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per Randy:
Change is coming
What the Gophers schedule might look like in the future remains unclear because of the shifting landscape of college football. The Big Ten will expand to 16 teams beginning in the fall of 2024 with the addition of USC and UCLA, and Commissioner Kevin Warren recently said he could see the conference growing to 20 teams. If that happens, there's a chance the Big Ten schedule could increase from nine to 10 games per team each season, leaving only two nonconference opportunities.
Big Ten teams have removed future conference schedules from their websites, but the Gophers still have nonconference matchups listed as far out as 2030. Minnesota's upcoming schedules show a mix of Power Five, Group of Five and an occasional FCS opponent. Highlights include three home-and-home series against Power Five opponents: North Carolina (there in 2023, here in 2024), California (there in 2025, here in 2028) and Mississippi State (here in 2026, there in 2027).
Whether those games stay on the schedule will play out, and Fleck knows he must be ready for change.
"You're looking at it,'' he said, "and you don't even know what college football's going to look like.''
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
Change is coming
What the Gophers schedule might look like in the future remains unclear because of the shifting landscape of college football. The Big Ten will expand to 16 teams beginning in the fall of 2024 with the addition of USC and UCLA, and Commissioner Kevin Warren recently said he could see the conference growing to 20 teams. If that happens, there's a chance the Big Ten schedule could increase from nine to 10 games per team each season, leaving only two nonconference opportunities.
Big Ten teams have removed future conference schedules from their websites, but the Gophers still have nonconference matchups listed as far out as 2030. Minnesota's upcoming schedules show a mix of Power Five, Group of Five and an occasional FCS opponent. Highlights include three home-and-home series against Power Five opponents: North Carolina (there in 2023, here in 2024), California (there in 2025, here in 2028) and Mississippi State (here in 2026, there in 2027).
Whether those games stay on the schedule will play out, and Fleck knows he must be ready for change.
"You're looking at it,'' he said, "and you don't even know what college football's going to look like.''
This year's Gophers nonconference football schedule is very soft. How come?
Minnesota's three opponents before Big Ten play begins combined for an 8-27 record last year. But there are reasons the nonconference schedule isn't always as challenging as fans would like.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!