FOOTBALL

Baseball rainout will push Ohio State football telecast to Big Ten Network

Joey Kaufman
jkaufman@dispatch.com
Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day leads the team onto the field prior to the NCAA football game against the Michigan State Spartans at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. [Adam Cairns]

Ohio State’s football game at Northwestern on Friday night will be shown on the Big Ten Network because of a television conflict with the American League Championship Series.

The game had been scheduled to air on Fox Sports 1, but was bumped when Wednesday’s game 4 of the ALCS between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees was postponed due to rain. Game 4 was rescheduled for Thursday, to be followed by game 5 on Friday. Originally, Friday had been a travel day for baseball.

The development was reported by Bruce Feldman, who is the sideline reporter for the FS1 broadcast.

Kickoff between the Buckeyes and Wildcats is scheduled for 8:30 p.m.

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