New Year's Day might as well be renamed to Big Ten bowl day. There are a total of five bowl games involving Big Ten teams on Jan. 1, including the Capital One Bowl with Michigan State and the Gator Bowl with Michigan. The TicketCity Bowl, Outback Bowl and Rose Bowl also feature Big Ten teams. The conference is 2-0 currently in bowl games and will look to keep their winning ways going on Saturday.
↵Below is a full rundown of the New Year's Day bowl TV schedule (Big Ten teams in bold).
↵TicketCity Bowl (Jan. 1, 12 p.m., ESPNU): Northwestern vs. Texas Tech
↵Capital One Bowl (Jan. 1, 1 p.m., ESPN): Michigan State vs. Alabama
↵Outback Bowl (Jan. 1, 1 p.m., ABC): Penn State vs. Florida
↵Gator Bowl (Jan. 1, 1:30 p.m., ESPN2): Michigan vs. Mississippi State
↵Rose Bowl (Jan. 1, 5 p.m., ESPN): Wisconsin vs. TCU
↵Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m., ESPN): Oklahoma vs. UConn