Big Ten Announces Champions Week Schedule

The Big Ten announced its Champions Week schedule on Sunday afternoon.

The Big Ten announced its Champions Week schedule on Sunday afternoon, finalizing a slate of games highlighted by Ohio State meeting Northwestern in the conference's championship game.

Here's a look at the full conference schedule:

• Nebraska @ Rutgers — Friday, Dec. 18 at 4 p.m. ET
• Purdue @ Indiana — Friday, Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Ohio State @ Northwestern — Saturday, Dec. 19 at noon ET
• Minnesota @ Wisconsin — Saturday, Dec. 19 at 4 p.m. ET
• Illinois @ Penn State — Saturday, Dec. 19 at 5:30 p.m. ET 
• Michigan @ Iowa — Saturday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. ET
• Michigan State @ Maryland — Saturday, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m. ET.

The schedule features a pair of rivalry games that had previously been canceled because of COVID-19 outbreaks, in Purdue-Indiana and Minnesota-Wisconsin. Illinois's matchup with Penn State will also occur without Lovie Smith on the sideline for the Illini, as the school parted ways with its head coach on Sunday morning.