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The Minnesota Golden Gophers have built their offense around one of the top rushing duos in college football. A two-headed attack featuring Rodney Smith and Shannon Brooks provides the Gophers with a huge threat in Kirk Ciarrocca’s offense. Despite limited passing success over the last few seasons, the Gophers have continued to run the ball effectively. Smith […] READ MORE
Brevyn Spann-Ford, a 6-foot-7, 235-pound junior wide receiver from St. Cloud (MN) Tech, is one of the top multi-sport athletes in the Class of 2018. Spann-Ford helped lead the Tigers to a 9-1 record last season, losing to St. Michael Albertville 31-7 in the second round of the playoffs. He caught a team-high 62 […] READ MORE
The most anticipated battle on the Gopher football team will be for the starting quarterback job. With redshirt sophomore Demry Croft and fifth-year senior Conor Rhoda in a competition for the starting duties, the Gophers will have a new sheriff in charge this fall. With offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca’s offense being installed, it’s the perfect time […] READ MORE
The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers are part of the Big Ten Conference in college football. One of the oldest teams in college football, the Gophers have won a total of 18 conference titles. However, the last one was in 1967, 50 years ago. Even with this long drought, fans are still wondering if this […] READ MORE
Gerone Hamilton Jr., a 6-foot-5, 245-pound junior offensive tackle from Richfield (MN) Academy of Holy Angels High, visited Minnesota recently for their Junior Day. Hamilton Jr. also plays defensive tackle and end for the Stars and is a long snapper for punts and field goals. He helped lead the Stars to a 4-6 record, […] READ MORE
By: Daniel House Photos provided by the Najarian family The crickets chirp as options trader Pete Najarian adjusts his long locks of hair and tosses bags into the car. It’s 5 a.m. and Najarian is preparing to make his weekly trip to New York. He grabs his phone, checks the stock market, and gets in the […] READ MORE
Tyler Endres, a 6-foot-6, 285 sophomore pound offensive tackle from Norwalk (IA) High, visited Minnesota recently for their Junior Day. He picked up his third offer from the Gophers to go along with previous offers from Iowa and Iowa State. Gopher Hole recently caught up with Endres to learn more about his Minnesota visit […] READ MORE
After having Sunday off last week for Easter, P.J. Fleck returned to the Sports Huddle. The P.J. Fleck was taped and all of the questions raised were by Sid Hartman. 1) In the first question, Sid wanted to know how the shortage of offensive linemen hurt the team in spring ball: Fleck replied, “We know […] READ MORE
John Olmstead, a 6-foot-6, 290-pound offensive tackle from Metuchen (NJ) St. Joseph’s, recently received a Minnesota offer when visiting the school. Olmstead is considered one of the nation’s offensive lineman in the Class of 2019 and has become a recruiting priority for most of the Big Ten schools. Gopher Hole recently caught up […] READ MORE
The Minnesota Golden Gophers wrapped up spring practices with the first spring game under new head coach P.J. Fleck. With a well-attended crowd on hand, the game ended with a 42-40 score. The game featured frequent breaks to rest the five offensive lineman, but the group held up for the duration of the game. Quarterback […] READ MORE