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Gopher Football Minnesota goes on the road for the first time in Big Ten play this season when they travel to Ann Arbor, MI to take on the Michigan Wolverines. The Gophers are coming off a lackluster 16-7 victory over Penn State, while Michigan is coming off a 35-14 victory over Indiana. We all know […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Minnesota avoided the dreaded “œletdown” bug on Saturday with its 16-7 victory over Penn State. It wasn’t pretty, but any win is a good win, especially when it happens between the big victory over Northwestern and the impending battle this Saturday at Michigan. The defense continued to show improvement by holding a Big […] READ MORE
Gopher Football It was a defensive battle all the way. The Gophers took an early 3-0 lead after they fooled Penn State like they did last year by kicking an onside kick to open the game. Glen Mason and Joe Paterno, along with a certain senior sports writer, had at least a 10 minute chat […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Penn State offense is coming off an anemic performance vs. Wisconsin last week. The Lions could muster only 3 points off the tough Badger defense. Of the problems for Penn State in that game were injuries to their first and second string quarterbacks. Meanwhile, the Gophers are coming off perhaps their most […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Governor’s Bell will be at stake this weekend when the Minnesota Golden Gophers host the Nittany Lions of Penn State. This game features the two winningest active coaches in the Big Ten in Joe Paterno and Glen Mason. Minnesota is looking for its fourth consecutive win versus Penn State, something that would’ve […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Minnesota dispatched of a potent Northwestern offense in surprisingly easy style Saturday night. Led by a great game from the Gopher cornerbacks, the defense held the Wildcats to 10 points and only 267 yards. The offense wasn’t too shabby either, showing off their balance again with another 200 yard passing & rushing effort. […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Northwestern defense held firm early against the Gopher running game, celebrating every stop. Then Laurence Maroney broke free for a 50-yard touchdown on the Gophers’ second possession. The Wildcat defense looked whipped from then on. Maroney led all rushers with 145 yards. Offensively a couple of workhorses, the tight end and fullback, […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The last time Northwestern came to the Dome, Minnesota won in a 45-42 shootout. The time before that, the Wildcats pulled off an amazing, come-from-behind, 41-35 win in a game that has been replayed more than once on the ESPN Classic network. That game, now known as “Victory Right” (the name of the […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The 109th season of Big Ten play kicks off for the Gophers this Saturday as the Wildcats of Northwestern University visit the Metrodome. The Minnesota-Northwestern series has been an entertaining one over the past few years, with each team winning two of the last four, one at home and one away. Northwestern picked […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Minnesota entered the game with Colorado State with a few questions on their hands. Were they the team that whipped Toledo, or were they the team the lacked focused and struggled with Illinois State? For the most part, the Gophers got back to ‘Toledo’ form and set a nice tone heading into the […] READ MORE