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The Gophers look for their third victory in a row at home over Michigan State. Five Things You Need To Know 1. Minnesota welcomes Michigan State to TCF?Bank Stadium this weekend. This will be the Spartans’ second trip to Minnesota’s new on-campus facility, as the Gophers prevailed 42-34 against Michigan State on Oct. 31, 2009. […] READ MORE
Gophers coach Jerry Kill hopes this duo will be hitting this pose in Dinkytown for years to come. Connor Mayes, a 6-foot-4, 338-pound junior offensive lineman from Van Alstyne, Texas, is the younger brother of Minnesota football commit Alex Mayes. The brothers attended the Northwestern-Minnesota game together. GopherHole.com caught up with Mayes to learn the […] READ MORE
Bo Pelini hopes his Huskers can upset the Gophers in Lincoln on Saturday. Five Things You Need To Know 1. Minnesota heads to Nebraska this weekend as the Gophers battle the Cornhuskers. This will be Minnesota’s first trip to Nebraska with the Cornhuskers being a member of the Big Ten. The Gophers lead the overall […] READ MORE
Greg Menard, a 6-foot-1, 210-pound junior defensive end from Lakeville North, recently had a busy weekend. He helped lead the Panthers to the state Class 6A quarterfinals to a 42-0 win over Roseville Friday and attended the Minnesota-Michigan game. Menard has helped lead a Panther defense that has allowed just 6.0 points per game […] READ MORE
Donnell Kirkwood rushed for 152 yards on 28 carries for his third 100-yard rushing game of the season and career. SERIES NOTES Minnesota and Illinois met for the 66th time today. Today’s game was the 31st visit to Memorial Stadium for the Gophers. With the victory, Minnesota’s edge in the all-time series improved to 35-28-3, […] READ MORE
Minnesota freshman quarterback Philip Nelson won for the second time in his fourth start. Minnesota coach Jerry Kill did it again. After rebuilding programs earlier in his career, Kill has the Gophers bowl eligible for the first time since 2009 after defeating Illinois 17-3 Saturday. Kill, who overhauled Northern Illinois and Southern Illinois before taking […] READ MORE
A Gophers win Saturday and Jerry Kill will take his program to a bowl game for the first time in his tenure at the U. Coach Kill met with the media today to preview this weekend’s game at Illinois. On the health of his team… “A.J. Barker will not practice, and I really question whether […] READ MORE
The Gophers look to become bowl eligible on Saturday at Illinois. Five Things You Need To Know 1. Minnesota heads to Illinois this weekend as the Gophers battle the Fighting Illini. Minnesota leads the all-time series with a 34-28-3 record, but is 13-16-1 against Illinois on the road. However, the Gophers have won two straight […] READ MORE
Smith received a preferred walk-on opportunity from Wisconsin recently and has had talks with the Gophers about a possible walk-on scholarship situation. Brian Smith, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound senior wide receiver/safety from Brookfield (WI) East, is one of the state’s top three-sport athletes. Smith received a preferred walk-on opportunity from Wisconsin recently and has had talks […] READ MORE
It’s been too long since the Gophers have hoisted the Little Brown Jug. Five Things You Need To Know 1. Minnesota welcomes Michigan to TCF?Bank Stadium on Saturday as the teams battle for the Little Brown Jug. The Gophers trail 24-71-3 in the all-time series. Minnesota’s last win against Michigan was a 23-20 road triumph […] READ MORE