The Big Ten Network has announced that it will provide on-site coverage of the quarterfinal round within the College Football Playoff as three teams from the Big Ten Conference look to secure spots amid the final four teams. On-site coverage will begin on Sunday, Dec. 29 when the network will be live from Penn State Media Day at 10 a.m. EST ahead of the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl for a 90-minute episode of B1G Live. Kylen Mills will host with analysis from Dave Wannstedt, Dave Revsine, Matt Millen and Marcel Reece. The Big Ten Network will continue previewing quarterfinal matchups as The B1G Show airs at midnight EST on Sunday.
The broadcast entity will present coverage from media day at the Rose Bowl Game on Monday, Dec. 30 with an edition of B1G Live airing at 11 a.m. EST. On-site from Pasadena, Calif. are several new members of the Big Ten Network, including analyst Yogi Roth and host Ashley Adamson. They will be joined by Urban Meyer and Kenjon Barner for the on-site coverage, which includes new episodes of The B1G Show airing on Monday at 11 p.m. EST.
A special pregame episode of B1G Live will occur on Tuesday, Dec. 31 starting at 5:30 p.m. EST with studio coverage from Rick Pizzo and Jake Butt. Once the matchup between Penn State and Boise State concludes, The B1G Show will take the air to provide postgame analysis of the action and to preview the forthcoming Rose Bowl. For the Ohio State-Oregon matchup, pregame coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 1 leading up to the quarterfinal showdown.
The on-site team, which will include Mills and Griffith in Pasadena, will return with analysis of what took place at approximately 9 p.m. EST on B1G Live: Rose Bowl Postgame. Coverage for the day is expected to conclude at approximately 10:30 p.m. EST with discussion about all four quarterfinal games and the forthcoming semifinals in the new 12-team College Football Playoff.
The Big Ten Network will provide additional coverage through its social media accounts on X, Instagram, Bluesky and YouTube. Moreover, it will continue to provide coverage within the semifinals of the College Football Playoffs, with more details about the schedule being revealed at a later date. The Big Ten Conference and FOX Networks have ownership of the Big Ten Network and collaborate to provide extensive coverage, original programming and live game broadcasts to users on linear and digital platforms. Additionally, FOX Corporation presents Big Ten football games under a seven-year media rights deal with the conference that began in 2023.
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