{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62cb2b3bdddef70013778646/6a98d0fc054653259aa8ed7a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Season Is FINALLY Here - Week 1 Pregame Show | Big Ten Breakdown","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62cb2b3bdddef70013778646/1788399850236-94de9abd-db72-4d28-8643-232e5bc22c27.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The LONG wait is over! The 2026 Big Ten football season FULLY begins this week. Ben goes around the entire conference to preview ALL 18 Big Ten matchups for Week 1. The key matchups to know, the best games of the weekend, and who will come away with a 1-0 start to 2026.</p><p>0:00 - Intro</p><p>4:33 - Wisconsin vs Notre Dame</p><p>9:21 - Boise State vs Oregon</p><p>12:03 - UCLA vs Cal</p><p>14:35 - Washington St vs Washington</p><p>17:33 - UMass vs Rutgers</p><p>19:16 - Eastern Illinois vs Minnesota</p><p>20:32 - UAB vs Illinois</p><p>22:35 - UNT vs Indiana</p><p>26:40 - Toledo vs Michigan State</p><p>29:30 - Ohio vs Nebraska</p><p>32:04 - Ball State vs Ohio State</p><p>34:26 - Western Michigan vs Michigan</p><p>36:11 - NIU vs Iowa</p><p>39:07 - Fresno State vs USC</p><p>40:47 - Indiana St vs Purdue</p><p>41:30 - Marshall vs Penn State</p><p>42:20 - Hampton vs Maryland</p><p>42:58 - South Dakota State vs Northwestern</p>","author_name":"Jack Mitchell and Josh Peterson"}