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          Big Ten spring practice dates

          Now that signing day is in the rear-view mirror, the next major thing to look forward to is spring practice.

          Luckily, it won't be much longer before teams are back on the field. In fact, Northwestern and Michigan will open their practice sessions in a little more than two weeks. It will be a bit of a longer wait for teams such as Michigan State and Iowa, which won't get started until late March.

          But mark your calendars for these spring practice dates, which are subject to change but represent the latest information we have from the schools:

          Illinois

          Spring practice starts: March 4

          Spring game: April 12

          Indiana

          Spring practice starts: March 8

          Spring game: TBA

          Iowa

          Spring practice starts: March 27 or 28

          Spring game: April 26

          Maryland

          Spring practice starts: March 1

          Spring game: April 11

          Michigan

          Spring practice starts: Feb. 25

          Spring game: April 5

          Michigan State

          Spring practice starts: March 25

          Spring game: April 26

          Minnesota

          Spring practice starts: March 4

          Spring game: April 12

          Nebraska

          Spring practice starts: March 8

          Spring game: April 12

          Northwestern

          Spring practice starts: Feb. 26

          Spring game: April 12

          Ohio State

          Spring practice starts: March 4

          Spring game: April 12

          Penn State

          Spring practice starts: March 17

          Spring game: April 12

          Purdue

          Spring practice starts: March 6

          Spring game: April 12

          Rutgers

          Spring practice starts: March 25

          Spring game: April 26

          Wisconsin

          Spring practice starts: March 7

          Spring game: April 12