BTN Announces 2014-15 Wrestling Coverage

[TomM]

BTN Announces 2014-15 Wrestling Coverage
Date:     Mon 11/24/14 02:15 PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 24, 2014
Link: http://wp.me/p1MmDU-1GIl
Contact: Derek Reinglass / (312) 665-0920


BTN Announces 2014-15 Wrestling Coverage
Network to air most-ever events, entire 2015 Big Ten Wrestling Championships

CHICAGO – With the Big Ten seeking its ninth-straight national championship, BTN's 2014-15 wrestling coverage, presented by returning sponsor Cliff Keen Athletic, will be the most extensive in network history.

"With Big Ten programs consistently among the nation's best, fans will see a lot of high-quality wrestling on BTN," said BTN President Mark Silverman. "Each week will feature an extremely competitive matchup."

The television schedule includes a dual between Penn State and Iowa, winners of the past seven national titles; the Midlands Championships hosted by Northwestern; the semifinals and finals of the Cliff Keen National Duals at Iowa; and live coverage of the entire Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Columbus, OH. The championships' final session will be televised live at 3 PM ET on Sunday, March 8.

Additionally, a record 51 events will be streamed live on BTN Plus. A large number of those streamed events will also be televised on delay as part of BTN's Student U initiative.

According to InterMat's rankings, the Big Ten has the three top squads in the country with No. 1 Minnesota, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Iowa. Also projected as top-10 teams are No. 5 Penn State, No. 8 Illinois and No. 9 Nebraska. The Nittany Lions have won four consecutive Big Ten and National titles.

2014-15 Big Ten Wrestling on BTN and BTN Plus (all times ET)
Sunday, November 30   Lehigh at Northwestern   2:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Saturday, December 6   Cal Poly at Northwestern   12:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Saturday, December 6   Drexel at Northwestern   2:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Saturday, December 6   Davidson at Northwestern   4:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Saturday, December 6   Princeton at Northwestern   6:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Thursday, December 11   Penn State at Maryland   6:00 PM   (Live on BTN)
Thursday, December 11   Indiana at Wisconsin   7:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Saturday, December 13   SIUE at Indiana   10:00 AM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Saturday, December 13   Manchester at Indiana   2:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Thursday, December 18   Northwestern at Minnesota   8:00 PM   (Live on BTN)
Friday, December 19   Virginia Tech at Penn State   7:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Monday, December 29   Midlands Championship at Northwestern   All Day   (Live on BTN Plus)
Tuesday, December 30   Midlands Championship   8:00 PM   (Live on BTN)
Friday, January 2   Iowa at Rutgers   8:00 PM   (Live on BTN)
Sunday, January 4   Iowa at Ohio State   2:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Friday, January 9   Wisconsin at Northwestern   8:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Friday, January 9   Michigan at Minnesota   9:00 PM   (Live on BTN)
Sunday, January 11   Penn State at Ohio State   2:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Sunday, January 11   Minnesota at Rutgers   TBA   (Live on BTN Plus)
Friday, January 16   Ohio State at Michigan State   7:00 PM   (Live on BTN)
Friday, January 16   Northwestern at Purdue   7:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Friday, January 16   Penn State at Rutgers   7:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Friday, January 16   Illinois at Iowa   TBA   (Live on BTN Plus)
Sunday, January 18   Ohio State at Michigan   2:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Sunday, January 18   Northwestern at Indiana   2:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Sunday, January 18   Illinois at Minnesota   2:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Friday, January 23   Wisconsin at Michigan   7:00 PM   (Live on BTN)
Friday, January 23   Nebraska at Illinois   8:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Friday, January 23   Northwestern at Iowa   8:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Sunday, January 25   Rutgers at Nebraska   1:00 PM   (Live on BTN)
Sunday, January 25   Michigan at Indiana   2:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Sunday, January 25   Illinois at Northwestern   3:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Friday, January 30   Penn State at Michigan   7:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Friday, January 30   Iowa at Minnesota   7:00 PM   (Live on BTN)
Friday, January 30   Purdue at Ohio State   7:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Friday, January 30   Nebraska at Northwestern   8:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Friday, January 30   Maryland at Illinois   TBA   (Live on BTN Plus)
Sunday, February 1   Illinois at Purdue   2:00 PM   (Live on BTN)
Friday, February 6   Minnesota at Ohio State   7:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Friday, February 6   Iowa at Maryland   7:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Friday, February 6   Nebraska at Michigan   8:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Friday, February 6   Rutgers at Wisconsin   8:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Sunday, February 8   Iowa at Penn State   1:00 PM   (Live on BTN)
Sunday, February 8   Minnesota at Maryland   1:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Sunday, February 8   Wisconsin at Illinois   2:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Sunday, February 8   Nebraska at Michigan State   3:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Sunday, February 8   Rutgers at Northwestern   6:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Friday, February 13   Michigan State at Indiana   7:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Friday, February 13   Michigan at Iowa   7:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Friday, February 13   Stanford at Nebraska   8:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Friday, February 13   Maryland at Northwestern   8:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Sunday, February 15   Michigan State at Purdue   1:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Friday, February 20   Duke at Michigan State   7:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Saturday, February 21   Cliff Keen National Duals - Semifinals at Iowa   4:00 PM   (Live on BTN)
Saturday, February 21   Duke at Michigan   7:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Saturday, February 21   Central Michigan at Michigan State   7:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Sunday, February 22   Cliff Keen National Duals - Finals at Iowa   12:30 PM   (Live on BTN)
Sunday, February 22   Rider at Penn State   2:00 PM   (Live on BTN Plus)
Saturday, March 7   B1G Championships   TBA   (Live on BTN Plus)
Sunday, March 8   B1G Championships   3:00 PM   (Live on BTN)

All dates/times of scheduled events are subject to change. Please check www.BTN.com for most updated listings.

About BTN: A joint venture between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Networks, BTN is the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 1,000 events across all platforms, the 24/7 network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams, regardless of where they live. BTN2Go is the digital extension of the Big Ten Network, delivering live games and on-demand programming to Big Ten Network customers via the web, smartphones, and tablets. Events include football, men's and women's basketball games; dozens of Big Ten Olympic sports and championship events; studio shows; and classic games. Original programming highlights activities and accomplishments of some of the nation's finest universities. The groundbreaking Student U initiative provides real-world experience for students interested in careers in sports television. The network is in more than 60 million homes across the United States and Canada, including carriage by all the major video distributors, such as DIRECTV, DISH, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-Verse, Charter Communications, Comcast Xfinity, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Mediacom, RCN, WOW!, and approximately 300 additional video providers across North America. For additional information, go to www.BTN.com.

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Derek Reinglass - Big Ten Network 
Manager, Communications
Derek.Reinglass@btn.com
@BTNReinglass
(312) 665-0920

[TLV]

Thank you, Tom. Got the BTN ones down.