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Below are notes from today’s press conference in advance of the season opener vs TCU. Jerry Kill: • It’s been a hard camp, the kids have been great. We open against the #2 team in the country, so we’ll find out where we’re at in a hurry. • It soaked into our players as soon […] READ MORE
The Horned Frogs are coached by Gary Patterson. In 14 full seasons, he has posted a 132-44 record, including 12 bowl game appearances and eight bowl wins. Not too shabby. We’ve heard it countless times by now: The Minnesota Gophers will open their 2015 campaign on September 3 against the 2nd ranked Texas Christian University […] READ MORE
Eden Prairie defeated Totino-Grace 38-20 Saturday. Eden Prairie hasn’t lost a game since 2012. Minnesota has nine in-state football commits with eight of them playing this year, and they finished 6-2 in their respective season openers. The group is part of an extremely strong local Class of 2016. Periodically, we will look at the newest […] READ MORE
Cory Dixon, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound senior running back/linebacker from Minneapolis (MN) Henry, attended the Minnesota summer football camp. Dixon is a two-sport standout who helped lead the Patiots to a 4-5 mark last season, losing to Breck 39-20 in the second round of the playoffs. Dixon rushed 102 times for 777 yards last […] READ MORE
Kamal Martin, a 6-foot-3, 211-pound quarterback from Burnsville (MN) High, recently committed to Minnesota after previously verballing to Eastern Michigan. Martin helped lead the Blaze to a 4-6 mark last season, losing to eventual state champion Eden Prairie 34-14 in the second round of the Class 6A playoffs. Gopher Hole recently caught up […] READ MORE
Redshirt sophomore linebacker Cody Poock picked off backup quarterback Chris Streveler by jumping an inside slant route. The speedy Poock went untouched as he ran over 30 yards to the endzone. If you weren’t able to make it to Saturday’s scrimmage at Concordia University in St. Paul (hopefully you were located in an air-conditioned building), […] READ MORE
Despite the steamy weather in Minneapolis on Friday morning, the Gophers held a shortened, well-orchestrated practice at the Bierman Field Athletic Building. The practice served as the final tune-up prior to Saturday’s full contact scrimmage. Here are some notes and highlights: -During kickoff drills, numerous players saw reps as returner. Among them were: KJ […] READ MORE
If you enjoy betting on college football teams, you may have a common problem on your hands. The problem is this: do you start betting early in the season on your favorite college football teams? Or do you wait until later in the season to start placing your bets? Right now, we are just recently […] READ MORE
The Minnesota Gophers took the field Tuesday morning for their fifth fall practice. After players stretched and ran through calisthenics to Justin Moore’s “Small Town USA” and Luke Bryan’s “Kick The Dust Up,” drills began. Here are some reflections and insights from the day: -There was a formal, organized manner to practice. Players were […] READ MORE
