BTN Communications, July 24, 2024
With 44 game broadcasts surrounded by comprehensive studio programming and an expanded slate of coverage across prime-time windows in the Pacific time zone, the Big Ten Network's on-air lineup has a new look for a new era of Big Ten Football.
Game Broadcasts:
BTN's rotation of game analysts for this season will include Jake Butt, a former All-American tight end at the University of Michigan, network newcomer and veteran analyst Yogi Roth and former Iowa Hawkeye team captain Anthony Herron. Former Washington All-American and NFL All-Pro Lincoln Kennedy, four-time Super Bowl Champion Matt Millen, and Illini All-American linebacker J Leman will also appear as analysts on the network.
They will accompany a veteran group of play-by-play talent, including Jeff Levering, Guy Haberman, Mark Followill, Lisa Byington, Jason Ross Jr., Jason Horowitz, Pat Boylan and Joe Beninati.
On-field reporters, including Brooke Fletcher, Rhett Lewis, Melanie Ricks and Taryn Hatcher and Kylen Mills will provide updates from the sidelines.
Former NFL Vice Presidents of Officiating Mike Pereira and Dean Blandino will also return as rules analysts.
Studio Programming:
B1G Tailgate is back for its eighth season with host Mike Hall and former Ohio State safety Tyvis Powell, who will travel to a different Big Ten campus each week for interviews with a rotation of guests and on-site analysis. B1G Tailgate will air weekly at 10 a.m. ET on Saturday mornings.
B1G Tailgate's on-site locations for the first five weeks of the season have been confirmed:
Saturday, Aug. 31 (Noon ET)
Indiana State at Purdue
Saturday, Sept. 7 (Noon ET)
Bowling Green at Penn State
Saturday, Sept. 14 (Noon ET)
Arkansas State at Michigan
Saturday, Sept. 21
Northwestern at Washington
Saturday, Sept. 28
Maryland at Indiana
Following B1G Tailgate, Rick Pizzo, Gerry DiNardo, Howard Griffith and Brock Vereen will host a new 30-minute B1G Countdown to Kickoff to prep fans for the Big Ten games of the day. Dave Revsine, four-time Pro Bowl fullback Marcel Reece, and newcomer Ashley Adamson will appear on The Final Drive, recapping the weekend in action.
Ross Dellenger, the Senior College Football Reporter for Yahoo Sports, and long-time NFL and NCAA coach Dave Wannstedt will also act as studio contributors across The B1G Show, B1G Today, B1G Live: Football Game Break, B1G Live: Football Postgame and The Final Drive.
Urban Analysis, featuring Urban Meyer and DiNardo, will also return this fall.
Big Ten Network Originals:
The Emmy-nominated franchise The Journey: Big Ten Football 2024 will debut its 13th season this fall. Additional Big Ten Network Originals programming will be announced at a later date.
