The Gophers football program opens its spring practices for fans and media to watch.That's a rarity around the Big Ten:

LEGENDS DIVISION

TeamCan the general public watch practices?Can media watch practices?

GophersYesYes

IowaNo15 minutes during first practice; none after that

MichiganNoNo

Michigan StateNoFirst half-hour of one practice per week

NebraskaNoFirst practice only

NorthwesternNo13 open, two closed

LEADERS DIVISION

IllinoisNoThree open, 12 closed

IndianaNoOne scrimmage open, all others closed

Ohio StateNoWednesdays open, most others closed

Penn StateNoFirst hour of first practice, first 25 minutes of some others

PurdueNoFirst 30 minutes of each practice

WisconsinNoFirst four closed, all open after that