From the Pacific Northwest to Dublin, Ireland — against powerhouses and directional schools — the 14 Big Ten teams kick off their football seasons in the days ahead. A look at Week 1:
• Gophers vs. Eastern Illinois, 6 p.m., BTN
• Rutgers at Washington State, 9 p.m., Fox Sports 1
Friday
• Michigan State vs. Jacksonville State, 6:30 p.m., BTN
Saturday
• Penn State vs. Central Fla. in Ireland, 7:30 a.m., ESPN2
• Ohio State at Navy, 11 a.m., CBS Sports Network
• Iowa vs. Northern Iowa, 11 a.m., BTN
• Indiana vs. Indiana State, 11 a.m., ESPN News
• Michigan vs. Appalachian State, 11 a.m., ESPN2
• Purdue vs. Western Michigan, 11 a.m., ESPNU
• Illinois vs. Youngstown State, 11:05 a.m., BTN
• Nebraska vs. Florida Atlantic, 2:30 p.m., BTN
• Maryland vs. James Madison, 2:30 p.m., BTN
• Northwestern vs. California, 2:30 p.m., Ch. 5 or ESPN2
• Wisconsin vs. LSU at Houston, 8 p.m., ESPN
Lindsey Vonn, skiing with a torn ACL in her left knee, did not complete the women’s downhill run on a busy Sunday for Minnesota’s Olympians at the Milan Cortina Games.
