Gophers Game Preview: Minnesota Hosts Red-Hot Wildcats in Big Ten West Showdown

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Northwestern (3-2 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) at Minnesota (4-1 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) Minneapolis, Minnesota – TCF Bank Stadium (52,525) Saturday 11:00 a.m. CT – BTN At the start of the season, few would have thought that one of the most intriguing Big Ten matchups this week would be Northwestern at Minnesota. With both teams […] READ MORE


After Helping Take Back the Jug, Gophers Secondary Continues to Impress

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At the start of the season, Minnesota’s secondary was expected by many to be one of the team’s weaker points by national pundits. With the loss of starting safety Brock Vereen, many media outlets thought that the secondary lacked experience, and BTN.com ranked the Gophers defensive backs 10th out of 14 conference teams. After a […] READ MORE


Pride on Ice Preview: The Gophers Open Ice Breaker Tournament Against Rival UMD

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PREGAME NOTES  Minnesota Duluth (0-0-0 overall, 0-0-0 NCHC) vs No. 1 Minnesota (0-0-0 overall, 0-0-0 Big Ten) Friday 1:00 p.m. CT – WatchND.TV   RPI (0-0-0 overall, 0-0-0 ECAC) at No. 13 Notre Dame (0-0-0 overall, 0-0-0 Hockey East) Friday 6:30 p.m. CT   Sunday 11:00 a.m. CT or 2:30 p.m. CT South Bend, Indiana […] READ MORE




Q&A: Prior Lake’s Alex Hart: “My heart is with the Gophers.”

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Alex Hart, a 6-foot-2 senior fullback/linebacker from Prior Lake, is one of the top players in Minnesota’s class of 2015. He is the younger brother of current Gopher redshirt freshman Nick.   Hart comes from an athletic family. His great uncle, Chuck Swanum, played football at Minnesota and his mother and father were former Golden […] READ MORE



Q&A: Eden Prairie RB Will Rains Talks Recruiting After Scoring 5 TDs in One Game

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Will Rains, a 5-foot-10, 202-pound running back from Eden Prairie (MN) High, was named to the Minneapolis StarTribune and KARE 11 Sports preseason All-Metro team and has had a great start to the season, living up to the pre-season expectations. Will Rains, a 5-foot-10, 202-pound running back from Eden Prairie (MN) High, was named to […] READ MORE