Ohio State at Nebraska Set for Six-Day Window
Big Ten has placed the November 21 Buckeyes-Cornhuskers game in its selection window, with kickoff time and TV designation pending.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Television
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The Big Ten has placed Ohio State's November 21 game at Nebraska in its six-day selection window, so no kickoff time or TV designation will be announced before this weekend. Three other Week 12 games, including UCLA at Michigan and Indiana at Washington, were placed in the same window.
Why it matters
The selection window means fans and viewers planning around the Buckeyes' trip to Lincoln will not know the broadcast slot until later this week. Ohio State enters at 6-3 after a 6-1 start, while Nebraska has opened the season 5-0 but lost four straight games.
The Big Ten's six-day selection window covers three Week 12 games, including Ohio State at Nebraska, with no kickoff time or TV designation set for the Buckeyes-Cornhuskers matchup. Ohio State has dropped from 6-1 to 6-3 since its bye, while Nebraska has lost four straight after starting 5-0.
The players
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is a major collegiate athletic conference in the United States whose media and scheduling decisions determine kickoff times and broadcast assignments for its member schools' football games.
Ohio State University
Ohio State University is a public research university in Columbus, Ohio, whose football program is one of the most successful in NCAA history and competes in the Big Ten.
University of Nebraska
The University of Nebraska is a public university in Lincoln, Nebraska, whose football program competes in the Big Ten and plays its home games at Memorial Stadium.
The details
Ohio State's November 21 trip to Nebraska was one of several games the Big Ten placed in its six-day selection window. One game will go into Fox's Big Noon Kickoff window and another will air at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS, while Notre Dame vs. SMU is slated for NBC at 7:30 p.m. ET that night.
Timeline
Three weeks before this article, Ohio State went into its bye week at 6-1.
This weekend, the Big Ten's kickoff time and TV designation announcement window closes for the selection-window games.
November 21, 2026: Ohio State plays at Nebraska.
Season Trajectory
The Big Ten's rolling selection process lets the conference slot its marquee late-season games into the networks that bid for them, which shapes how fans plan around matchups. Ohio State's slide from 6-1 to 6-3 and Nebraska's four-game losing streak both bear on the conference race heading into the final weeks.
Viewers who want to watch Ohio State at Nebraska will need to wait until the Big Ten announces whether the game airs on Fox, CBS or NBC. Fans should check their network listings after this weekend's selection window closes.
The takeaway
Because kickoff times for selection-window games are set late, fans planning travel or viewing parties should hold off on commitments until the broadcast assignment is confirmed this weekend.
What happens next
The Big Ten is expected to announce the kickoff time and TV designation for Ohio State at Nebraska before the November 21 game.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Cleveland.
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