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    The Athletic: The 25 best players in the Big Ten in 2025

    9. Koi Perich, S, Minnesota Perich joined Smith as the only two freshmen to earn first-team All-Big Ten honors in 2024. He started only three games in 2024 but still finished with 46 tackles and five interceptions. Perich was also a key contributor on special teams, becoming the first freshman...
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    72 or 76 team NCAA tournament.....NCAA determined to ruin one of the best things in sports.

    CBS Sports: Here's the math and data that prove why the NCAA Tournament doesn't need to expand https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/heres-the-math-and-data-that-prove-why-the-ncaa-tournament-doesnt-need-to-expand/
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    BYU QB Reportedly Transferring

    https://sports.yahoo.com/article/sources-byu-qb-jake-retzlaff-232320032.html The quarterback faces a civil lawsuit from a woman who said he “raped, strangled and bit” her in his bedroom after she and a friend visited him and his roommates the night of Nov. 22, 2023, to play video games and hang...
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    Every Big Ten team's best, worst case scenario in 2025: USC plays for league title? A three-loss Penn State?

    https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/every-big-ten-teams-best-worst-case-scenario-in-2025-usc-plays-for-league-title-a-three-loss-penn-state/ Minnesota Odds to win conference: +13000 Best Case 10-2: The Gophers do that thing they do where they aren't good enough to beat Ohio State...
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    Kirk Ferentz’s take on college’s new era may surprise you ahead of 27th Iowa season

    Excellent article. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6446598/2025/06/24/iowa-football-kirk-ferentz-interview/ In the era of college athletics defined by unlimited free agency, revenue sharing and an expanding playoff system, it may be stunning to some that the longest tenured person leading a...
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    Pac-12, CBS Sports extend media partnership through 2030-31

    https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/45568637/pac-12-cbs-sports-extend-media-partnership-2030-31 The Pac-12 has finalized an agreement with CBS Sports to extend their media partnership through the 2030-31 season, the conference announced Monday. As part of the deal, CBS will...
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    College football leaders revisit moving up season to Week Zero

    https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/college-football-leaders-revisit-moving-up-season-to-week-zero-125825489.html College leaders are again exploring an earlier football kickoff date. Executives this week re-examined an issue that has, for years, been under...
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    RB Estrada commits to Gophers

    https://sports.yahoo.com/article/minnesota-gophers-land-highest-rated-222546183.html
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    RB Estrada commits to Gophers

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    Ranking the Big Ten's top 10 nonconference games in 2025

    https://sports.yahoo.com/article/ranking-big-tens-top-10-092114171.html?guccounter=1 No. 9: Minnesota at Cal, Sept. 13 The Golden Gophers round out their nonconference slate with a trip to the West Coast to take on Cal, which enters its second season as a member of the ACC. The teams have met...
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    How to fix the College Football Playoff: Format, schedule changes necessary with expansion on the horizon

    This is a pretty complex description, so you should read the entire article. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/how-to-fix-the-college-football-playoff-format-schedule-changes-necessary-with-expansion-on-the-horizon/ A lot of people have shared their ideas for what the ideal...
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    College Football Future Power Rankings through 2026

    https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/45441475/college-football-2025-future-power-rankings-every-team 40. Minnesota Golden Gophers Previous future power ranking: Not ranked Returning quarterback: No. Max Brosmer has moved on after his one season as Minnesota's QB1, and backup Drake...
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    The NCAA is making some major rule changes for men’s college basketball

    Some more details https://www.sbnation.com/2025/6/11/24447449/ncaa-basketball-rule-changes-to-enhance-the-flow-of-mens-college-basketball-games-upcoming-season
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    SBNation: Big Ten football preseason 2025 rankings from Oregon to Purdue

    https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2025/6/5/24443450/big-ten-football-preseason-rankings-oregon-penn-state-michigan-osu-buckeyes To say Big Ten football is in flux would be a little much, but in 2025 there’s a lot of unknowns about the conference. Veterans at important positions have...
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    Jim Marshall dies at 87: Vikings legend was a member of the famous 'Purple People Eaters' defensive line

    https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jim-marshall-dies-at-87-vikings-legend-was-a-member-of-the-famous-purple-people-eaters-defensive-line/ Legendary Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman Jim Marshall, who holds the NFL record for most seasons played by a defender, died Tuesday at the age of 87...



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