Big Ten reveals Michigan football 2025 schedule with six game times and networks

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Big Ten reveals Michigan football 2025 schedule with six game times and networks
You can now set your clocks, counting on when you'll see Michigan football taking the field officially for half of the upcoming football season.
The Big Ten officially announced six games that will feature the Wolverines, and it appears as if the maize and blue will be taking the field at least twice at night -- including the first two games of the season -- twice at noon (in Week 3 and against Ohio State), and once at 3:30 p.m. EDT (in Week 5) with one game (Wisconsin) coming either at noon or 3:30 p.m.
With the reveal, Michigan will open at The Big House against New Mexico at night with the game being broadcast on NBC. The Week 2 game at Oklahoma will also be a night game with a return to ABC, with the Sooners and the SEC being broadcast partners with ABC-ESPN. Central Michigan in Week 3 will be a noon kick on Big Ten Network. The road game at Nebraska will be on CBS at 3:30 p.m. And the Wisconsin game won't be at night, and it does not yet have a network assigned.
Here's the full release:
The Big Ten Conference and its television partners announced Thursday (May 29) the kick times and television network designations for six of the 2025 University of Michigan football games.
For the first time in school history, Michigan will open the season with consecutive night games. The Wolverines begin 2025 with its first-ever meeting against New Mexico on NBC (Aug. 30) and will follow it up with a primetime affair at Oklahoma on ABC (Sept. 6). Both games are scheduled to kick off at 7:30 pm ET. U-M will be making its first-ever trip to Norman, Okla., with the only previous game played between the two schools coming nearly 50 years ago in the 1976 Orange Bowl.
Michigan will return to Ann Arbor on Sept. 13 and face Central Michigan at noon on the Big Ten Network. This will be the fifth meeting between the two in-state schools and the first since 2013. U-M has won all four previous matchups with each game contested at Michigan Stadium.
The Maize and Blue will open the Big Ten schedule at Nebraska on Sept. 20 in a 3:30 pm affair on CBS. The Wolverines have an 8-4-1 record against the Cornhuskers and are 5-2 since Nebraska joined the conference in 2011.
After a bye week, Michigan will return to the field for a Maize Out against Wisconsin on Oct. 4. The homecoming game will kickoff at either 12 or 3:30 p.m. from Michigan Stadium. The television network and official kick time will be determined at a later date.
The final game receiving early season selection was the annual rivalry against Ohio State on Nov. 29. 'The Game' pitting the last two national champions will make its eighth appearance on FOX at 12 p.m. The Wolverines have won four straight games against the Buckeyes and hold a 62-52-6 advantage in the all-time series.
Single-game tickets will go on sale July 8-11, 2025. Join the Michigan football ticket interest list for more information on ticket sales and news for the upcoming season. Please note that due to limited home games and inventory, ticket packs will not be offered for the 2025 season.
Following are the time and television network selections:
Aug. 30 – New Mexico, 7:30 pm (NBC)
Sept. 6 – at Oklahoma, 7:30 pm (ABC)
Sept. 13 – Central Michigan, 12 pm (BTN)
Sept. 20 – at Nebraska, 3:30 pm (CBS)
Oct. 4 – Wisconsin, 12 or 3:30 pm (TBD)
Nov. 29 – Ohio State, 12 pm (FOX)
If Bryce Underwood is to be the starting quarterback, he'll have to wait all day before he makes his debut and first road game appearance. Certainly, that game in Norman will be a hostile environment unlike any he's ever seen.
However, if Mikey Keene gets the nod, he's played at The Big House at night as Fresno State's starting quarterback playing in Ann Arbor for the season opener last year.