Minnesota Gophers Play Michigan On ABC Prime Time

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The Minnesota Gophers football team will host the Michigan Wolverines in primetime on ABC Oct. 24. The Gophers are hoping to reclaim the "Little Brown Jug" rivalry trophy.

Minnesota will then play three Friday games:

• Friday, Oct. 30 at Maryland.
• Vs. Iowa on Friday, Nov. 13
• Purdue on Friday, Nov. 20.

Here's the entire Minnesota Gophers 2020 schedule:

• Oct. 24 at home vs. Michigan
• Oct. 31 at Maryland
• Nov. 7 at Illinois
• Nov. 14 at home vs. Iowa
• Nov. 21 at home vs. Purdue
• Nov. 28 at Wisconsin
• Dec. 5 at home vs. Northwestern
• Dec. 12 at Nebraska

See the schedule for all Big Ten teams here.

The conference will require student-athletes, coaches, trainers and others involved in sports to undergo daily testing for COVID-19.

"Everyone associated with the Big Ten should be very proud of the groundbreaking steps that are now being taken to better protect the health and safety of the student-athletes and surrounding communities," said Dr. Jim Borchers, co-chair of the Return to Competition Task Force medical subcommittee, in a news release.

"The data we are going to collect from testing and the cardiac registry will provide major contributions for all 14 Big Ten institutions as they study COVID-19 and attempt to mitigate the spread of the disease among wider communities."

The decision to start the season is a major reversal for the conference. In mid-August, the Big Ten announced it would postpone its 2020-2021 football season, drawing a mix of relief and ire from fans.

Conference officials said they weighed the risks of COVID-19 while debating moving forward with fall sports. Initially, the dangers posed to athletes, coaches, staff and fans were too much to move forward with the season.

However, despite the PAC following the Big Ten's lead and delaying football, other Power 5 conferences decided to push forward with the season. Notre Dame temporarily joined the ACC and games began this month.