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.