The University of Michigan Wolverines football season kicks off Saturday night against the Fresno State Bulldogs in a game that will air on Big Ten Saturday Night on NBC and Peacock. The pressure is on for the Wolverines, who have won three straight Big Ten championships and were undefeated last season, as they enter the season with a new head coach, Sherrone Moore, who replaced Jim Harbaugh after Harbaugh left to become head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. In addition to the coaching changes, a record 13 players from last year’s team were drafted in the NFL.

Meanwhile, the Fresno State Bulldogs, who finished last season with an overall mark of 11-20, welcomed USC transfer Korey Foreman as a defensive lineman in the offseason, their highest-ranked recruit ever.

The Wolverines vs. Bulldogs Big Ten Saturday Night game airs on Saturday, August 31 on NBC and Peacock, kicking off at 7:30 p.m. ET. Here’s how to watch Michigan vs. Fresno State this Saturday night.

How to Watch Michigan Wolverines vs. Fresno State Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, August 31st.

Time: 7:30pm ET.

Location: Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor.

TV channel: NBC

Streaming: Peacock

Where to watch Wolverines vs. Bulldogs on TV:

You can watch coverage of this weekend’s Big Ten Saturday Night game between the Wolverines and the Bulldogs on NBC beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET. This season’s premiere episode of Big Ten College Countdown Provided by Genesis will air immediately prior to the game at 7:00 p.m. (ET).

Where to watch Wolverines vs. Bulldogs without cable:

Michigan welcomes Fresno State to Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday night, and the game can be streamed live on Peacock with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. Streaming coverage of Big Ten College Countdown Provided by Genesis starts at 7:00 PM ET.

(Peacock)

With a Peacock subscription starting at $8 a month, you can easily stream this weekend’s Big Ten Saturday Night game.

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Who’s in the 2024 Big Ten Conference?

This year, 18 teams compete in the Big Ten conference: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Washington and Wisconsin.

Big Ten Schedule (Week 1):

Michigan isn’t the only Big Ten team kicking off its season this week, and Peacock and NBC aren’t the only places to watch the games. You can stream Big Ten Football on CBS live games with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscription (note: you cannot stream live games in your local market with the Paramount+ Essential subscription). The Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscription allows subscribers to watch their local CBS channel live.

ABC, Fox and FS1 will also be airing many of this season’s games nationally, while every other game will be available on the Big Ten Network. You can watch your local ABC, CBS and NBC affiliates with Fubo, DirecTV and Hulu + Live TV.

Below is the full schedule of Big Ten games in Week 1 and the channels where you can watch them.

August 29

Howard vs. Rutgers – 6:00 p.m. ET (Big 10 Network)

North Carolina vs. Minnesota – 8:00 p.m. ET (Fox)

Eastern Illinois vs. Illinois – 9:00 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network)

August 30

Fla. Atlantic vs. Michigan State – 7:00 PM ET (Big Ten Network)

Western Michigan vs. Wisconsin – 9:00 p.m. ET (FS1)

August 31st

Penn State vs. West Virginia – 12:00 PM ET (Fox)

Indiana State vs. Purdue – 12:00 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network)

Illinois State vs. Iowa – 12:00 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network)

UConn vs. Maryland – 12:00 p.m. ET (FS1)

FIU vs. Indiana – 3:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network)

Akron vs. Ohio State – 3:30 p.m. (CBS, Paramount+ with Showtime)

Miami (OH) vs. Northwestern – 3:30 PM ET (Big Ten Network)

UTEP vs. Nebraska – 3:30 p.m. ET (Fox)

Idaho vs. Oregon – 7:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network)

Fresno State vs. Michigan – 7:30 PM ET (Peacock, NBC)

UCLA vs. Hawaii – 7:30 p.m. ET (CBS, Paramount+ with Showtime)

September 1st

USC vs. LSU – 7:30 PM (ABC)

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