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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
Gopher Football GopherHole.com is pleased to kick off its coverage of the 2005 Gopher football season with a look at the Minnesota tight ends. When people think about the Gopher offense, the two things that come to mind are the great running backs and the great offensive line. But what often goes overlooked when it […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Check out the Illini Offense Here. Illinois Defense You could sum up the Illini defense of 2004 in one word: young. The Illini were so fresh last season that they finished 97th in the country in defense, ahead of only Indiana in the Big Ten. They will have 7 starters returning, and will […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Illinois Fighting Illini miss the Gophers this year, but that could be a blessing in disguise. Head coach Ron Zook comes in after an embattled tenure in Gainesville, but brings with him a history of great recruiting and creative passing attacks. Unfortunately for Florida fans, Zook wasn’t Steve Spurrier, but it won’t […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Check out Indiana’s offense Here. Indiana Defense Indiana’s defense was offensive last season, finishing 102nd in the nation against the pass and 99th against the run. Things should get better in 2005, with 9 starters returning and some new blood coming over from the offense. Led by stud linebacker Kyle Killion, the Hoosier […] READ MORE
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