The latest edition of the 2020 Big Ten football schedule was revealed on Saturday morning, following the conference’s decision to stage an 8-game conference-only college football season in the span of eight weeks.
Advancements in testing capability led Big Ten presidents and chancellors to reverse their earlier call to shut down the season, and players will begin daily antigen testing will begin on September 30th. The Big Ten season will kick off on October 24th, and while Big Ten teams are not yet eligible for the College Football Playoff, Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren said on ESPN Saturday that he is confident the committee will “do the right thing.”
Six Big Ten teams were ranked in the AP preseason poll – Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and Iowa. Big Ten teams are currently missing from the polls, but will return as we get closer to the start of the Big Ten season.
📅 🚨: The updated 2020 @B1Gfootball schedule is out.
First impressions? 👀 pic.twitter.com/SzBlfki5F0
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) September 19, 2020
The Big Ten championship game will be held on December 19th at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Here are the best games on the schedule each week in the Big Ten:
Week 1 (October 24):
- Michigan at Minnesota
Week 2 (October 31):
- Ohio State at Penn State
- Michigan State at Michigan
Week 3 (November 7):
- Michigan State at Iowa
- Nebraska at Northwestern
Week 4 (November 14):
- Wisconsin at Michigan
- Iowa at Minnesota
Week 5 (November 21):
- Iowa at Penn State
- Wisconsin at Northwestern
Week 6 (November 28):
- Penn State at Michigan
- Minnesota at Wisconsin
Week 7 (December 5):
- Ohio State at Michigan State
Week 8 (December 12):
- Michigan at Ohio State
- Wisconsin at Iowa
