Noel Thompson Articles

Yesterday was National Signing Day in college football, and your Minnesota Golden Gophers finished the day with a total of 21 commitments. Of those 21 commitments, five of them are from the West Coast. Minnesota signed more west coast seniors outside of the former PAC-12 schools that are now in the Big Ten. One of […] READ MORE

Where do things stand after Week Fourteen? Our own Noel Thompson gives us his Big Ten Power Rankings. 1.  Oregon Last Week: #1 2. Penn State Last Week: #3 3. Ohio State Last Week: #2 4. Indiana Last Week: #4 5. Illinois Last Week: #5 6. Iowa Last Week: #6 7. Michigan Last Week: #7 […] READ MORE

Before every game, I ask a reporter who covers the Gophers upcoming opponent to give us a view from the opponent’s perspective. I asked Rohan Chakravarthi from Bucky’s 5th Quarter of SB Nation six questions about the Wisconsin Badgers.  Minnesota travels to Wisconsin on Black Friday  for the battle of Paul Bunyan’s Axe. It will […] READ MORE

The college football slate this Saturday will feature one of the best rivalries in the country when Minnesota takes on Wisconsin. It is the most-played rivalry in NCAA Division I football. With 133 meetings between the two programs, it is also the longest continuously played rivalry in Division I FBS, with an uninterrupted streak of […] READ MORE

Where do things stand after Week Thirteen? Our own Noel Thompson gives us his Big Ten Power Rankings. 1.  Oregon Last Week: #1 2. Ohio State Last Week: #3 3. Penn State Last Week: #4 4. Indiana Last Week: #2 5. Illinois Last Week: #5 6. Iowa Last Week: #6 7. Michigan Last Week: #9 8. […] READ MORE

Before every game, I ask a reporter who covers the Gophers upcoming opponent to give us a view from the opponent’s perspective. This week, I asked Thomas Frank Carr from Blue White Illustrated six questions about the Penn State Nittany Lions. Minnesota is looking to win their seventh game of the season this Saturday as […] READ MORE

Where do things stand after Week Twelve? Our own Noel Thompson gives us his Big Ten Power Rankings. 1.  Oregon Last Week: #1 2. Indiana Last Week: #2 3. Ohio State Last Week: #3 4. Penn State Last Week: #4 5. Illinois Last Week: #5 6. Iowa Last Week: #6 7. Minnesota Last Week: #7 […] READ MORE

Where do things stand after Week Eleven? Our own Noel Thompson gives us his Big Ten Power Rankings. 1.  Oregon Last Week: #1 2. Indiana Last Week: #2 3. Ohio State Last Week: #3 4. Penn State Last Week: #4 5. Illinois Last Week: #7 6. Iowa Last Week: #5 7. Minnesota Last Week: #6 […] READ MORE

Before every game, I ask a reporter who covers the Gophers upcoming opponent to give us a view from the opponent’s perspective. This week, I asked Chris Iseman from USA TODAY Network-New Jersey six questions about the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Minnesota travels to Piscataway riding a four game winning streak. This will be the fourth […] READ MORE