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Top-end OTs go fast in the transfer portal. Here is a list of the top 16 OTs in the portal so far for 2025 season (247 transfer rating)--I stopped the list at our new guy. I've placed in capital letters transfer destination with two OTs in the top 16: Isaiah World, 92.00, Nevada to OREGON...

With Ersery, Carroll and Cooper all moving on, might be worth taking a swing at Gentry. Highly-rated player who got beat out while injured. If he is interested and would like to stay in the B1G, he could add some needed experience and maturity to the 2025 OL.

Does anyone remember whether RB Sieh Bangura, an Ohio transfer, came in with three years to play two, or two years to play two? After he committed we picked up one-year RB transfers Majors and Mangham. Bangura has appeared briefly in three games so far. Is this just a RB depth chart thing, or is...

Here is an information-rich game day report about the Minnesota game published by Rutgers. Once you get by the stuff about ticketing, etc. there is a scouting update on Rutgers, and Athan’s play against USC, that is pretty interesting. Nothing controversial here; just lots of current data...

PJ might be on the Schiano coaching tree, but he differs in one big respect: updating the press and fans on injury status. Maybe Schiano's just getting his excuses ready in case things don't go well. AK is healthy ...

Corn Nation guy is back in despair mode as Cornhuskers lose, at home, to UCLA. Love this guy. Sorry, but the You Tube video (version I saw) contains a short political commercial. 🤷🏼‍♂️

There are a lot of reasons for PJ, and our OC and DC to be fully ready for Rutgers. Same is true for Schiano and his Gopher alums at OC and DC. And there is the AK thing. Rutgers will be coming off the bye, with two weeks to prepare and get healthy. And the Gophs, on a roll, might be looking...

Betting opens with Illinois a 2.5 point favorite, and the over/under at 44.5. Game at Illinois, so pretty much a toss-up game (neutral field) for betting purposes. Gophers and Illini are close to each other statistically in many categories, but we seem to be on the upswing. Becoming bowl...

After week 8, The Athletic has the Gophs ranked at 62. Way, way behind PSU and Illinois. Well behind WI. And meaningfully behind MD and Butgers. I don’t think the Gophers finish the season with an 0-5 steak. But there are no easy games. The struggle is real. 😡...

Gophers don’t throw downfield much. OL protection problems are an obvious component. But drops by receivers downfield is probably another key factor. Brosmer has delivered a lot of catchable balls downfield that don’t get caught. If the Gophs are going to start scoring at a level that will allow...

I don’t get Gopher participation reports. Does anybody in GH know whether transfer RBs Manghan or Bangura are getting playing time? Saw one run by Mangham (15 yards) and haven’t noticed him since. Don’t recall seeing Bangura get any play recently. Actually, can’t recall seeing Jordan Nubin much...

Playing for time of possession is meaningful but not necessary. Yesterday Northwestern bullied Maryland 37-10. Maryland won the TOP game 33:51 to 26:09, ran 85 plays to NW’s 52, and out-gained NW 355 to 283. NW had no turnovers. Maryland, however, turned the ball over on 3 times on failed 4th...

Curt Cignetti’s contract at Indiana. Interesting approach. No year zero for Cignetti, apparently. Big money funneled to coordinators. This guy can coach. https://www.si.com/college/indiana/football/new-indiana-football-staff-curt-cignetti-contract-details

Here are scoring summaries for the Gophers’ play in the 2ND HALF. I used Big Ten and Power 5 games only, regular season. Skipped 2020 COVID year. 2024 to date: Record 0-2, Gophers have scored 3 total points in the second halves, opponents have scored 36. {NB: we led at half-time in both these...

The betting line on the UNC game has swung around. The Gophers, long favored by Vegas (by up to 2.5 points ) in this game, are suddenly 1.5 point dogs. The change was sudden; the point swing meaningful. I wonder if word has leaked out of the Gophers locker room that certain key players (Taylor...

UNC has a new defensive coordinator, Geoff Collins ... the former head coach of Georgia Tech, … (deleted a mistake here). He's apparently bringing in a chaos-type defense, everything disguised, blitzing from all over. What Nebraska plays. Can really throw a shaky offense off kilter. But for a...

This article expresses about where I feel the Gophers will end up (7-5) if Brosmer is pretty good, but not great. If Brosmer is great, and our D play improves, could be 8 or 9 wins. Of course, if Brosmer isn't good, or the D doesn't improve, or we have too many injuries of key personnel, the...

Not written by AI, it seems. Has actually current and accurate factual information. States the case for Gophers winning more than 5 games. https://www.maizenbrew.com/24187324/early-look-minnesota-gophers-2024-season-college-football-pj-fleck-darius-taylor

Back when PJ got here, he opined that he likes to have about 18 OL on the roster (including a couple of walk-ons). Just checked the current 2024 roster. We have 13 OL (plus 2 more coming in this fall: F Brett Carroll and Transfer Aluma Nkele; F Nathan Roy, an early enrollee, is already on the...

Impressive background for a back up QB. I think PJ is on a roll … https://247sports.com/college/virginia-tech/article/virginia-tech-hokies-qb-dylan-wittke-enters-the-ncaa-transfer-portal-230594021/