Gophers come up short in upset bid against Cal, lose 35-21

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Gopher Football The Gophers suffered their first loss of the season Saturday to California, 35-21. Cal got off to a quick start; building a 14-0 lead, but the Gophers fought back and played toe-to-toe with Cal for the next three quarters, eventually tying the game at 21-21. It wasn’t until Cal scored two late TDs […] READ MORE


Nate Triplett honored to be playing football for the Gophers

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Gopher Football Last week at this time Gopher linebacker Nate Triplett was just another obscure Gopher linebacker to many, but his huge performance against Air Force and subsequent National Defensive Player of the Week award suddenly thrust him into the national spotlight. GopherHole caught up with Triplett this week where he talked about how he’s […] READ MORE


Gophers and Bears Hope for Golden Saturday

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Gopher Football The last time the Minnesota Gophers beat a top-10 team at home not one current player was born. It was 1977 against Michigan. Before that, we have to go way back to 1961. Head coach Tim Brewster has a chance to get his first signature win (Illinois last year doesn’t count) No. 8 […] READ MORE


Gophers Turn it on in the 4th, Top Air Force 20-13

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Gopher Football After being outplayed for three quarters, the Minnesota Gophers turned in a dominating fourth quarter performance to defeat Air Force, 20-13. After scoring only 3 points through the first three quarters, the Gopher offense finally found itself, scoring a TD two minutes into the fourth. Shortly after that, Nate Triplett returned an Air […] READ MORE


TCF Bank Stadium Inaugural Game Ceremonies Begin Friday

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Gopher Football Numerous ceremonies and events to commemorate the opening of TCF Bank Stadium are on tap, beginning Friday and running all the way through halftime of the contest between Minnesota and the United States Air Force Academy. The festivities begin Friday night with a dedication ceremony for the Veterans Tribute at TCF Bank Stadium. […] READ MORE


Dan Barreiro, Paul Allen, Matt Thomas and Joe Schmit Comment on TCF Bank Stadium

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Gopher Football In our seemingly never-ending effort to deliver to you Gophers/TCF Bank Stadium coverage that is second to none, we elicited help from some of the foremost media authorities in town. OK, we got who we could. Below is analysis from local media members about the impact of TCF Bank Stadium from their perspective, […] READ MORE


Tim Brewster Press Conference Notes

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Gopher Football Coach Tim Brewster addressed the media today as the Gopher football team gets ready to open 2009 fall practice. Brewster spent much of his opening statement talking about what a top-notch facility TCF Bank Stadium is, and how excited he is to be playing there. Brewster said that Adam Weber continues to improve […] READ MORE


2009 Gophers Football: Post-Spring Schedule Breakdown

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Gopher Football Homer Star Tribune columnist Sid Hartman penned in late April…if you want my observation of how good the Gophers football team will be, I’d say that it will be much improved in personnel over the 2008 team, but it is too bad that this current group could not have played the 2008 schedule. […] READ MORE


Stoudermire, Gray Star in 2009 Gopher Spring Game

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Gopher Football Troy Stoudermire accounted for 274 all-purpose yards and a touchdown and MarQueis Gray connected on two touchdown passes with Brodrick Smith to lead the Gophers this afternoon in Minnesota’s annual Spring Game. An overflow crowd of more than 7,700 fans showed up at O’Shaughnessy Stadium on the campus of the University of St. […] READ MORE


Big Ten Network Announces 2009 Primetime Football Schedule

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Gopher Football Big Ten Network Announces 2009 Primetime Football ScheduleNetwork to televise eight Big Ten games under the lights CHICAGO ““ The Big Ten Network’s eight-game, 2009 primetime football schedule will feature the grand opening of Minnesota’s brand-new TCF Bank Stadium, the first-ever Thursday night game at Indiana’s newly renovated Memorial Stadium, and Wisconsin’s season […] READ MORE