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Gopher Football This season figures to be one of many changes for the Gopher secondary. There is a new coach, a new attitude, a couple of new starters, but maybe the biggest thing to look forward to are different coverage schemes. Considering all changes that are taking place, Dominic Jones and Jamal Harris will be […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Gophers head into 2006 with one of the best tight ends in the nation, senior Matt Spaeth. Possibly a first day draft pick next April, Spaeth has good receiving skills to go along with his dominating blocking. A question heading into the season though is who will be backing Spaeth up. Coach […] READ MORE
Gopher Football What could’ve been a dream scenario at running back turned into mere averageness when Laurence Maroney opted out early for NFL draft and Gary Russell did not make it back on the team because of academics. Those two players added to the group the Gophers will feature this year could’ve given them the […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Linebacker is a position the Gophers historically have struggled at, the last few years being no exception. Minnesota’s last All-Big Ten linebacker was Bruce Holmes in 1986, and it’s doubtful that streak will be broken this year. There is some good news on the horizon though as the Gophers have a new LB […] READ MORE
Gopher Football This season will be an interesting one on the defensive line for Minnesota. The line loses three of its four starters, returning only sophomore Steve Davis. The two tackles are undersized and inexperienced, and there isn’t a lot of depth at any spot. Carey Bailey will have his work cut out for him […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Believe it or not, the Gopher football team will kick off the 2006 season just about 10 weeks from now, which leaves GopherHole.com 9 weeks to preview each area of the team. This year we are going to build from the bottom up; previewing the units what we feel will be the weakest […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Both the state House of Representatives and Senate voted their overwhelming approval of the state’s contribution to the new on-campus football stadium. The House approved the bill by a 96-37 margin and the Senate voted for it by a 44-23 margin. The state will contribute $10.25 million a year for the next 25 […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Gophers held their annual spring game yesterday at the Metrodome, with the first stringers beating out the second stringers 42-3. GopherHole.com will take a quick look back at what happenened during the spring and where we go from here. Top Storylines INJURIES: Sadly, injuries may be the biggest news to come out […] READ MORE
Gopher Football By an overwhelming 73-vote margin, a 50% state contribution to the total cost of proposed Gopher football stadium was approved on the floor of the State House of Representatives. Also very encouraging was the fact that no amendments not supported by the U of Minnesota were added to the bill. This is the […] READ MORE
Gopher Football After a long series of testimony and debate in the House Capital Investment Committee today, a bill to help fund the proposed on-campus football stadium passed by a vote of 19-3. Only Phyllis Kahn, Alice Hausman and Jim Knoblach voted against the bill. Kahn and Hausman represent districts that cover the U of […] READ MORE