We can expect to be used to the noon kickoff spot on Big Ten Network this coming season quite a bit, but surprisingly that is NOT where Purdue's season opener with Eastern Kentucky will be carried. Earlier today BTN announced the kickoff times for the first three weeks of the 2016 football season and that included Purdue's week 2 game against Cincinnati:
Week 1
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup |
| Thursday, Sept. 1 | 9:00 PM | Oregon State at Minnesota* |
| Friday, Sept. |