The Big Ten has announced the start times and TV details for the first three weeks of the 2011 college football season. Included in the announcement are when the first three games for Michigan and Michigan State will kick off and what channel they will be on. Here are the details (via Adam Rittenberg):
↵Michigan Wolverines
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- Sept. 3: vs. Western Michigan, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC (ESPN2 mirror) ↵
- Sept. 10: vs. Notre Dame, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN ↵
- Sept. 17: vs. Eastern Michigan, noon ET, Big Ten Network ↵
Michigan State Spartans
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- Sept. 2: vs. Youngstown State, 7:30 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network ↵
- Sept. 10: vs. Florida Atlantic, noon ET, ESPN or ESPN2 ↵
- Sept. 17: at Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m. ET, NBC ↵
Games that haven't had start times or TV assignments announced yet will be determined during the season. Most of the time those details are figured out 12 days in advance of the games, but sometimes they aren't announced until the Monday before the game.