Big Ten Week 8 Kickoffs, Key Matchups Set

The Big Ten announced several Oct. 18 kickoff times: Wisconsin will host No. 1 Ohio State at Camp Randall with a 2:30 p.m. CT (3:30 p.m. ET) kickoff on CBS. Ohio State (5–0) is heavily favored — ESPN gives Wisconsin about a 9% upset chance — and Wisconsin hasn’t beaten the Buckeyes since 2010. If Ohio State remains No. 1 after Illinois, Wisconsin would host the top-ranked team in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1943–44. Penn State will travel to Iowa for a 6 p.m. CT kickoff at Kinnick Stadium on Peacock. No. 3 Oregon will make an East Coast trip to face Rutgers in the teams’ first-ever meeting on the Big Ten Network. Separately, the SEC released preliminary Week 8 kickoff windows and broadcast plans for Oct. 18.