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
The new deal raises the base salary for Gophers women’s basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit to $900,000.
