at Indiana, 8 p.m., BTN
Oct. 20
Penn State at Iowa, 8 p.m., BTN
Oct. 27
Ohio State at Penn State, 6 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Michigan at Nebraska, 8 p.m., ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2
2012 Ohio State Schedule
Sept. 1 – Miami (Ohio)
Sept. 8 – Central Florida
Sept. 15 – California
Sept. 22 – Alabama-Birmingham
Sept. 29 –at Michigan State
Oct. 6 – Nebraska (8 p.m. on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2)
Oct. 13 – at Indiana (8 p.m. on the Big Ten Network)
Oct. 20 – Purdue
Oct. 27 – at Penn State (6 p.m. on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2)
Nov. 3 – Illinois
Nov. 10 – Open
Nov. 17 – at Wisconsin
Nov. 24 – Michigan
