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Gopher Football First of all, I would like to say how happy I am to come back and write for GopherHole.com for a second straight year. The talk on the message boards and the enthusiasm that the fans here show is great to see, and I’m glad to be a part of it. As always, […] READ MORE
Gopher Football College football is back, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. As the Gophers embark on spring practice, quarterback Bryan Cupito and free safety John Pawielski talk about what they’ve learned in the past few months, as well as what kinds of things they’ll be working on this spring. Bryan Cupito […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Minnesota Senate State and Local Government Operations Committee approved the U of Minnesota Football Stadium Bill (SF0237) today. The bill now moves on to the Senate Finance Committee. Discussion on the bill was brief and mostly positive toward the bill. One of the bill’s sponsors Senator Geoff Michel made some opening comments […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Offense Defense Special Teams WIDE RECEIVER DEFENSIVE END PUNTER Jared Ellerson (6’1″ 200, Sr) Keith Lipka (6’3″ 260, Sr) Justin Kucek (6’0″ 180, Fr) Jakari Wallace (5’8″ 170, Sr) Pat McCarthy (6’0″ 240, Jr) Maurice Buchanan (6’3″ 255, Jr) PAT/FG TIGHT END John Scroggins (6’5″ 230, So) Jason Giannini (5’10” 180, Fr) Matt […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Glen Mason and the Minnesota Gophers officially opened spring practice today with a noontime press conference. Nothing too earth shattering was revealed, other than Mason’s announcement that Adam Ernst’s career as a Gopher player is over due to injury. Mason didn’t spent a lot of time talking about specific players or even positions, […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The unofficial start of the 2005 season gets going this Tuesday when the Minnesota Gopher football team opens spring practice. In writing this preview, I came to the conclusion that the Gophers are remarkably similar to where they were a year ago at this time. The running game looks to be in good […] READ MORE
Gopher Football 2004 will go down as another memorable year for the Gopher rushing attack. Despite the loss of star fullback Thomas Tapeh, the Minnesota ground game continued to pound on opponents this past season. The overall rushing totals were slightly down, but both Marion Barber and Laurence Maroney helped fill the void with improved […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The 2004 Gopher defensive line turned in a season that was eerily similar to the previous one. With the exception of Darrell Reid, the line really struggled to apply consistent pressure on the quarterback, and ultimately it led to more career best passing game from opposition quarterbacks. The rushing defense was also similar […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Brian Goblirsch, a redshirt sophomore offensive guard, has decided to leave the Gopher football program. Goblirsh is two semesters from graduating, and felt it was in his best interest to move on. With Brandon Harston’s eligibility expiring after this past season, depth at offensive guard was already going to be a little bit […] READ MORE
Gopher Football This past season presented one of the more interesting quarterback situations you’ll ever see. It’s pretty rare to see a school that’s not on probation return only one quarterback to the roster, but that’s exactly what Minnesota was facing this year. Asad Abdul Khaliq and Benji Kamrath graduated, and two previous recruits who […] READ MORE