In what many thought could be a night game or afternoon primetime game, the matchup of the Iowa Hawkeyes hosting the Michigan Wolverines has been officially announced as an 11 a.m. CST kickoff.
The game is going to be played on FOX and in all likelihood is going to be their flagship “Big Noon Kickoff” game that headlines national coverage. The 11 a.m. CST slot is FOX’s No. 1 most-viewed time slot that they have each week where they plug in their favorite matchup.
Kicking off October at 11 a.m. on @CFBONFOX! #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/401LgBABeM
— Hawkeye Football (@HawkeyeFootball) September 19, 2022
So far this season, this slot on FOX has hosted Texas versus Alabama in Week 2 and just last week it saw Nebraska versus Oklahoma in Week 3. This matchup should likely see the FOX television crew of Rob Stone, Brady Quinn, Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart and Urban Meyer. Fans could expect to hear play-by-play man Gus Johnson, color commentator Joel Klatt and sideline reporter Jenny Taft commentating on the game.
This season’s matchup will see Michigan come in ranked. What ranking is still to be determined, but with the Wolverines opening up Big Ten play against the Maryland Terrapins this weekend, odds are likely they enter Kinnick undefeated. They are currently ranked No. 4 in the country and a win this week to move to 4-0 would likely at least hold their ranking.
Iowa takes on Rutgers this Saturday night in their Big Ten opener as they look to get to 3-1 prior to this headline matchup.
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