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Gophers, Penn State to kick off at 2:30 p.m., on Oct. 1

The Gophers will visit Happy Valley for their Big Ten opener on Oct. 1, with a mid-afternoon kickoff.

By Joe Christensen

September 19, 2016 at 3:48PM

The Gophers announced that their Oct. 1 game at Penn State will start at 2:30 p.m. and will be televised by Big Ten Network.

That will be the Big Ten opener for Minnesota. Penn State opens its conference schedule this week at Michigan.

Reminder: This Saturday's Gophers game against Colorado State starts at 11 a.m., on ESPNU.

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Joe Christensen

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Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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