The Minnesota Golden Gophers football team is headed to North Carolina for its bowl game.
The Maroon and Gold was officially selected to play in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl against Virginia Tech on Sunday.
That game will be held in Charlotte at the Carolina Panthers’ home stadium on Jan. 3, and kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. (CT) on ESPN.
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It will be Minnesota’s 25th bowl appearance all-time, fifth straight, and sixth overall under head coach P.J. Fleck. During his tenure, the Gophers are undefeated in bowl games.
Minnesota hasn’t ever played in the Mayo Bowl or against Virginia Tech but will put its seven-game bowl winning streak — the longest in the country, excluding championship games, and longest in Big Ten history — to the test against the Hokies.
“We are thrilled to be headed to the Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte and represent the Big Ten against a great Virginia Tech team in the Queen City,” Fleck said. “We are grateful to Duke’s Mayo for the invitation and to executive director Danny Morrison and everyone at the Charlotte Sports Foundation. We are looking forward to experiencing the pageantry of the bowl and the warm hospitality of Charlotte. I know Gopher fans are excited to watch their team compete, and our guys will be ready to play in January.”