Big Ten Network announces wrestling television broadcast schedule

The Big Ten Network announced today its television schedule for Big Ten duals throughout the 2016-17 season. 


All 14 institutions within the conference will be featured at least once on BTN, with Rutgers, Penn State, Ohio State and Iowa each slated to have four duals televised. 


Of the 15 duals, 13 will pit Big Ten schools against each other. 


BTN television coverage for Big Ten wrestling will start on Dec. 4 with Penn State hosting Lehigh and end on Feb. 4 with Indiana visiting Illinois. 


Also included in the schedule is the Midlands Championships finals on Dec. 30, hosted at Northwestern. 


The duals streamed online at BTN Plus are expected to be announced at a later date. 

BTN televised wrestling schedule

Date                 Match                                       Time (ET)
Dec. 4               Lehigh at Penn State                 12 p.m.
Dec. 8               Missouri at Ohio State                7 p.m.
Dec. 11             Rutgers at Maryland                  12 p.m.
Dec. 30             Midlands                                   8 p.m.
Jan. 6               Iowa at Michigan                       7 p.m.
Jan. 8               Rutgers at Ohio State                12 p.m.
Jan. 13             Rutgers at Penn State                7 p.m.
Jan. 15             Michigan at Nebraska                 2:15 p.m.
Jan. 20             Penn State at Iowa                    9 p.m.
Jan. 22             Michigan at Northwestern           3 p.m.
Jan. 27             Ohio State at Iowa                     8 p.m.
Jan. 29             Rutgers at Michigan State           2 p.m.
Feb. 3               Penn State at Ohio State            6 p.m.
Feb. 5               Iowa at Minnesota                    12 p.m.
Feb. 10             Wisconsin at Purdue                  6 p.m.
Feb. 12             Indiana at Illinois                        4 p.m.