LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The updated schedule for the expanded Big Ten was released Thursday and it shows many of the 18 teams will retain ‘protected rivalries’ such as MSU Vs. Michigan.
Currently, there are 14 Big Ten teams. But in 2024 USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington will join the conference.
According to CBS Sports, the protected rivalries are as follows:
- Illinois: Northwestern, Purdue
- Indiana: Purdue
- Iowa: Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin
- Maryland: Rutgers
- Michigan: Michigan State, Ohio State
- Michigan State: Michigan
- Minnesota: Iowa, Wisconsin
- Nebraska: Iowa
- Northwestern: Illinois
- Ohio State: Michigan
- Oregon: Washington
- Purdue: Illinois, Indiana
- Rutgers: Maryland
- UCLA: USC
- USC: UCLA
- Washington: Oregon
- Wisconsin: Iowa
Big Ten football schedules
These Big Ten schedules through 2028 do not include dates or locations.
Michigan State
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Indiana Iowa Ohio State Purdue Rutgers | Maryland Michigan Penn State UCLA | Illinois Nebraska Northwestern Oregon Washington | Indiana Michigan Rutgers Wisconsin | Iowa Minnesota Penn State Purdue USC |
| Away | Illinois Maryland Michigan Oregon | Indiana Iowa Minnesota Nebraska USC | Michigan Rutgers UCLA Wisconsin | Northwestern Ohio State Penn State Purdue Washington | Illinois Maryland Michigan Oregon |
Illinois
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Purdue | Maryland Northwestern Ohio State Rutgers USC | Iowa Nebraska Oregon Purdue | Indiana Northwestern Penn State UCLA Wisconsin | Michigan State Ohio State Purdue Washington |
| Away | Nebraska Northwestern Oregon Penn State Rutgers | Indiana Purdue Washington Wisconsin | Maryland Michigan State Northwestern Ohio State UCLA | Michigan Minnesota Purdue USC | Indiana Iowa Northwestern Oregon Rutgers |
Indiana
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Maryland Michigan Nebraska Purdue Washington | Illinois Michigan State UCLA Wisconsin | Minnesota Northwestern Ohio State Purdue USC | Iowa Michigan Penn State Rutgers | Illinois Maryland Oregon Purdue Washington |
| Away | Michigan State Northwestern Ohio State UCLA | Iowa Maryland Oregon Penn State Purdue | Michigan Nebraska Rutgers Washington | Illinois Michigan State Minnesota Purdue USC | Northwestern Penn State UCLA Wisconsin |
Iowa
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Nebraska Northwestern Washington Wisconsin | Indiana Michigan State Minnesota Oregon Penn State | Nebraska Ohio State Purdue Wisconsin | Maryland Michigan Minnesota UCLA USC | Illinois Nebraska Rutgers Wisconsin |
| Away | Maryland Michigan State Minnesota Ohio State UCLA | Nebraska Rutgers USC Wisconsin | Illinois Michigan Minnesota Northwestern Washington | Indian Nebraska Oregon Wisconsin | Michigan State Minnesota Penn State Purdue USC |
Maryland
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Iowa Michigan State Northwestern Rutgers USC | Indiana Michigan Nebraska Washington | Illinois Penn State Rutgers UCLA Wisconsin | Minnesota Oregon Purdue USC | Michigan State Northwestern Ohio State Rutgers Washington |
| Away | Indiana Minnesota Oregon Penn State | Illinois Michigan State Rutgers UCLA Wisconsin | Nebraska Ohio State Purdue USC | Iowa Northwestern Penn State Rutgers Washington | Indiana Michigan Minnesota UCLA |
Michigan
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Michigan State Minnesota Northwestern Oregon USC | Ohio State Purdue Washington Wisconsin | Indiana Iowa Michigan State Penn State UCLA | Illinois Ohio State Oregon Rutgers | Maryland Michigan State Nebraska Northwestern USC |
| Away | Illinois Indiana Ohio State Washington | Maryland Michigan State Nebraska Northwestern USC | Minnesota Ohio State Oregon Rutgers | Indiana Iowa Michigan State Penn State UCLA | Ohio State Purdue Washington Wisconsin |
Minnesota
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Iowa Maryland Penn State USC | Michigan State Nebraska Purdue Rutgers Wisconsin | Iowa Michigan Northwestern UCLA | Illinois Indiana Ohio State Washington Wisconsin | Iowa Maryland Nebraska Oregon |
| Away | Illinois Michigan Rutgers UCLA Wisconsin | Iowa Northwestern Ohio State Oregon | Indiana Penn State Purdue Washington Wisconsin | Iowa Maryland Nebraska USC | Michigan State Ohio State Rutgers UCLA Wisconsin |
Nebraska
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Illinois Rutgers UCLA Wisconsin | Iowa Michigan Michigan State Northwestern USC | Indiana Maryland Ohio State Washington | Iowa Minnesota Oregon Purdue Rutgers | Northwestern Penn State UCLA Wisconsin |
| Away | Indiana Iowa Ohio State Purdue USC | Maryland Minnesota Penn State UCLA | Illinois Iowa Michigan State Oregon Rutgers | Northwestern Ohio State Washington Wisconsin | Iowa Michigan Minnesota Purdue USC |
Northwestern
