With all the football talk about playoffs, Ohio State's annual violations, bowl eligibility, and the reinstatement of two key players for next year's Boilers, a quieter announcement from the Big Ten may have the most impact on for Purdue fans.
Today, the Big Ten announced the 2015 and 2016 schedules, and Purdue is the big winner! The Boilermakers will miss Nebraska, Michigan, and Michigan State in those two years, meaning the crossover (non-division) games will be Minnesota, Northwestern, and Iowa. Sure this is several years down the road, but coaches are currently recruiting for players that will be on these teams, and if any schedule is set up for a trip to the Big Ten Championship game, it would be this one. Yes, Minnesota and Northwestern might turn around their teams by then, but if you had to pick the teams to play 4 years from now, wouldn't you pick those 3?
An excellent analysis of the full Big Ten schedule can be found here. Meanwhile, make sure to get your tickets now for this year's Michigan/Purdue game on October 6th. It will be the last time Purdue plays them until 2017.
2015
Sept. 5 - at Marshall
Sept. 12 - INDIANA STATE
Sept. 19 - NOTRE DAME
Sept. 26 - BOWLING GREEN
Oct. 3 - OHIO STATE*
Oct. 10 - Open
Oct. 17 - IOWA
Oct. 24 - at Penn State*
Oct. 31 - at Northwestern
Nov. 7 - MINNESOTA
Nov. 14 - at Wisconsin*
Nov. 21 - ILLINOIS*
Nov. 28 - at Indiana*
* denotes Leaders Division Game
2016
Sept. 3 - at Cincinnati
TBA - at Notre Dame
Oct. 1 - at Ohio State*
Oct. 8 - NORTHWESTERN
Oct. 15 - at Iowa
Oct. 22 - PENN STATE*
Oct. 29 - Open
Nov. 5 - WISCONSIN*
Nov. 12 - at Minnesota
Nov. 19 - at Illinois*
Nov. 26 - INDIANA*
* denotes Leaders Division Game
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