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Gopher Football There was a good deal of learning taking place in the Gibson-Nagurksi Football Complex Friday. After watching film from Thursday’s workout, head coach Jerry Kill learned that his new team actually looked a little bit better than what his initial reaction was after the first spring workout. “After watching yesterday’s film, the kids […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Students at the University of Minnesota arrived back on campus earlier this week after Spring Break. Many of those students came back with suntans and stories of sandy beaches, hot temperatures and hotter parties. Golden Gopher football players Brandon Kirksey and D.L. Wilhite also took a trip for Spring Break. They also came […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The University of Minnesota football team opened spring practice Thursday afternoon at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex indoor facility. There was a great deal of learning, a great deal of work and a great deal of learning how to work going on for the Gophers. “The kids were trying to do what we asked […] READ MORE
Gopher Football New Minnesota head football coach Jerry Kill is determined to leave his imprint on the program, repeatedly planting his thumb on the podium at Wednesday’s pre-spring press conference as if trying to engrave his fingerprint there. “We want to teach our kids what I call the Minnesota way,” Kill said. “We’re going to […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Legendary University of Minnesota football coach Murray Warmath passed away Wednesday at age 98 in Bloomington, Minn. Warmath led the Golden Gophers to a national championship and went to two Rose Bowls during his 18-year tenure with Minnesota. Warmath had been a resident at Friendship Village, a retirement community, for the past eight […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The University of Minnesota football program has had three different head coaches since Matt Spaeth played his last game for the Golden Gophers. But one thing hasn’t changed in that span of time – the Gophers’ commitment to community service. Spaeth was part of a group of two current U of M football […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Former University of Minnesota fullback Justin Valentine continues to position himself as a future NCAA head coach. The 2008 graduate currently works as the running backs coach for Texas A&M-Commerce University, but more recently, he was able to begin networking skills at the NCAA Future Coaches Academy in Orlando, Fla. The Future Coaches […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The University of Minnesota football team will work hard and be fundamentally sound under the new coaching regime. Those were two of the big takeaways Thursday, when defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys spoke to the CORES (Coaches, Officials, Reporters, Educators and Sports Fans) group that met at the Bloomington Knights of Columbus hall. Claeys […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Monday night brought an entirely new crowd to TCF Bank Stadium. The game of football was still being played, but rather than usual maroon and gold of the Gophers, the playing field was filled the home team featuring purple, gold and white as the Minnesota Vikings hosted the Chicago Bears. Although the combined […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The recent hiring of Gopher coach Jerry Kill was a process full of twists and turns, rumors and speculation. It also brought some interesting plots including the public feuding between a group of former Gopher football players and school administration. Nowhere was this more intense and odd than former Gopher punter Adam Kelly […] READ MORE