CHICAGO, Ill. –With 40 game broadcasts surrounded by studio coverage, the Big Ten Network’s 2023 football season features a lineup of new faces and experienced voices.
Game broadcasts:
BTN’s rotation of game analysts for this season will include
Jake Butt, a former All-American tight end at the University of Michigan, two-time NFL All-Pro and four-time Super Bowl Champion
Matt Millen, and All-Big Ten and NFL alumni
Anthony Herron and
Brock Vereen.
They will accompany a veteran group of play-by-play talent, including
Cory Provus,
Mark Followill,
Lisa Byington,
Connor Onion,
Jason Ross Jr., and
Joe Beninati.
On-field reporters, including
Brooke Fletcher,
Elise Menaker,
Meghan McKeown and
Justine Ward, will provide updates from the sidelines.
Former NFL Vice Presidents of Officiating
Mike Pereira and
Dean Blandino will also return as rules analysts.
Studio:
B1G Tailgate is back for its seventh season with a new look, hosted in-studio by
Rick Pizzo and featuring analysts
Gerry DiNardo,
Howard Griffith and Vereen. Host
Mike Hall, and first-year analyst
Tyvis Powell, will travel to a different Big Ten campus each week for interviews and on-site analysis.
B1G Tailgate is the home for Big Ten football fans on Saturdays with original features, special guests and Big Ten analysis.
B1G Tailgate’s on-site locations for September has been confirmed:
Saturday, Sept. 2 (Noon ET)
Fresno State at Purdue
Saturday, Sept. 9 (3:30 p.m. ET)
Richmond at Michigan State
Saturday, Sept. 16 (Noon ET)
Georgia Southern at Wisconsin
Saturday, Sept. 23 (Noon ET)
Rutgers at Michigan
Saturday, Sept. 30 (Noon ET)
Louisiana at Minnesota
Dave Revsine, Pizzo and Hall will once again anchor studio coverage for the network, including
The B1G Show,
B1G Today,
B1G Live: Football Game Break,
B1G Live: Football Postgame and
The Final Drive. The hosts will be joined by an accomplished group of analysts, including former NFL head coach
Dave Wannstedt, Illinois standout
J Leman,
The Athletic’s Senior Writer
Nicole Auerbach,
Sports Illustrated’s Senior Writer
Pat Forde, DiNardo, Griffith, Butt and Herron.
Urban Analysis, featuring
Urban Meyer and DiNardo, will also return this fall.