College football has officially arrived. With the NFL going to three preseason games, the Thursday before Labor Day weekend is free for the NCAA to schedule games, and this year a few schools and conferences are starting off their season a day or two earlier than in seasons past.
Perhaps no conference is embracing these early weeknight games quite like the Big Ten, however, which has a pair of conference games before Saturday even arrives. One such game kicks off on Thursday evening, with Penn State visiting Purdue, and on Friday the Indiana Hoosiers will play host to Illinois.