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Big Ten schedule: IA vs Purdue the week of Oct. 24th

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September 19th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

UNDATED (AP) — The Big Ten has released the schedule for its eight-week football season that will start the weekend of Oct. 24. Week 1 features Nebraska at Ohio State, two teams that were at the forefront of the grassroots push to play fall ball in the Big Ten. Michigan will play at Minnesota in the Little Brown Jug rivalry to open the season. The Iowa Hawkeyes will open their season at Purdue and finish the regular season hosting Wisconsin.

In Week 2, Ohio State will play at Penn State on Halloween. The regular season concludes as usual with the Buckeyes and Wolverines facing off on Dec. 12. Michigan and Ohio State have played 103 times, but never later than November.

The Big Ten championship game will be played Dec. 19 in Indianapolis, matching the east and West Division champions. The conference has said it will give all its teams the opportunity to play on Dec. 19. The tentative plan is to match teams with similar finishes in the respective division standings.

So far, there will be no ticket sales to the general public. Only families of players on a school-by-school basis will be allowed. The Big Ten says decisions on its other fall and winter sports will be announced soon. Last month the Big Ten decided against playing football in the fall because of concerns about COVID-19. It reversed that decision this week.

See the full schedule below:

OCTOBER 24

Nebraska at Ohio State

Michigan at Minnesota

Penn State at Indiana

Iowa at Purdue

Illinois at Wisconsin

Rutgers at Michigan State

Maryland at Northwestern

OCTOBER 31

Ohio State at Penn State

Michigan State at Michigan

Wisconsin at Nebraska

Northwestern at Iowa

Minnesota at Maryland

Purdue at Illinois

Indiana at Rutgers

NOVEMBER 7

Michigan State at Iowa

Maryland at Penn State

Purdue at Wisconsin

Rutgers at Ohio State

Michigan at Indiana

Minnesota at Illinois

Nebraska at Northwestern

NOVEMBER 14

Penn State at Nebraska

Wisconsin at Michigan

Ohio State at Maryland

Iowa at Minnesota

Indiana at Michigan State

Northwestern at Purdue

Illinois at Rutgers

NOVEMBER 21

Iowa at Penn State

Indiana at Ohio State

Purdue at Minnesota

Michigan at Rutgers

Wisconsin at Northwestern

Michigan State at Maryland

Illinois at Nebraska

NOVEMBER 28

Penn State at Michigan

Minnesota at Wisconsin

Nebraska at Iowa

Ohio State at Illinois

Northwestern at Michigan State

Maryland at Indiana

Rutgers at Purdue

DECEMBER 5

Ohio State at Michigan State

Maryland at Michigan

Northwestern at Minnesota

Indiana at Wisconsin

Iowa at Illinois

Penn State at Rutgers

Nebraska at Purdue

DECEMBER 12

Michigan at Ohio State

Rutgers at Maryland

Wisconsin at Iowa

Illinois at Northwestern

Nebraska at Minnesota

Purdue at Indiana

Penn State at Michigan State

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

The Big Ten Championship Game kicks off Dec. 19 from Lucas Oil Stadium. The weekend will also feature a series of “plus one” games for teams that did not qualify for the title game.