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
Recruiting Articles
Q&A: Star Kicker Grant Ryerse Talks Prep Bowl, Recruitment by Gophers, Stanford, Michigan St and Others
Grant Ryerse, 6-foot-3, 220-pound junior kicker from East Ridge, already landed a scholarship offer from Minnesota as a sophomore. Ryerse has helped lead the Raptors to Friday’s Prep Bowl title game. Gopher Hole caught up with Ryerse Sunday to learn the latest on his recruitment and his current season. Gopher Hole: You advanced […] READ MORE
Tracy Claeys Named Head Football Coach at Minnesota!!
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
Q&A: Gary Trent Updates Recruitment: Gophers, Wildcats, Blue Devils, Spartans and More
Gary Trent Jr., a 6-foot-5, 180-pound junior guard from Apple Valley (MN) High, helped lead the Eagles to their second state title in three years as they defeated previously unbeaten Champlin Park 64-61 in the state title game as he finished with 15 points, nine rebounds and four steals. Trent Jr. paced the Eagles […] READ MORE
The Good, The Bad and The Interesting: The Season of Hope is Here Edition
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
Gophers Basketball Has Big Recruiting Weekend Hosting: Hurt Brothers, Reuvers, McCabe, Trapp and Kalscheur
Nathan Reuvers, a 6-foot-9 junior from Lakeville (MN) North, has emerged the past few months as one of the state’s top prospects in the Class of 2017. Minnesota will have several top football recruits as the football team faces the Associated Press’ #15 team Michigan for the Little Brown Jug at TCF Stadium at 6pm […] READ MORE
Golden Nuggets: Gophers Gear Up for Big Recruiting Weekend
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
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: Tre Jones Says U is “getting much better and they are getting great players to go there.”
Tre Jones, a 6-foot-2 sophomore point guard from Apple Valley (MN) High, paced the Eagles to a 30-2 mark as he averaged 8.2 points per game this past season as a freshman. Jones helped lead the Eagles to their second state title in three years as they defeated previously unbeaten Champlin Park 64-61 in the […] READ MORE
Q&A: Tyler Johnson on Committing to the U: “I just feel like it is a dream come true”
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