Over the offseason, it was announced that Purdue’s homecoming game against Michigan would either kickoff at 3:30 or 4pm Eastern Time, with TV coverage TBD. With less than 2 weeks to go until the game, it was announced that the game would kickoff at 4pm, and FOX will be covering the game:
Confirmed: Sept. 23 Homecoming game vs Michigan will kick at 4 pm ET and be shown live on FOX. #BoilerUp #LetsPlayFootball
— Purdue Football (@BoilerFootball) September 11, 2017
This means that three of Purdue’s first four games will have been shown on the FOX Networks, and Purdue’s second game on the main network channel.