GopherHole.com Staff Picks – Week 1

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Gopher Football Over the course of the college football season, the GopherHole.com writers will be engaging in an intense battle to see who is the most intelligent (or luckiest) football fan of the bunch. Each week we will give our predictions for each Big Ten game along with a few national games. To make things […] READ MORE


Golden Nuggets

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Gopher Football FOOTBALL The high school season in Minnesota kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 1 with a big rivalry game with Wayzata hosting defending big school champion Minnetonka (the game will be televised on FSN). Elk River and Gopher recruit Justin Jensen will also play on the 1st as they host Andover. On Friday, Sept. […] READ MORE


2005 Running Backs Preview

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Gopher Football Minnesota has had some its most productive offenses in its history over the past two seasons, and the running backs have been a big reason why. This year should be no different, as Laurence Maroney leads a talented (but younger) group of Gopher running backs into 2005. If Maroney goes down, guys like […] READ MORE


Media Day Player Quotes – Part II

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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


2005 Defensive Backs Preview

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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


Media Day Player Quotes – Part I

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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


Media Day Notes

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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


2005 Offensive Line Preview

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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


2005 Wide Receivers Preview

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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


2005 Special Teams Preview

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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