The Big Ten released its conference schedules for 2020 and 2021 on Tuesday afternoon.

[ MORE: Full 2020 schedule (PDF) | Full 2021 schedule (PDF) ]

The biggest thing that stands out: Multiple Week 1 Big Ten conference games, with three in 2020 and four in 2021, including Penn State at Wisconsin.

Let's take a look at each season's schedule, and highlight some of the interesting aspects.

2020

There will be three conference games the opening Saturday, Sept. 5: Indiana at Wisconsin; Northwestern at Michigan State; Purdue at Nebraska.

There will be Big Ten games each week except for Week 2, Sept. 12.

On the third Saturday, Sept. 19, Iowa plays at rival Minnesota.

The last teams to open Big Ten play? Illinois and Maryland, which don?t play their first conference game until Oct. 3, the first day of full-blown conference play.

Nebraska plays at Iowa on Nov. 14. Since 2011, when the Huskers joined the Big Ten, the schools have met in the finale for the Heroes Trophy. Instead, the Hawkeyes will play host to Wisconsin in their finale, while the Cornhuskers welcome Minnesota for the final game.

Big Ten East teams have five conference home games; West teams have four.

2020 CROSS-DIVISION DRAWS

Illinois

At Rutgers

At Indiana

Ohio State

Indiana

At Wisconsin

Illinois

Purdue

Iowa

Michigan State

At Ohio State

At Penn State

Maryland

Minnesota

At Northwestern

Wisconsin

Michigan

Wisconsin

At Minnesota

Purdue

Michigan State

Northwestern

At Iowa

Minnesota

Minnesota

At Maryland

Michigan

At Michigan State

Nebraska

At Rutgers

At Ohio State

Penn State

Northwestern

At Michigan State

At Penn State

Maryland

Ohio State

Iowa

Nebraska

At Illinois

Penn State

Northwestern

Iowa

At Nebraska

Purdue

Rutgers

At Michigan

At Indiana

Rutgers

Illinois

At Purdue

Nebraska

Wisconsin

Indiana

At Michigan

At Maryland

Top cross-division matchups

Sept. 26: Wisconsin at Michigan

Oct. 3: Michigan State at Iowa

Oct. 10: Iowa at Ohio State

Oct. 17: Iowa at Penn State

Oct. 31: Nebraska at Ohio State

Nov. 7: Penn State at Nebraska

No school appears to have a more daunting draw than Iowa.

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2021

The Big Ten will play four conference games in the opening week, Sept. 4: Indiana at Iowa; Michigan State at Northwestern; Ohio State at Minnesota; Penn State at Wisconsin.

Like 2020, there will be no Big Ten games the second week, Sept. 11. But there will be conference games each week of the season after that.

The last teams to open Big Ten play? Michigan, Rutgers, Purdue and Nebraska, which don?t play their first conference game until Sept. 25.

Full-blown Big Ten action begins Oct. 2.

Once again, Nebraska at Iowa won?t meet in the finale. Instead, the Huskers will finish at Minnesota; the Hawkeyes will play at Wisconsin.

Big Ten West teams have five conference home games; East teams have four.

2021 CROSS-DIVISION DRAWS

Illinois

Maryland

At Penn State

Rutgers

Indiana

At Iowa

Minnesota

At Purdue

Iowa

Indiana

Penn State

At Maryland

Maryland

At Illinois

Iowa

At Minnesota

Michigan

At Wisconsin

At Nebraska

Northwestern

Michigan State

At Northwestern

Nebraska

At Purdue

Minnesota

Ohio State

Maryland

At Indiana

Nebraska

At Michigan State

Ohio State

Michigan

Northwestern

Michigan State

At Michigan

Rutgers

Ohio State

At Minnesota

At Nebraska

Purdue

Penn State

At Wisconsin

At Iowa

Illinois

Purdue

At Ohio State

Michigan State

Indiana

Rutgers

At Illinois

Wisconsin

At Northwestern

Wisconsin

Penn State

Michigan

At Rutgers

Top cross-division matchups

Sept. 4, Penn State at Wisconsin

Sept. 25, Nebraska at Michigan State

Oct 2, Michigan at Wisconsin

Oct. 2, Ohio State at Nebraska

Oct. 9, Penn State at Iowa

Oct. 30, Michigan at Nebraska

No school appears to have a more daunting draw than Nebraska.