Gophers Game Preview: Getting Axe Back to Minnesota No. 1 Priority

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Wisconsin (8-3 overall, 5-2 Big Ten) at Minnesota (5-6 overall, 2-5 Big Ten) When: Saturday, 2:30 p.m. CT – Minneapolis, Minn. Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium (52,525) TV/Radio: BTN, KFAN 100.3 Series: Minnesota leads the series 59-57-8 Last Meeting: November 29, 2014; Wisconsin won 34-24 in Madison, Wisc. Coach: Paul Chryst (1st season, 8-3) National Championships: […] READ MORE



Tracy Claeys Named Head Football Coach at Minnesota!!

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The following press release was distributed by GopherSports: University of Minnesota Interim Athletics Director Beth Goetz announced today that the University andTracy Claeys have signed a three-year contract to make Claeys the head coach of the Golden Gopher football program.  Claeys succeeds his good friend Jerry Kill, who resigned his position on Oct. 28, 2015, due to […] READ MORE



The Good, The Bad and The Interesting: The Season of Hope is Here Edition

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Say what you will about the actual talent on the Gophers roster this year, but even with a huge amount of attrition from last season’s team, Richard Pitino is delivering when it comes to recruiting. Hey, we’re back! After another can’t-make-it-up offseason (as if there’s there any other with the program), we head into the […] READ MORE



Golden Nuggets: Gophers Gear Up for Big Recruiting Weekend

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Minnesota Gopher fans had been long pointing to this upcoming weekend as one of the most important contests in recent memory. The football team faces the Associated Press’ #15 team Michigan for the Little Brown Jug at TCF Stadium at 6 o’clock on Halloween night.   Gopher fans were hoping that they would have plenty […] READ MORE


Saturday Night Lights: Gophers Look to Retain Jug For Kill

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Following Wednesday morning’s announcement that beloved head coach Jerry Kill would retire immediately due to health reasons, it seemed surreal to think the Gophers still had a game to play on Saturday. The upcoming game against No. 15 Michigan was set to be a difficult matchup, even more so now without the team’s devoted leader […] READ MORE



Q&A: Tyler Johnson on Committing to the U: “I just feel like it is a dream come true”

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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