CHESTNUT HILL, MA - SEPTEMBER 03: Mike Trumpy #29 of the Northwestern Wildcats carries the ball as Dominique Williams #9 of the Boston College Eagles defends on September 3, 2011 at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.The Northwestern Wildcats defeated the Boston College Eagles 24-17. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Good news. The Eagles 2012 road game in Evanston against the Northwestern Wildcats won't be another nooner AND will be televised nationally by the Big Ten Network. Win, win.
Two weeks later (Sept. 15), the Wildcats will host Boston College at Ryan Field with a 2:30 p.m. CT kick and television coverage provided by the Big Ten Network.
That's 3:30 PM for all you East coasters.
The Big Ten Network is available in 73 million homes and is carried by DIRECTV (610), Dish Network (439), Verizon FIOS (85) and a number of other providers. To find out whether your satellite or cable provider offers the network, use this handy BTN Channel Finder.
The Eagles and 'Cats are facing one another for the second straight season after Northwestern edged BC in the 2011 season opener 24-17. Northwestern holds a 3-1 edge in the all-time series, including a perfect 2-0 record at home.
The Northwestern game is already the third nationally-televised game announced for this sesason after the Miami (ESPN/ABC) and Army (CBS Sports Network) games with several other games sure to follow. The Maine game will be aired on ESPN3.
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