Michigan’s next football game will be played in the early-afternoon time slot.

The Wolverines’ Oct. 4 game against Wisconsin has been assigned a Noon kickoff time and will air nationally on FOX, the Big Ten announced Monday.

Michigan (3-1) is on a bye this week after beating Nebraska, 30-27, to open Big Ten play over the weekend. That game was aired at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS, marking the third time this season the Wolverines have played in the mid-afternoon or evening windows.

Only one other game, the 63-3 rout of Central Michigan on Sept. 13, started at noon and was televised on Big Ten Network. This game is Michigan’s first under the FOX “Big Noon Kickoff” banner.

Meanwhile, the Badgers are 2-2 and entering the bye on a skid. Wisconsin lost back-to-back games to Alabama and Maryland, th

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