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Arguably, the biggest event of the non-conference season is the yearly battle between the Big Ten and ACC. With the addition of several new teams including Louisville, Maryland, and Rutgers, this could be an even more exciting year than fans have seen in the past. Let's take a look at the lineup that was released.
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Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
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Mon, Dec 1. |
7:00 PM |
Nebraska at Florida State |
ESPN2 |
|
7:00 PM |
Rutgers at Clemson |
ESPNU |
|
|
Tues, Dec. 2 |
7:00 PM |
Pittsburgh at Indiana |
ESPN2 |
|
7:00 PM |
Minnesota at Wake Forest |
ESPNU |
|
|
7:30PM |
#21 Syracuse at #24 Michigan |
ESPN |
|
|
9:00PM |
Illinois at Miami |
ESPN2/ESPNU |
|
|
9:00PM |
NC State at Purdue |
ESPN2/ESPNU |
|
|
9:30PM |
OSU at #8 Louisville |
ESPN |
|
|
Weds, Dec. 3 |
7:15PM |
#18 MSU at Notre Dame |
ESPN2 |
|
7:15PM |
Virginia Tech at Penn State |
ESPNU |
|
|
7:30PM |
#25 Iowa at #6 UNC |
ESPN |
|
|
9:15PM |
#7 Virginia at Maryland |
ESPN2 |
|
|
9:15PM |
Georgia Tech at Northwestern |
ESPNU |
|
|
9:30PM |
#2 Duke at #4 Wisconsin |
ESPN |
There are a few games that pop off the chart, but clearly, the games being highlighted are Syracuse at Michigan, Ohio State at Louisville, Iowa at North Carolina, and Duke at Wisconsin. There are plenty of big games, but you can expect to see the most coverage of those games.
Though both conferences should be very deep this season, the Big Ten should have a pretty solid shot at "winning" the Challenge, especially with the premier game being in Madison.
What are your thoughts?