Texas OT Alex Mayes on Minnesota: “They are my number one.”

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Alex Mayes, a 6-foot-4 ½, 286-pound senior-to-be offensive tackle from Van Alstyne, Texas, made his second trip to Minnesota for the Gopher football camp this past Sunday. Alex Mayes, a 6-foot-4 ½, 286-pound senior-to-be  offensive tackle from Van Alstyne, Texas, made his second trip to Minnesota for the Gopher football camp this past Sunday. Mayes […] READ MORE


Osseo RB Bridge Tusler: “I want to be a Gopher”

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Bridge Tusler, a 5-foot-11 junior running back from Osseo, is one of the state’s top two-sport athletes.   Tusler helped lead the Orioles to a 9-2 mark, losing in the section final to then number-one ranked Wayzata.   He was also a standout on the hardwood as he helped leda Osseo to a 49-47 victory […] READ MORE


Matt Leidner on Playing with his Brother at the U: “That would be a dream school to play with Mitch.”

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Matt Leidner, a junior offensive lineman from Lakeville South, helped lead the Cougars to a 7-3 mark last season. He is the younger brother of current Gopher quarterback Mitch Leidner and has attended several Minnesota spring football practices to watch his older sibling.   Leidner is getting looks from several schools, including Minnesota and he […] READ MORE


Norwood Teague named finalist as Gophers Director of Athletics

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Norwood Teague shaking hands with popular coach Shaka Smart who Teague hired and has managed to keep after two very succesful post-season runs. University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler has announced Norwood Teague as the finalist for the university’s director of athletics position. Teague is currently the director of athletics for Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) […] READ MORE


Gophers Spring Game Recap: Team Maroon Get a 3-0 Win

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Fans of defensive football were all smiles Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium as Minnesota wrapped up its 2012 spring with the annual Maroon and Gold game. A lone 21-yard field goal from Chris Hawthorne proved to be the difference as the Maroon eked out 3-0 win in a shortened spring game that featured a running […] READ MORE



Hayden Biegel Has a Badger in His Family, but Could Gophers be in His Future?

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Hayden Biegel, a 6-foot-6, 243-pound junior offensive tackle from Wisconsin Rapids (WI) Lincoln, recently attended a Gopher spring football practice. He has received three scholarship offers and is getting recruiting interest from Minnesota. GopherHole.com recently caught up with Biegel to learn the latest on his recruitment.   Biegel helped lead the Red Raiders to a […] READ MORE


Gray, Kill, Others Comment on Gary Tinsley’s Passing

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Former Gopher linebacker Gary Tinsley was found unresponsive this morning, and was prounded dead after efforts to revive him were not successful.  Foul play is not suspected.  Here are the notes from the press conference. Everyone was visually torn apart, and could hardly choke back the tears. Such a sad, sad, day. On Gary Tinsley […] READ MORE