BTN.com staff, November 17, 2012

In this video, "Big Ten Football & Beyond" guest Pat Forde of Yahoo! Sports previews the Northwestern-Michigan State game, Russ Lande from "The Next Level" previews the Ohio State-Wisconsin game, BTN analyst Antwaan Randle El previews the Iowa-Michigan game, and Tony Banks from "The Big Ten Football Report" previews the  Minnesota-Nebraska game. Three football games are on BTN: Indiana-Penn State, Purdue-Illinois, and Minnesota Nebraska. We know it's Week 12 but use our TV GameFinder page to find the TV channel for your game. Or just use the app in this post below.

To review: The ?Extra Football Game Channels? come into play today for the two 3:30 p.m. ET games. The channels are only available to BTN during the 13 football Saturdays of the season because of capacity issues with our cable and satellite providers. The non-conference basketball season overlaps with dozens of other sporting events, including NHL, NBA and other regional football and basketball games. Therefore, our cable and satellite partners are unable to offer this space to us, even though our Extra Football Game Channels may still continue to appear on your channel guide. During the conference portion of the basketball season, the Big Ten schedules games in such a way where there is no need for ?Extra Football Game Channels.?

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Additional resources
You can read answers to all of our frequently asked questions on our FAQ page. Specifically…

Q: I want to know more about these "extra football game channels." What are they?
A: These "extra" channels are part-time channels that the Big Ten Network provides to cable, satellite and telco systems which allow the network to offer multiple football games simultaneously to viewers. You probably never even notice them except on game days. Get more info on extra football game channels right here.

Q: Do I get these extra channels on my TV?
A: The GameFinder application above should tell you. Enter your zip code.

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