{
  "id": 13861201,
  "title": "Predicting Week 8 Big Ten Football Game Times",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/predicting-week-8-big-ten-football-game-times",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T03:26:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/predicting-week-8-big-ten-032658332.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Big Ten football season reaches Week 8 this Saturday, October 24, with six games scheduled across various networks. The Michigan State Spartans will face the UCLA Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on FS1, marking a crucial matchup in the Pac-12 rivalry. Earlier at 2:30 p.m., Oregon will host Illinois in what could be a pivotal game for both teams' playoff aspirations. The Indiana and Michigan game is set for 11:00 a.m. on FOX, kicking off the day's proceedings. Following that, the Iowa vs. Minnesota contest will commence at 2:30 p.m. on FS1. The Rutgers at Northwestern matchup will unfold at 3:00 p.m., also on the Big Ten Network. Concluding the day's slate, Michigan State will travel to UCLA at 6:30 p.m. on NBC, marking the final Big Ten game of the day.",
  "summary": "When we think games will kickoff.",
  "key_points": [
    "Michigan State vs. UCLA at 7:00 p.m. on FS1",
    "Oregon vs. Illinois at 2:30 p.m. (pivotal game)",
    "Indiana vs. Michigan at 11:00 a.m. on FOX"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The diverse network distribution for these Week 8 matchups forces fans to navigate multiple platforms to follow pivotal conference games and potential playoff contenders.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}