The Gophers and North Dakota State will meet in one of the seven prime-time college football games revealed Thursday by the Big Ten Network.
North Dakota State and the Gophers will play at 6 p.m. Sept. 24 at TCF Bank Stadium.
The other prime-time matchups: Sept. 2, Youngstown State at Michigan State; Sept. 10, Virginia at Indiana; Sept. 17, Arizona State at Illinois; Oct. 8, Michigan at Northwestern; Oct. 15, Northwestern at Iowa; Oct. 22, Penn State at Northwestern.
Other prime-time games are likely to be scheduled for the Big Ten Network.
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