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Photo: University of Minnesota When an opponent gets on the move, transition defense is really important. During the Gophers’ first Big Ten game of the season, Iowa’s tempo caused headaches for Minnesota. Guard Joe Wieskamp scored 23 points to fuel the Hawkeyes’ 72-52 win. Minnesota struggled to get back on defense and shots weren’t falling […] READ MORE
The Minnesota Golden Gophers are heading to Tampa Bay! After a historic 10-2 regular season, the College Football committee has awarded the Gophers a Jan. 1 Bowl Game with an Outback Bowl matchup vs. Auburn. The Outback Bowl–played in Tampa Bay, Florida isn’t the Rose Bowl like many fans were looking for BUT is still […] READ MORE
With the Gophers finishing the regular season with a 10-2 record and a co-Big Ten West title, there are many different situations and scenarios that Minnesota could end up in, depending a lot on what happens during Championship Week. While the Rose Bowl seems out of reach (or is it?), let’s take a look at […] READ MORE
With the Gophers finishing the regular season with a 10-2 record and a co-Big Ten West title, there are many different situations and scenarios that Minnesota could end up in, depending a lot on what happens during Championship Week. While the Rose Bowl seems out of reach (or is it?), let’s take a look at […] READ MORE
Kerwin Walton, a 6-foot-4 senior guard from Minnetonka (MN) Hopkins, is ranked as state’s number three player in the Class of 2020 and one of the country’s top outside shooters. Walton scored 32 points Saturday in the Royals’ 85-70 opening loss to Park Center in the Breakdown Big 12 Classic. Walton averaged 16.7 […] READ MORE
What a difference a season has made. After a 7-6 finish last season, few predicted an improvement of three wins and the most regular-season wins since 1905 for P.J. Fleck and Co. Even then, having the two losses be to Minnesota’s two biggest rivals in Iowa and Wisconsin stings more and makes it […] READ MORE
After the team’s first loss of the season last week vs. Iowa, the Gophers came out firing vs. Northwestern en route to a 38-22 win in Evanston. The defense forced a three-and-out on the first drive and within a couple of minutes, Tanner Morgan and Rashod Bateman were hooking up for the duo’s first touchdown […] READ MORE
It was definitely not the start the Gophers wanted. Iowa ran 8 plays for 75 yards in 3:34 on the team’s opening scoring drive and never looked back. The Hawkeyes handed Minnesota it’s first loss of the season, with the Gophers streak of not winning at Kinnick Stadium extending back to 1999. A couple of […] READ MORE
All they do is win. The No. 13 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated No. 5 Penn State 31-26 on Saturday afternoon at TCF Bank Stadium. Behind Tanner Morgan’s arm and three interceptions by the defense, the win marks one of the best wins in decades for the program. The Gophers are now 9-0 and control […] READ MORE
After Tuesday’s Men’s Basketball season opener, GopherHole’s Nadine Babu and Jared Hines sat down and chatted hoops, Fleck’s extension and the upcoming game vs. Penn State. Listen here: https://www.skornorth.com/skor-north-gophers-shows/2019/11/p-j-pitino-and-penn-state-oh-my/ Follow Nadine on Twitter @NadineBabu Follow Jared on Twitter @Jared_Hines27 Go Gophers! READ MORE