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Gopher Football The 2005 football season is fast approaching and the players have returned to the practice field. John Shevlin, John Pawielski, Mark Losli and Kyle McKenzie share their thoughts the upcoming season, the brutal Big Ten schedule, and what they’ve done in the off season to improve. John Shevlin – On how his bowl […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Gopher defensive secondary will have somewhat of an interesting look this season. There will be a former walkon, a couple of former linebackers, a couple of untested sophomores and maybe even a true freshman in the mix. All of these players will attempt to mesh into a unit under the guidance of […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The 2005 football season is fast approaching and the players have returned to the practice field. Bryan Cupito, Mark Setterstrom and Ernie Wheelright share their thoughts the upcoming season, the brutal Big Ten schedule, and what they’ve done in the off season to improve. The 2005 football season is fast approaching and the […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Minnesota Gopher football team opened fall practice today when coach Glen Mason addressed the media. This season is Mason’s 9th year as Gopher head coach, and his 20th season overall. Minnesota returns 15 of 22 starters from a team that went 7-5 a year ago. Here is a summary of Mason’s comments […] READ MORE
Gopher Football In thinking about what I was going to write in this preview, I went back and reviewed this same article from last summer. When I finished, it dawned on me that I may not even need to write another preview, I could just print the same thing change a few names! The reason […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Ernie Wheelwright caught the attention of the nation last year with his 21 yard per catch average, 7 TD’s and acrobatic circus catch in the season opener against Toledo. Heading into his sophomore season, Wheelwright headlines a Gopher receiving corps that head coach Glen Mason calls his best so far at Minnesota. If […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Minnesota heads into 2005 with the unenviable situation of having two freshman kickers to rely on. Depending on how the games shake out, their development during the course of the season could make the difference of a couple extra wins instead of a couple losses. Both Jason Giannini and Justin Kucek are solid […] READ MORE
Gopher Football “Pressure” is the key word for the Gopher defensive line this season. The four projected starters give the Gophers a lot of beef and what should be good run stopping ability, but pressuring the quarterback is something that the returning player have been lacking in. Defensive improvment is a team effort, but if […] READ MORE
Gopher Football As what seems to be the cast every season, Minnesota enters 2005 with outstanding potential on offense. The running gave is proven and returns the majority of its parts, all the best wide receivers return, all of the tight end returns, and the quarterback returns. While the running game has proven itself, the […] READ MORE
Gopher Football In Iowa City, things have been going very well. So well, in fact, that the Hawkeyes are now in the oh-so-hard-to-break-into upper echelon of the Big Ten and should be year after year. Every season it seems the Hawkeyes come in ranked too low, and head coach Kirk Ferentz finds a way to […] READ MORE