The Gophers will play Maryland, Ohio State and Indiana in crossover games in 2018, and Rutgers, Maryland and Penn State in 2019.
The Big Ten announced its 2018-2019 football schedules today. Here's how it looks for the Gophers, with crossover games against the Big Ten East Division in bold.
2018
Sept. 29 -- at Maryland
Oct. 6 -- Iowa
Oct. 13 -- at Ohio State
Oct. 20 -- at Nebraska
Oct. 27 -- Indiana
Nov. 3 -- at Illinois
Nov. 10 -- Purdue
Nov. 17 -- Northwestern
Nov. 24 -- at Wisconsin
2019
Sept. 28 -- at Purdue
Oct. 5 -- Illinois
Oct. 12 -- Nebraska
Oct. 19 -- at Rutgers
Oct. 26 -- Maryland
Nov. 9 -- Penn State
Nov. 16 -- at Iowa
Nov. 23 -- at Northwestern
Nov. 30 -- Wisconsin
Fernando Mendoza lowered his pads into a defender, spun in a full circle, used his hand to keep his balance, then launched himself horizontally and reached the ball over the goal line — an Indiana touchdown and a ready-made poster pic for a title run straight from the movies.
