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North Star College Cup Presented by TRIA Orthopedic Center Location: Xcel Energy Center | St. Paul, Minn. Dates: Friday, Jan. 27-Saturday, Jan. 28 Game One: St. Cloud State (Visitor) vs. Bemidji State (Home) Date: Friday, Jan. 27 Puck Drop: 4:05 p.m. CT Game Two: Minnesota (Visitor) vs. Minnesota Duluth (Home) Date: Friday, Jan. 27 Puck […] READ MORE
Trent Guthrie, a 6-foot-2, 210-pound linebacker from Northville (MI) High, switched his commitment from Western Michigan to Minnesota to follow head coach P.J. Fleck. Guthrie helped lead Northville to a 7-3 record, winning the KLAA’s Central Division and earning a Division I state playoff berth. He had 62 tackles with eight sacks. Guthrie […] READ MORE
No. 7 Minnesota (13-5-2 overall, 5-1-0 Big Ten) vs. Wisconsin (10-7-1 overall, 3-1-0 Big Ten) Date: Friday, Jan. 20, 2017 Location: Kohl Center | Madison, Wis. Puck Drop: 7:05 p.m. CT TV: FOX Sports North Stream: BTN2Go, FOX Sports Go Radio: 1500 ESPN, Gopher Radio Network Date: Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 Location: Kohl Center | […] READ MORE
Tanner Morgan, a 6-foot-2, 204-pound quarterback from Union (KY) Ryle, switched his commitment from Western Michigan to Minnesota to follow head coach P.J. Fleck. Morgan graduated early to enroll in Minnesota and will participate in spring practice with the Gophers. Morgan helped lead Raiders to a 12-1 mark, losing to Scott County 42-40 in […] READ MORE
Kyle Sassack, a 6-foot-7, 285-pound offensive tackle from Pontiac (MI) Notre Dame Prep, switched his commitment last Sunday from Western Michigan to Minnesota to follow head coach P.J. Fleck. Sassack helped lead the Fighting Irish to a 4-5 record this season after finishing 8-3 in his junior year. Gopher Hole caught up with […] READ MORE
Nate Umlor, a 6-foot-5, 258-pound defensive end/tight end from Allendale (MI) High, switched his commitment Sunday from Western Michigan to Minnesota to follow head coach P.J. Fleck. Umlor helped lead the Falcons to a 8-3 record, losing to eventual state champion Catholic Central 38-7 in the second round of the Division 4 Michigan state […] READ MORE
Michigan (8-9-1 overall, 1-3-0 Big Ten) vs. No. 9 Minnesota (11-5-2 overall, 3-1-0 Big Ten) Date: Friday, Jan. 13, 2016 Location: Mariucci Arena | Minneapolis, Minn. Puck Drop: 8:03 p.m. CT TV: Big Ten Network Stream: BTN2Go Radio: 1500 ESPN, Gopher Radio Network Date: Saturday, Jan. 14, 2016 Location: Mariucci Arena | Minneapolis, Minn. Puck […] READ MORE
Chris Bell, a 6-foot-1, 189-pound wide receiver from Kankakee (IL) Bishop McNamara, was one of six players who switched his commitment Friday from Western Michigan to Minnesota to follow head coach P.J. Fleck. Gopher Hole caught up with Bell to learn the latest on his decision to become a Golden Gopher Gopher Hole: […] READ MORE
John Michael Schmitz, a 6-foot-4, 285-pound offensive lineman from Homewood Flossmoor, switched his commitment Friday from Western Michigan to Minnesota to follow head coach P.J. Fleck. He was a two-year starting left tackle, who helped his team average over 40 points a game and finished 20-3 the past two years. Gopher Hole caught up […] READ MORE
University of Minnesota Athletics Director Mark Coyle announced today that P.J. (Philip John) Fleck has been named head football coach at the University of Minnesota. The University and Fleck have agreed to a five-year term. Fleck comes to Minnesota after spending four years as the head coach at Western Michigan, where he was 30-22 […] READ MORE