The Good, The Bad and The Interesting: The Gophers 2014 Recruiting Class Edition

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Forward Josh Martin chose the Gophers over offers from Pitt, Oklahoma State, Florida State and others. Ahhh, National Signing Day. Where the grass always looks slightly less brown, the sky is marginally less cloudy and it seems just a few degrees warmer outside. Signing Day for the Gophers in recent years has been hit and […] READ MORE



Q&A: Maple Grove FB Tyler Coyne Targeting PWO Opportunity with Gophers

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Coyne hopes to follow his brother and become a Gopher athlete. Tyler Coyne, a 6-1, 220-pound senior fullback from Maple Grove (MN) High, has been one of the key reasons for the Crimson’s surprising season this year as they were a number two seed before losing to Roseville in the Class 6A state tournament last […] READ MORE



Q&A: Sophomore QB Seth Green Talks Gophers, Father Played at the U

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Gophers fans would love it if Green followed his father’s footsteps and played at the U. Seth Green, a Class of 2016 6-2, 190-pound quarterback from East Ridge, received a scholarship offer from Minnesota in June after a strong showing at the Golden Gopher football camp. He followed up the Gophers offer with an offer […] READ MORE



Road to Selection Sunday: Pitino Era Begins, Predictions, Tid-Bits & Much More

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STADIUM VILLAGE, MINN. — There’s something special going on with the Gopher football team, so college basketball junkies consider yourself excused to set aside 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Saturday’s gridiron tilt vs. Penn State at TCF Bank Stadium. That said, before and after (mostly before) the Kill/Claeys Gophers continue their quest to remain in the Legends Division race, don’t […] READ MORE



News, Notes, Tid-Bits and Quotes: Gophers Remain Focused Despite Recent Success

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Following an impressive 42-39 victory at Indiana, the Gophers celebrated the victory but got back to work this week to prepare for Penn State. On Tuesday, Tracy Claeys fielded questions on the Big Ten conference call while Jerry Kill spoke with the local media at his weekly press conference.   Gophers Improving During Kill’s tenure, […] READ MORE


Q&A: Gopher PG DeAndre Mathieu on Path to Minnesota, and 3-Inch Height Discrepancy

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Mathieu (#4) says new teammates Malik Smith (#30) and McNeil (#5) are the two funniest guys on the team. (photo courtesy of Pionner Press) When Coach Richard Pitino arrived on campus, he immediately began recruiting guards that could help this season. One of his first calls was to junior college point guard DeAndre Mathieu. The […] READ MORE