Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington are gearing up for their spring games today. And guess where you’ll find them? Ironically, on the Pac-12 Network. Turns out, ditching conferences isn’t as easy as it looks.
Big Ten fans, you wanted a preview of your new favorite teams? Too bad. You’ll have to cough up the cash for the Pac-12 Network if you want to see what the future of the conference looks like (if it’s even available). Talk about an awkward transition period.
But hey, at least you have options. Here’s today’s spring game lineup:
ACC
Duke: Sat., April 20 at 6 p.m. on ACC Network
Florida State: Sat., April 20 at 4 p.m. on ACC Network
North Carolina: Sat., April 20 at 3 p.m., TV TBD
Stanford: Sat., April 20 at 3:30 p.m. on Pac-12 Network
Virginia: Sat., April 20 at 2:30 p.m. on ACC Network Extra
Wake Forest: Sat., April 20 at 2 p.m. on ACC Network
Big Ten
Illinois: Sat., April 20 at 2 p.m. on BTN
Iowa: Sat., April 20, Time and TV TBD
Michigan: Sat., April 20 at 12 p.m. on Fox
Michigan State: Sat., April 20 at 2 p.m., TV TV: BTN+
Minnesota: No Spring Game
Northwestern: TBD
Rutgers: Sat., April 26 at 3 p.m., TV TBD
USC: Sat., April 20 at 3 p.m. on Pac-12 Network
Wisconsin: No Spring Game
Big 12
Baylor: Sat., April 20 at 1 p.m. on ESPN+
BYU: No Spring Game
Iowa State: Sat., April 20 at 12 p.m., TV TBD
Kansas: Fri., April 12 at 8 p.m., TV TBD
Kansas State: No Spring Game
Oklahoma State: TBD
Texas Tech: Sat., April 20 at 2 p.m. on ESPN+
SEC
Mississippi State: Sat., April 20 at 1 p.m. on SECN+
Oklahoma: Sat., April 20 at 2 p.m. on ESPN+
South Carolina: Sat., April 20 at 7 p.m. on SECN+
Texas: Sat., April 20 at 2 p.m. on Longhorn Network
Texas A&M: Sat., April 20 at 2 p.m. on SECN+
Vanderbilt: No Spring Game
Look, I’m not one to dwell on the past. But sometimes, the absurdity of college sports realignment just cracks me up.