Before every game, I’ll ask a reporter who covers the Gophers upcoming opponent to give us a view from the opponent’s perspective. I asked John Riker from The Daily Northwestern six questions about the Northwestern Wildcats. Minnesota takes on Northwestern this Saturday in Minneapolis at 2:30 pm local time. Huge thanks to John for giving […] READ MORE
Noel Thompson Articles
Noel’s Big Ten Power Rankings
Week 10 had some surprising close games, an unlikely upset, and teams that stayed hot. Where do teams stand after Week 10? 1.Michigan (9-0) Last Week’s Spot: #2 Down by three at halftime, the Wolverines would score 28 unanswered points in the second half to put away Rutgers. Next Up: Nebraska 2. Ohio State (9-0) […] READ MORE
Know your opponent: Six questions answered by a Nebraska reporter
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 Luke Mullin from the Lincoln Journal Star six questions about the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Minnesota travels to Lincoln to take on the Huskers on November 5th. Huge thanks to Luke for […] READ MORE
Noel’s Big Ten Power Rankings
Where do things stand after week 9? 1. Ohio State (8-0) Last Week’s Spot: #1 After Penn State took the lead early in the fourth quarter, Ohio State would go on to outscore the Nittany Lions 28-10 to leave Happy Valley with a win. J.T. Tuimoloaui returned one of his two interceptions for a […] READ MORE
Know your opponent: Six questions answered by a Rutgers reporter
Before every game, I’ll ask a reporter who covers the Gophers upcoming opponent to give us a view from the opponent’s perspective. I asked Chris Iseman of the USA Today Network- New Jersey six questions about the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Minnesota takes on Rutgers in Minneapolis on October 30th. Huge thanks to Chris for giving […] READ MORE
Noel’s Big Ten Power Rankings
Noel’s Big Ten Power Rankings. Where do the teams stand after week 8? 1. Ohio State (7-0) Last Week’s Spot: #1 Ohio State looked human for the first four minutes of the game, as they were down to 7-3. Then they decided to outscore the Hawkeyes 51 to 3 to route Iowa in Columbus. […] READ MORE
Know your opponent: Six questions answered by a Penn State Reporter
Before every game, I’ll ask a reporter who covers the Gophers upcoming opponent to give us a view from the opponent’s perspective. I asked Jamie Tomsic of Basis Blues Nation on the Full Ride Network six questions about the Penn State Nittany Lions. Minnesota takes on Penn State for their annual White Out game in […] READ MORE
Noel’s Big Ten Power Rankings
Noel’s Big Ten Power Rankings. The race to Indianapolis is starting to become clear as we are starting to see some separation in both divisions. Where do the teams stand after week 7? 1. Michigan (7-0) Last Week’s Spot: #1 The Wolverines rushed for over 400 yards against Penn State, with Donovan Edwards and […] READ MORE
Noel’s Big Ten Power Rankings
Noel’s Big Ten Power Rankings. As we are about to enter the half-way point of the season, we are starting to see some separation at the top and bottom of the power rankings. Week six provided us with the second straight week of nothing but conference games. Where do the teams stand after week 6? […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Mailbag
Each week, one of my weekly articles is asking beat writers who cover the Gophers’ opponents questions to give us perspective on who they are playing. With Minnesota on a bye week, I thought it would be a good idea if Gopherhole members asked me questions. A huge thanks to all who asked questions. Below […] READ MORE