On Tuesday, the Big Ten Conference announced the conference slate for each team in the 2026-27 season. We now know which teams will enter Crisler Center to take on the defending Big Ten Champions, and where the Wolverines will have to travel. There are three teams Michigan will play a home-and-home with next season: Ohio State, Michigan State, and Minnesota. Then Michigan will host the following teams: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern, Oregon, Purdue, and Washington. Finally, the Wolverines will travel to: Indiana, Nebraska, Penn State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, and Wisconsin. Here are some instant takeaways from the news. Michigan gets Minnesota for a home-and-home for the first time since 2022-23 Clearly, Michigan will always get Ohio State and Michigan State in a home-and-home — or at least it should. Last season, it was Penn State that had a home-and-home with the Wolverines. And for the first time in four seasons, the Wolverines and Gophers will play against each other twice in the regular season.…