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Johnson led the Polars past Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Tuesday and he finished with a very impressive six TDs, including three rushing and three passing. Tyler Johnson, a 6-foot-2, 179-pound rising senior from Minneapolis (MN) North who is one of the state’s top two-sport athletes, recently committed to Minnesota over offers from Iowa, Wisconsin and others, as well […] READ MORE
Things started well for Minnesota as the Gophers scored on their opening drive against Nebraska. Not much went right after that as the Huskers offense dominated Minnesota en route to a 48-25 victory. Defensive Struggles Minnesota’s vaunted defense looked human on Saturday – allowing 464 yards to the Nebraska offense. “Today we just didn’t make […] READ MORE
The finger pointing is already beginning in Lincoln, a mere 6 games into the Mike Riley era. A gut-wrenching Hail-Mary to BYU. A heart-breaking overtime loss at the hands of Miami. A last-minute pass to Illinois. A game-winning field goal to Wisconsin in the final seconds. The 2015 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team is handing out […] READ MORE
Nebraska (2-4 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) at Minnesota (4-2 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) When: Saturday, 2:30 p.m. CT – Minneapolis, Minn. Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium (52,525) TV/Radio: ESPN2, KFAN 100.3 Series: Minnesota leads the series 31-22-2 Last Meeting: November 22, 2014; Minnesota won 28-24 in Lincoln, Neb. Coach: Mike Riley (1st season, 2-4) National Championships: […] READ MORE
Minnesota (3-2 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) at Purdue (1-4 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) When: Saturday, 2:30 p.m. CT – West Lafayette, Ind. Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium (57,236) TV/Radio: ESPN, KFAN 100.3 Series: Minnesota leads the series 35-32-3 Last Meeting: October 18, 2014; Minnesota won 39-38 at TCF Bank Stadium Coach: Darrell Hazell (3rd season, 5-24) National […] READ MORE
Thomas Barber, a 6-foot-1, 230-pound linebacker from Robbinsdale (MN) Armstrong, committed to Minnesota in the spring, following in the footsteps of his football family. Barber is the son of former Gopher standout Marion Barber II and the younger brother of ex-Minnesota stars Marion III and Dom. Gopher Hole recently caught up with Barber […] READ MORE
Purdue Pete was quite shocked at the great Gopher catch. At the same time the Minnesota Gophers were getting beat Saturday afternoon by Northwestern’s unforgiving defense, the Purdue Boilermakers found themselves in a completely different situation. Purdue trailed then second-ranked Michigan St. 24-21 with just over a minute to play in regulation. Redshirt freshman […] READ MORE
Minnesota (3-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) at No. 16 Northwestern (4-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) When: Saturday, 11:00 a.m. CT – Evanston, Ill. Stadium: Ryan Field (47,130) TV/Radio: Big Ten Network, KFAN 100.3 Series: Minnesota leads the series 52-33-5 Last Meeting: October 11, 2014; Minnesota won 24-17 at TCF Bank Stadium Coach: Pat Fitzgerald (10th […] READ MORE
The Minnesota Golden Gophers will open up Big Ten conference play this Saturday when they face the undefeated Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field. Northwestern is one of the biggest surprises so far this season, beating respectable programs in Stanford and Duke with a redshirt freshman quarterback and an intimidating defense. Defense on the Rise […] READ MORE
It was a career passing day for Gophers Mitch Leidner against Ohio. The circumstances may be extremely different, but the Golden Gophers’ record (3-1) resembles what many fans and analysts predicted it to be at this point. Minnesota narrowly defeated the Ohio Bobcats 27-24 on Saturday in front of an announced sellout homecoming crowd at […] READ MORE