The Gophers' regular-season finale Saturday against rival Wisconsin was already covered in circumstance.
There's the battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe, which Minnesota hasn't won since 2003. There's Minnesota needing a sixth win to qualify for its fourth consecutive bowl game.
Now, there's news that retired coach Jerry Kill will be at TCF Bank Stadium to watch his former team play the Badgers.
Since Kill's Oct. 28 retirement tied to setbacks with his epilepsy, he has stayed away from the program he rebuilt, watching games from his couch at home or while on vacation in Florida.
Kill will return for the rivalry that means so much to him.