Big Ten football keeps chugging on NBC Sports and Peacock in Week 5 as conference play continues in earnest.
First, Illinois will head to West Lafayette, Indiana, to take on Purdue on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 3:30 p.m. EST on Peacock. At 7:30 p.m. EST, Michigan State takes on the monster that is Kinnick Stadium in a matchup with Iowa.
The last time the Hawkeyes and Spartans faced each other came in 2020, when Iowa thrashed Michigan State, 49-7. That made for the Hawkeyes’ biggest margin of victory against Sparty and gave them some breathing room in a tight historical series; as it stands, Iowa holds a 24-22-2 edge.
Purdue has won three straight games against Illinois, including a 31-24 victory in Champaign last year that made a major difference in the Boilermakers making the Big Ten Championship Game. Illinois will look to re-take The Purdue Cannon and claw back toward a .500 record in the series (Purdue currently leads 47-45-6).
NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football and primetime games announced to date:
*All times EST
| Sat. Sept. 2 | Noon | East Carolina at Michigan | Peacock |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:30 p.m. | West Virginia at Penn State | NBC,Peacock |
| Sat., Sept. 9 | Noon | Delaware at Penn State | Peacock |
| Sat., Sept. 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Charlotte at Maryland | Peacock |
| Sat., Sept. 16 | 5:00 p.m. | Washington at Michigan State | Peacock |
| Sat., Sept. 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Syracuse at Purdue | NBC,Peacock |
| Sat., Sept. 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Maryland at Michigan State | NBC,Peacock |
| Sat., Sept. 23 | 7:30 p.m. | Ohio State at Notre Dame | NBC,Peacock |
| Sat., Sept. 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Illinois at Purdue | Peacock |
| Sat., Sept. 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Michigan State at Iowa | NBC,Peacock |
| Sat., Oct. 14 | 7:30 p.m. | USC at Notre Dame | NBC,Peacock |
| Sat., Nov. 11 | 7:30 p.m. | Michigan State at Ohio State | NBC,Peacock |
| Fri., Nov. 24 | 7:30 p.m. | Penn State at Michigan State (Ford Field) | NBC,Peacock |
The remaining NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football games will be announced during the season.
