2025 Big Ten on CBS schedule: Ohio State vs. Washington, Penn State vs. UCLA headline upcoming slate

The 2025 college football season is rolling along, and throughout the year, a plethora of big-time games will be featured on CBS, highlighting not only the Big Ten but also select matchups from across the landscape.

On Saturday, Sept. 27, Ohio State will face a tough road test in Week 5 as the Buckeyes go on the road out west for a battle with Washington. The following week, on Oct. 4, the second leg of a doubleheader will see Penn State also make a trip out west as the Nittany Lions clash with UCLA in Big Ten action.

In addition to the Big Ten games on the docket, CBS Sports will also feature three legs in the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy rivalry between ArmyNavy and Air Force. Army-Navy, of course, will be in its historic spot on the calendar, this year taking place on Dec. 13 in Baltimore.

Check out the full schedule below, and then below the table a closer look at the matchups that will be featured as part of the early Big Ten on CBS schedule.

SPORTS TODAY Fall 2025 CBS college football schedule

Now let’s highlight the announced games for Big Ten on CBS in 2025. You can also watch on Paramount+ Premium.

SPORTS TODAY Ohio State at Washington (9/27)

Buckeyes face first road test of 2025

Ohio State hits the road for the first time this season for its Big Ten opener at Washington in Week 5. The Buckeyes fell on their only true West Coast trip last year at Oregon before rallying to win the national championship. Meanwhile, the Huskies haven’t lost at Husky Stadium since Nov. 26, 2021, stringing together 22 consecutive home victories. Ohio State won its last trip to Seattle back in 2007, defeating Washington 33-14.

All eyes will be on the quarterback battle when a pair of first-year starters, Julian Sayin and Demond Williams Jr., take the field. Both are unbeaten this season, with Sayin leading Ohio State’s high-powered attack and Williams Jr. directing Washington’s balanced offense.

SPORTS TODAY Penn State at UCLA (10/4)

Nittany Lions make rare Rose Bowl return

Penn State has plenty of history at the Rose Bowl with five postseason appearances but never in the regular season against UCLA. After the Bruins made the trip to Happy Valley in 2024, it’s the Nittany Lions’ turn to visit Pasadena, California, for their Big Ten road opener. James Franklin’s squad has national championship aspirations again after Penn State reached the College Football Playoff semifinals last season.

UCLA is in transition after firing coach DeShaun Foster in Week 3 following a winless start to 2025. Interim coach Tim Skipper is tasked with steadying the Bruins while the program searches for a permanent replacement. The last time UCLA beat Penn State was 1967.

SPORTS TODAY Iowa at Nebraska (11/27)

Expect a close one on Black Friday

Iowa and Nebraska have delivered thrills nearly every Thanksgiving weekend for the last decade, and the small margins between the two programs has always packed intensity into their respective regular season finales. The interesting twist here is that while nine of the last 11 games in the rivalry have been decided by seven points or less, nine of the last 11 games have also been won by Iowa.

If Matt Rhule and the Cornhuskers are going to have a true breakthrough season in 2025 it doesn’t need to include a win over the Hawkeyes necessarily, but it would definitely help the vibes to finish the regular season by snapping this recent run of struggles.

CBS Sports will announce additional details on its 2025 roster of game and studio announcers at a later date