University of Minnesota Athletics Director Joel Maturi confirmed KSTP’s report that the AD will retire from his role as head of the Gopher athletic department. University of Minnesota Athletics Director Joel Maturi confirmed KSTP’s report that the AD will retire from his role as head of the Gopher athletic department. In an e-mail to Student-Athletes, […] READ MORE
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Kill Introduces 2012 Golden Gopher Football Signing Class
Gopher WR signee, Andre McDonald University of Minnesota head football coach Jerry Kill has announced the addition of 31 student-athletes to the Golden Gopher football program. Of the 31 student-athletes announced by Kill Wednesday, eight were already enrolled in classes at the University of Minnesota. Nineteen signed their National Letters of Intent Wednesday, while four […] READ MORE
‘Sota Social Recruiting Round-Up: Kill Talks About Each Recruit, Gives Tid-Bits & More
Phil Nelson is one of the cornerstone’s of the 2012 class. Jerry Kill – I want to thank all of you, we’ve been able to do what we have because of you, not because of us. Bottom line is, we have great people. Several of the kids that we brought here were at games, they’ve […] READ MORE
Jerry Kill is Fired Up and Excited About Gophers In-Coming Recruiting Class
Rebecca Kill accompanied Jerry on many a recruiting visit this winter. Coach Kill started out by thanking everyone on his staff, the state of Minnesota, and everyone. They sold the University, the great state of Minnesota. It’s very easy to sell our great state. I think we did well. We have 8 young men already […] READ MORE
Super Bowl 47 Betting On Fire As Harbaugh Bowl Game Day Quickly Approaches
This year’s Super Bowl 47 Odds have the San Francisco 49ers as favorites to beat the ‘underdog’ Baltimore Ravens in their upcoming clash of conference champions, but so where the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots when they took on the ‘underdog’ Ravens in each of the last two weeks and what did that get […] READ MORE
Tyler Hartmann Chooses Living a Dream Over Other Scholarship Offers
Tyler Hartmann, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound defensive lineman from Andover, will follow in the footsteps of his parents and play sports at Minnesota. Tyler Hartmann, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound defensive lineman from Andover, will follow in the footsteps of his parents and play sports at Minnesota. He decided to pass on other scholarship opportunities to become a […] READ MORE
Ben Holcomb to Bring Athleticism and Hard Work to Gophers Program
Jerry Kill places a lot of emphasis on his walk-on program and Holcomb has an opportunity to work towards a scholarship. Ben Holcomb, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound senior wide receiver/defensive back from Germantown (Wisc.) High, decided to become a preferred walk-on at Minnesota last week. GopherHole.com caught up with Germantown head coach Jake Davis to learn […] READ MORE
Andre McDonald Makes a Golden In-State Decision!!! He’s a Gopher!
McDonald fills out an outstanding in-state recruiting class for Jerry Kill and the Gophers!! Andre McDonald, a 6-foot-3 senior wide receiver from Hopkins, has committed to Minnesota. He made the announcement on KARE-11 this evening. McDonald picked the Golden Gophers over Vanderbilt and UCLA, a school that he visited this past weekend. McDonald caught […] READ MORE
Andre McDonald Talks About UCLA Visit, Gophers and Vandy
It’s down to Minnesota, UCLA and Vanderbilt for the highly touted Hopkins WR. Andre McDonald, a 6-foot-3 senior wide receiver from Hopkins, is visiting UCLA this weekend. The wideout recently visited Minnesota, a school who he had committed to in February and is also considering Vanderbilt, a school that he also committed to in September. […] READ MORE
Golden Gopher Football Unveils New Uniforms
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (1/20/12) – The University of Minnesota football team will have a new look when it takes the field for the 2012 season-opener Sept. 1 at UNLV’s Sam Boyd Stadium. The Gophers will be wearing newly-designed uniforms by Nike. The Gophers introduced their new uniforms Friday afternoon. The uniforms have been completely re-designed […] READ MORE