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Illinois Indiana Ohio State Wisconsin | Michigan Minnesota Oregon Purdue UCLA | Illinois Iowa Penn State Rutgers | Maryland Michigan State Nebraska Ohio State Washington | Illinois Indiana USC Wisconsin |
| Away | Iowa Maryland Michigan Purdue Washington | Illinois Nebraska Penn State USC | Indiana Michigan State Minnesota Ohio State Oregon | Illinois Rutgers UCLA Wisconsin | Maryland Michigan Nebraska Purdue Washington |
Ohio State
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Indiana Iowa Michigan Nebraska Purdue | Minnesota Penn State Rutgers UCLA | Illinois Maryland Michigan Northwestern Oregon | Michigan State Nebraska Purdue USC | Michigan Minnesota Rutgers Washington Wisconsin |
| Away | Michigan State Northwestern Oregon Penn State | Illinois Michigan Purdue Washington Wisconsin | Indiana Iowa Nebraska USC | Michigan Minnesota Northwestern Oregon Rutgers | Illinois Maryland Penn State UCLA |
Oregon
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Illinois Maryland Michigan State Ohio State Washington | Indiana Minnesota USC Wisconsin | Michigan Nebraska Northwestern UCLA Washington | Iowa Ohio State Penn State Purdue | Illinois Michigan State Rutgers USC Washington |
| Away | Michigan Purdue UCLA Wisconsin | Iowa Northwestern Penn State Rutgers Washington | Illinois Michigan State Ohio State USC | Maryland Michigan Nebraska UCLA Washington | Indiana Minnesota Penn State Wisconsin |
Penn State
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Illinois Maryland Ohio State UCLA Washington | Indiana Nebraska Northwestern Oregon | Minnesota Purdue Rutgers USC Wisconsin | Maryland Michigan Michigan State Washington | Indiana Iowa Ohio State Oregon UCLA |
| Away | Minnesota Purdue USC Wisconsin | Iowa Michigan State Ohio State Rutgers UCLA | Maryland Michigan Northwestern Washington | Illinois Indiana Purdue Oregon Wisconsin | Michigan State Nebraska Rutgers USC |
Purdue
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Nebraska Northwestern Oregon Penn State | Illinois Indiana Ohio State Rutgers USC | Maryland Minnesota Washington Wisconsin | Illinois Indiana Michigan State Penn State UCLA | Iowa Michigan Nebraska Northwestern |
| Away | Illinois Indiana Michigan State Ohio State Wisconsin | Michigan Minnesota Northwestern Washington | Illinois Indiana Iowa Penn State UCLA | Maryland Nebraska Ohio State Oregon | Illinois Indiana Michigan State Rutgers USC |
Rutgers
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Illinois Minnesota UCLA Washington Wisconsin | Iowa Maryland Oregon Penn State | Indiana Michigan Michigan State Nebraska USC | Maryland Northwestern Ohio State Washington | Illinois Minnesota Penn State Purdue UCLA |
| Away | Maryland Michigan State Nebraska USC | Illinois Minnesota Ohio State Purdue Washington | Maryland Northwestern Penn State Wisconsin | Indiana Michigan Michigan State Nebraska UCLA | Iowa Maryland Ohio State Oregon |
UCLA
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Indiana Iowa Minnesota Oregon USC | Maryland Nebraska Penn State Washington | Illinois Michigan State Purdue USC Wisconsin | Michigan Oregon Northwestern Rutgers | Indiana Maryland Minnesota Ohio State USC |
| Away | Nebraska Penn State Rutgers Washington | Indiana Michigan State Northwestern Ohio State USC | Maryland Michigan Minnesota Oregon | Illinois Iowa Purdue USC Wisconsin | Nebraska Penn State Rutgers Washington |
USC
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Nebraska Penn State Rutgers Wisconsin | Iowa Michigan Michigan State Northwestern UCLA | Maryland Ohio State Oregon Washington | Illinois Indiana Minnesota UCLA Wisconsin | Iowa Nebraska Penn State Purdue |
| Away | Maryland Michigan Minnesota UCLA Washington | Illinois Nebraska Oregon Purdue | Indiana Penn State Rutgers UCLA Washington | Iowa Maryland Ohio State Washington | Michigan Michigan State Northwestern Oregon UCLA |
Washington
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Michigan Northwestern USC UCLA | Illinois Ohio State Oregon Purdue Rutgers | Indiana Iowa Minnesota Penn State | Maryland Michigan State Nebraska Oregon USC | Michigan Northwestern UCLA Wisconsin |
| Away | Indiana Iowa Oregon Penn State Rutgers | Maryland Michigan UCLA Wisconsin | Michigan State Nebraska Oregon Purdue USC | Minnesota Northwestern Penn State Rutgers | Illinois Indiana Maryland Ohio State Oregon |
Wisconsin
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Minnesota Oregon Penn State Purdue | Illinois Iowa Maryland Ohio State Washington | Michigan State Minnesota Rutgers USC | Iowa Nebraska Northwestern Penn State UCLA | Indiana Michigan Minnesota Oregon |
| Away | Iowa Nebraska Northwestern Rutgers USC | Indiana Minnesota Michigan Oregon | Iowa Maryland Penn State Purdue UCLA | Illinois Michigan State Minnesota USC | Iowa Nebraska Northwestern Ohio State Washington |
