MINNEAPOLIS - The Big Ten Conference has released the television schedule for the 2024 Big Ten Volleyball season. The conference announced on Monday that a record-setting 83 Big Ten volleyball matches will be televised nationally on Big Ten Network, FOX, NBC, FS1 and Peacock for the 2024 season.
Big Ten Network will broadcast at least 68 matches, the most in network history, featuring all 18 conference schools on linear television. BTN's coverage begins with Pittsburgh at Oregon on Friday, August 30 at 10:30 p.m. ET.
The College Volleyball Showcase at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis., featuring Texas, Wisconsin, Stanford and Minnesota, will air nationally on FOX and FS1. Wisconsin will meet Texas on Sunday, September 1, at 12:30 p.m. ET, followed by Minnesota vs. Stanford at 3 p.m. ET. The two-day event will conclude on Monday, September 2, with Wisconsin vs. Stanford at 5 p.m. ET and Minnesota vs. Texas at 7:30 p.m. Five additional matchups throughout the season will be televised on FS1.
For the first time in collegiate volleyball history, NBC will carry three nationally televised matches, beginning with Nebraska at Ohio State on October 19 at 3:30 p.m. ET. Wisconsin will visit Purdue on October 26 for a match inside Mackey Arena, carried live on NBC at 3:30 p.m. ET. Rounding out NBC's Big Ten Volleyball coverage is Penn State at Wisconsin on November 9 at 3:30 p.m. ET.
In addition, more than 200 matches will be streamed exclusively on B1G+, BTN's subscription service. All Big Ten Network matches can be seen through its digital extension, the FOX Sports app and FOXSports.com, delivering live events and on-demand programming to Big Ten Network customers via the web, smartphones and tablets.
The Golden Gophers will be featured on BTN or streamed on B1G+ for every match this season besides eight. Minnesota will open the season against Stanford and Texas on Sept. 1 and 2 with matches on FS1. They'll also take on Ohio State to close the season on Black Friday on FS1.
TV designations for the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge against Baylor and TCU and the final two games of the tournament in Green Bay will be decided at a later date.
The Golden Gophers finished 17-13 (12-8 Big Ten) last season and made it to the second round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament. It was the program's ninth straight season making the NCAA's, including their 24th appearance in the last 25 years.
Gophers on Big Ten Network (all times Central):
Wednesday, Sept. 25 vs. Wisconsin, 8 p.m. BTN
Saturday, Sept. 28 vs. Purdue, 5:30 p.m. BTN
Saturday, Oct. 5 at USC, 10 p.m. BTN
Saturday, Oct. 12 vs. Maryland, TBD BTN
Wednesday, Oct. 23 vs. Northwestern, 8 p.m. BTN
Saturday, Nov. 9 vs. Oregon, TBD BTN
Thursday, Nov. 14 at Nebraska, 7:30 OR 8 p.m. BTN
Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Wisconsin, TBD BTN
Gophers on B1G+ (all times Central):
Tuesday, Sept. 10 vs. St. Thomas, 7 p.m. B1G+
Thursday, Sept. 12 vs. LIU, 7 p.m. B1G+
Friday, Sept. 13 vs. Auburn, 7 p.m. B1G+
Friday, Oct. 4 at UCLA, 9 p.m. B1G+
Friday, Oct. 11 vs. Indiana, 6:30 OR 7 p.m. B1G+
Friday, Oct. 18 at Rutgers, 6 p.m. B1G+
Sunday, Oct. 20 at Penn State, TBD B1G+
Sunday, Oct. 27 at Ohio State, TBA B1G+
Friday, Nov. 1 at Michigan State, 5 p.m. B1G+
Sunday, Nov. 3 at Michigan, TBA B1G+
Thursday, Nov. 7 vs. Washington, 7 p.m. B1G+
Sunday, Nov. 17 vs. Michigan, 1 OR 2 p.m. B1G+
Saturday, Nov. 23 vs. Iowa, TBD B1G+
Wednesday, Nov. 27 at Illinois, 7 p.m. B1G+
Gophers on Other Networks (all times Central):
Sunday, Sept. 1 vs. Stanford, 2 p.m. FS1
Monday, Sept. 2 vs. Texas, 6:30 p.m. FS1
Friday, Sept. 6 at Baylor, 7 p.m. TBD
Saturday, Sept. 7 vs. TCU, 4 p.m. TBD
Thursday, Sept. 19 at Green Bay, 7 p.m. ESPN+
Friday, Sept. 20 vs. UND, 5 p.m. TBD
Saturday, Sept. 21 vs. Chicago State, Noon TBD
Friday, Nov. 29 at Ohio State, TBD FS1
