What if I live outside of the Big Ten “footprint” (the eight states home to Big Ten schools)?
You should check with your local cable/satellite operator. If you live outside of Indiana, but still within the Big Ten footprint, the Big Ten Network is working with satellite and cable distributors to offer all of the games produced somewhere in their channel lineups. The Big Ten Network has national appeal as 4.5 million Big Ten alumni live throughout the country. National agreements have been made with DirecTV and AT&T and the Big Ten Network has significantly reduced the cost to cable operators to carry the network outside the Big Ten states, so we do expect them to agree to do so, especially when they realize how many of their customers are Big Ten alumni or fans. What Indiana football games will be on the Big Ten Network? Indiana’s first two home games, against Indiana State Sept. 1 and Akron Sept. 15, will be televised by the Big Ten Network. Other games may be added to the channel’s lineup. The Big Ten Conference has entered into long-term agreements with ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 and th
