The Minnesota Golden Gophers have added the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles to their 2020 football schedule, the school announced on Wednesday.
Minnesota will host Tennessee Tech at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Sep. 12, 2020. The game will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools on the gridiron.
The addition of Tennessee Tech tentatively completes Minnesota’s schedule in 2020. Other non-conference games include home contests against Florida Atlantic (Sept. 3) and BYU (Sept. 26).
In Big Ten action, the Golden Gophers are set to host Iowa, Michigan, Purdue, and Northwestern and travel to Maryland, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan State, and Nebraska.
Tennessee Tech is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The Golden Eagles finished the 2017 season 1-10 overall and 1-7 in conference play.
“When you play these games, you’re trying to get as much exposure as you can for your team,” said Tech head coach Dewayne Alexander. “Our players enjoy playing against FBS schools and competing in the larger venues in front of bigger crowds than normal. Competing against a Power 5 school is an amazing opportunity.”
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A few years ago the big 10 was bragging about not playing any FCS schools now that they’re allowed to do it they’re picking some of the weakest ones in the whole country to play no more coming down on the SEC
Agreed Chipmunk!
Minnesota has been irrelevant in football since 1960-so who cares? Along with Illinois-they are the Rutgers of the upper Midwest.
When are you going to have FCS schedules?
Being a Minnesota (and as well UCLA) season ticket holder not a big fan of Tennessee Tech being added to the Gophers' schedule, but is this any worse then the non-conference games most of the SEC will schedule for their opponents in 2020? Minnesota will still play road games at Michigan State, Nebraska and Wisconsin and without the benefit of a bye week (weak game) to finish before the season finale. With the exception of Georgia, the SEC fan(s) have nothing to speak out about. This Day and Dave guy appear to be real works.
I knew that someone had to bring up their SEC-envy.
Max,
Have you heard of a team called Alabama? They too are in the SEC & have won 5 NC in the last 9 years.
As for OOC teams the SEC plays, the point was don't complain about SEC OOC opponents when other conferences such as BIG does the same thing, no one is saying it is not any worse, SEC does schedule stronger FCS teams for the most part. As for the having nothing to speak about, with the exception of Georgia & Bama. I would say that Auburn, S.Carolina, Florida, LSU, Texas A&M, OLe Miss, & Miss St have had some merit & if you have to go on the road to face any of those teams, GOOD LUCK!
Not a fan of the B1G backpedaling so much on what the initially claimed their scheduling guidelines would be but if I have to find a silver lining it's good for the FCS schools and their budgets... but I'd still rather see these spots at least go to MAC schools.
LOL at hyping up a road game at Nebraska. That shows you just how pathetic the Little Ten has become.
LOL at an adult using LOL in a non-ironic way and using terms such as "Little Ten". Sad.