The No. 8 Oregon Ducks play against the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a college football game tonight. Fans can watch this game for free online.

The senior guard is one of only five players to record 1,000 career points and 500 assists following the Gophers' 88-39 win on Friday night.

Rep. Nathan Coulter and Sen. Rob Kupec, both DFL lawmakers who introduced bills regulating online program managers, said they were concerned with what some of those companies were doing in other states — using teachers not affiliated with the partner school or stealing professors’ intellectual property.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers and Oregon Ducks meet Friday at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. Kickoff is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET.

Another local higher education institution, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University, was a little further down the list at 20th in the state. It is listed as the 18th most affordable and best value. The tuition is $57,700 per year, with the median alumnus salary of $45,400. The campuses were rated 1,022 in the nation.

Minnesota has a four-game winning streak when playing on Friday nights, so certainly the Golden Gophers are hoping to continue the tradition this weekend in Eugene and at the same time topple No. 7 Oregon.

State lawmakers have been trying to assess the value of providing state funding to online programs serving students outside North Dakota and neighboring states. A University System presentation said North Dakota is spending about $22 million on online courses for out-of-state students for the

Michigan State will close the season the way it began, with a night game. The Spartans (3-7, 0-7 Big Ten) face Maryland (4-6, 1-6) on Nov. 29 at Ford Field in Detroit in a game that will kick off at 7 p.