Brian Goblirsch leaves football program

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Gopher Football Brian Goblirsch, a redshirt sophomore offensive guard, has decided to leave the Gopher football program. Goblirsh is two semesters from graduating, and felt it was in his best interest to move on. With Brandon Harston’s eligibility expiring after this past season, depth at offensive guard was already going to be a little bit […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Penn State

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Penn State Nittany Lions When: 7:00 pm, March 2nd, 2005 Where: Bryce Jordan Center – State College, PA Television: Fox Sports North (tape delay at 9:30) A few weeks ago, I said that beating Northwestern was important because it would give the Gophers a little margin for error rather than […] READ MORE


2004 Football Season Recap: Quarterbacks

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Gopher Football This past season presented one of the more interesting quarterback situations you’ll ever see. It’s pretty rare to see a school that’s not on probation return only one quarterback to the roster, but that’s exactly what Minnesota was facing this year. Asad Abdul Khaliq and Benji Kamrath graduated, and two previous recruits who […] READ MORE


Seniors Lead Gophers to Emotional 65-57 Win

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Gopher Basketball It was a fitting end on Senior Night for the trio of departing Gophers, as Aaron Robinson, Brent Lawson and Jeff Hagen dug a little deeper and fought a little harder when Minnesota needed it most and in turn, gave the Gophers a huge 65-57 win Wednesday night at The Barn. From the […] READ MORE


2004 Football Season Recap: Offensive Line

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Gopher Football For the third year in a row, the Minnesota offensive line showed that it’s one of the top units in the conference. Greg Eslinger and Mark Setterstrom both returned for their third year as starters. Those two, along with senior Rian Melander, were honored with a vast amount of post-season recognition. Each of […] READ MORE


Gophers Trounce Badgers; Travel to Indiana

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Gopher Basketball Janel McCarville‘s last regular season game at Williams Arena was a memorable one. On Senior Day, the Gophers’ lone senior netted 33 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Gophers blasted the Badgers, 84-53, Sunday before a huge home crowd. The 15th-ranked Gophers (20-6, 10-4) notched their 4th straight 20-win season, shooting 62% […] READ MORE


Gophers Torched by MSU, Host Purdue Sunday

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Gopher Basketball The Gopher women’s basketball team suffered its worst home defeat of the Pam Borton era, with a 79-48 thrashing at the hands of No. 9 Michigan State Thursday. With hopes of a Big 10 title now in the rearview mirror, the Gophers hope to get back on track Sunday when they host Purdue. […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Northwestern

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Northwestern Wildcats When: 7:00 pm, February 9th, 2005 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: None (WCCO Radio) Ok, time to get back to business. Sure, Minnesota manhandled Wisconsin on Saturday, but that’s in the past. The more games the Gophers win and the closer they get to the Big […] READ MORE


2004 Season Recap: Recievers & Tight Ends

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Gopher Football With all the hype surrounding the Gopher running backs in the offseason, the opportunity was there for the Minnesota passing game to catch a few people off guard. As it turns out, it didn’t take very long at all for this to happen. In the first game of the year, Minnesota had 10 […] READ MORE


Grier and Gophers Get the Red Out

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Gopher Basketball This second half scoring stat says it all: Wisconsin 26 Vincent Grier 26. After a low-scoring first half that ended with a major drought, Vincent Grier caught fire, The Barn was finally back close to being The Barn of the good old days, and the Gophers got a very, very big win in […] READ MORE