The Gophers announced Wednesday that their kickoff time against Middle Tennessee State on Sept. 6 will be at 2:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee, from Conference USA, went 8-5 last season with a loss to Navy in the Armed Forces Bowl.
The game times for five of the first eight Gophers games are now set:
Aug. 28: Eastern Illinois (Home) 6 p.m., Big Ten Network
Sept. 6: Middle Tennessee (Home) 2:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Sept. 13: TCU (Away) 3 p.m., Fox Sports 1
Sept. 20: San Jose State (Home) TBA
Sept. 27: Michigan (Away) TBA
Oct. 11: Northwestern (Home) TBA
Oct. 18: Purdue (Home) 11 a.m., TV TBA
Oct. 25: Illinois (Away) 11 a.m., TV TBA
Nov. 8: Iowa (Home) TBA
Nov. 15: Ohio State (Home) TBA
Nov. 22: Nebraska (Away) TBA
Nov. 29: Wisconsin (Away) TBA