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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
The name that is being tossed around most for the Gophers job is Western Michigan’s young and energetic boat captain, PJ Fleck. He has been sensational at WMU most notably pulling in the MAC’s #1 recruiting class every year since 2013 even earning a Top 40 spot from 247Sports for his 2015 class which ranked […] READ MORE
Blaise Andries, a 6-foot-6, 295-pound senior offensive tackle from Marshall (MN) High, committed to Minnesota in April. Andries helped pace the Tigers to an 11-1 mark this year, losing to Benilde-St. Margaret’s 44-34 in the semifinals of the Class AAAA state tournament. Gopher Hole recently caught up with Andries to talk about the […] READ MORE
Minnesota (8-4 overall, 5-4 Big Ten) vs. Washington State (8-4 overall, 7-2 Pac-12) When: Tuesday, 6:00 p.m. CT – San Diego, Calif. Stadium: Qualcomm Stadium (70,561) TV/Radio: ESPN, KFAN 100.3 FM Coach: Mike Leach (5th season) Spread: Washington State -10, o/u: 61 INSIDE THE GAME Cougars at a Glance WSU and Minnesota have met five […] READ MORE
No. 11 Minnesota (7-5-2 overall, 1-1-0-0 B1G) vs. Michigan State (4-6-1 overall, 0-0-0-0 B1G) Date: Friday, Dec. 9, 2016 Location: Munn Ice Arena | East Lansing, Mich. Puck Drop: 5:33 p.m. CT TV: Big Ten Network Stream: BTN2Go Radio: 1500 ESPN, Gopher Radio Network Date: Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016 Location: Munn Ice Arena | East […] READ MORE