Notre Dame released its game times for home football games today, adding another piece to the Michigan State scheduling puzzle.
The Fighting Irish will host the Spartans at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17. The game will be televised by NBC.
It will be MSU's second game of the season -- the Spartans have a bye after opening against Furman on Sept. 2.
On Wednesday, the Big Ten announced that MSU's homecoming game against Northwestern on Oct. 15 will start at 3:30.
The Spartans previously were picked for night games on the Big Ten Network at Indiana and at Maryland.