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This year, the Big Ten may be more competitive than its ever been. Every matchup counts when teams are fighting for an NCAA Tournament berth. During Sunday's game, Minnesota continued to maximize its opportunities against quality opponents. The Gophers used a dominant performance from Daniel...

All year, the Gophers have been tested by a quality schedule. On Thursday night, the trend continued as Minnesota traveled to Breslin Center for a matchup against No. 8 Michigan State. Center Daniel Oturu scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, but guard Cassius Winston powered the Spartans to...

Minnesota safety Antoine Winfield Jr. has declared for the 2020 NFL Draft, according to a statement on his Instagram account. Winfield will forgo his final two seasons of eligibility and begin preparing for the pre-draft process. He led the Gophers with 88 tackles and seven interceptions in...

On the road in Big Ten play, a few mistakes can define the outcome. Gophers guard Marcus Carr was sensational for 37 minutes in an 83-78 double overtime loss at Purdue. Carr scored 27 points, including a key acrobatic layup to pull Minnesota ahead by five points with 3:20 remaining. The...

Thank you! It's so important to watch the chess match up front. Most of the time, before the snap, I'm looking at the coverage, alignments and personnel groupings. After that, I shift my attention to the line of scrimmage to see the rushing concepts or pass protection sets. Some of this...

Teams have been providing quite a bit of attention to Bateman all year. He's been getting brackets to limit explosive plays. Auburn plays a ton of man coverage and is aggressive, so if you hold the pocket you're going to get your wide receivers some really nice matchups. There were a couple...

Unfortunately, I was not at the game! I really wish I could have been there, but I covered the game from afar!

Thanks for reading, everyone! Entering the offseason, I'm not quite sure what's next. I will be writing here until I land a full-time job in the business.

The Gophers were 3 minutes, 47 seconds away from closing out a dominant performance against an SEC powerhouse in the Outback Bowl on Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. That was when Gophers coach P.J. Fleck decided he wanted to put an end to Auburn’s day. On fourth-and-1 from the Auburn 41-yard line...

by: Daniel House (@DanielHouseNFL) When Callie Inman and Jayme Buck were shopping for trendy women’s clothing, an idea crossed their minds. Inman and Buck searched for Minnesota sports gear, but couldn’t find any products they liked. Many of the clothing designs lacked creativity, were too...

When the Gophers play with tempo and create high-energy plays on defense, the entire game changes. Minnesota trailed by six points in the first half, but created defensive deflections to get in a rhythm. Guard Gabe Kalscheur had 23 points, including five three-pointers. Big-man Daniel Oturu was...

My latest "Inside the Film Room" piece just went live on the main article landing page! We are still working out some issues with the forum, so I wanted to post a link in there. In my Outback Bowl preview, I analyzed buck sweeps and Auburn's aggressive defensive scheme. I also provided some...

Gophers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. has been named All-America First Team by the FWAA. Winfield led Minnesota with 83 tackles and seven interceptions in 2019. The Gophers' defensive back also earned First Team All-American honors from the AFCA, Associated Press, The Sporting News, and Walter...

Wow, thank you so much for the very kind words! You have no idea how much each of your comments mean to me. I should be the one thanking all of you! Without your support, I wouldn't be able to live my passion every single day. I'm so thankful for all of you! The game of football has always been...

I didn't include PWOs in the guide.

The Gophers have received a commitment from Connecticut defensive end Jah Joyner. He was committed to Boston College, but flipped to Minnesota. He also held offers from Arizona State, Indiana, Georgia Tech, Nebraska and others. Joyner, the top player in Connecticut, signed his National Letter of...

Thank you everyone! I'm glad you enjoyed reading the guide. I enjoyed working on it!

by: Daniel House (@DanielHouseNFL) photo: via 24/7 Sports The Gophers have received a commitment from Australian punter Mark Crawford. Crawford is the top international punter in Ray Guy’s ProKicker Camp rankings. His 49.86 average distance was the best mark among all punters in the database...

By: Daniel House (@DanielHouseNFL) Article Photo: Ben Blair Videos: Nadine Babu Note: due to a new forum glitch we are trying to solve, we are unable to embed more than five videos. However, for right now, if you want to hear P.J. Fleck's breakdown of each recruit, click on the Youtube Link...

The Gophers have received a commitment from Columbia, MO defensive end Jalen Logan-Redding. The 6-foot-4, 243-pound defensive end previously committed to Missouri on Sept. 2, but flipped to Minnesota this weekend. Logan-Redding also held offers from Iowa, Iowa State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Texas...