Illini To Appear in Three Duals on Big Ten Network
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Illini To Appear in Three Duals on Big Ten Network
Illinois’ Conference Duals against Iowa, Northwestern and Purdue to be Broadcast
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Illinois will have three consecutive conference dual meets televised by the Big Ten Network in 2008-09, according to the network’s wrestling schedule. The Fighting Illini’s duals at Iowa and at Purdue on Jan. 25 and 30, respectively, as well as the home dual against Northwestern on Feb. 6 will be shown on the second-year network. This is an increase in exposure for Illinois, which had two televised duals in 2006-07.
Illinois’ dual at Iowa on Jan. 25 has been changed to a 5 p.m. start to accommodate the network’s live broadcast, and the Fighting Illini’s dual at Purdue on Jan. 30 will be broadcast live at 6 p.m. (CT) start. The Northwestern dual will be a 7 p.m. start as scheduled, but will be broadcast on a same-day delay at 9:30 p.m. (CT).
In addition to the dual-meet exposure, Illinois wrestlers will have televised matches on the BTN if they reach the semifinals and finals of the Midlands Classic on Dec. 30. And, like last season, the network will televise the Big Ten Championships from University Park, Pa., on March 8.
Illinois’ three dual-meet appearances tie Iowa for the most by a team on the network this season. The Hawkeyes open BTN’s wrestling coverage against Iowa State on Dec. 6, host the Illini on Jan. 25 and host Minnesota on Feb. 15. Ohio State and Michigan each have two dual-meet appearances on the network in the upcoming campaign.
The Orange and Blue open the 2008-09 season on Nov. 8 with intrasquad wrestle-offs at Huff Hall at 11:30 a.m.
Date Event Air Time (ET)
12/6 Iowa State at Iowa 10:30 p.m. SDD*
12/30 Midlands Classic: Semifinals/Finals 7:00 p.m.
1/23 Penn State at Indiana 7:00 p.m.
1/25 Illinois at Iowa 6:00 p.m.
1/30 Illinois at Purdue 7:00 p.m.
2/6 Northwestern at Illinois 10:30 p.m. SDD*
2/8 Michigan at Michigan State 8:00 p.m. SDD*
2/13 Ohio State at Michigan 10:30 p.m. SDD*
2/15 Minnesota at Iowa 8:00 p.m. SDD*
2/22 Ohio State at Wisconsin 1:00 p.m.
3/8 Big Ten Championships TBD
* indicates same-day delay broadcast
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