News, Notes, Tid-Bits and Quotes from Gophers Dominating Win Over Purdue

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Michael Carter had the defensive play of the game with the second half pick-six. SERIES NOTES • Today’s game was the sixty-ninth all-time against Purdue, with the Gophers leading the series, 34-32-3. • Purdue won nine of ten in the series during 1996-2007, but Minnesota is 3-2 during the past five seasons. • The Golden […] READ MORE



Gophers Hockey Commit Jack Glover Says Playing for the U Has Always Been a Dream

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The Gopher Hockey Team recently received news that Jack Glover, a 6-2 170 pound right-handed defenseman from Golden Valley, Minnesota has committed to the Gophers. The Gopher Hockey Team recently received news that Jack Glover, a 6-2 170 pound right-handed defenseman from Golden Valley, Minnesota has committed to the Gophers. As a sophomore this past […] READ MORE


Jerry Kill Previews Saturday’s Game Against Purdue

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Jerry Kill hopes the Gophers 0-3 start in Big Ten play turns around on Saturday when the U hosts Purdue. Coach Kill met with the media today to preview this weekend’s game against Purdue. You can read a few of the highlights from his press conference below. On Purdue… “Coach said at the beginning of […] READ MORE


Five Things You Need To Know: Gophers Host Purdue

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The Gophers lead the all-time series against the Boilermakers 33-32-3. Five Things You Need To Know 1. Minnesota welcomes Purdue to TCF?Bank Stadium on Saturday. The Gophers lead the all-time series against the Boilermakers 33-32-3. Purdue won seven straight in the series from 1996-2002, but the teams are 2-2 in their last four games. The […] READ MORE


Junior LB Austin Roberts on U: “They really loved me at camp and I love the campus.”

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Rorberts attended the Gophers home opener vs. New Hampshire. Austin Roberts, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound junior linebacker from Rice Lake (WI) High, was a second team All-Big Rivers Conference team selection last year as a sophomore. Roberts, who has helped lead the Warriors to a 4-3 start, attended the Minnesota home opener versus New Hampshire. Gopher […] READ MORE



Getting to Know Gophers Goalie Michael Shibrowski – Extensive Q&A

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Michael Shibrowski got the season started right as he led the Gophers from the net in the team’s season opening 5-1. It’s long been rumored that you have to be nuttier than squirrel turds to be a hockey goalie. After all, your job is to get in the way of a hard piece of rubber […] READ MORE


Gophers Recruit Malik Rucker on the U: They are showing me a lot (of love)

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Despite “committing” to Iowa, Rucker continues to take recruiting visits and talk with coaches. Malik Rucker, a 6-foot, 170-pound senior defensive back from Robbinsdale Cooper, is one of the top defensive players from the Class of 2013 in the state. Rucker, who committed to Iowa this summer, attended the Minnesota-Northwestern this past weekend and filled […] READ MORE


Chad Fahning: A lot of people in Minn grow up as Badgers or Hawkeye fans. I was always a Gopher.

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Fahning has received a preferred walk-on opportunity with Minnesota with eight scholarship offers to date. Chad Fahning, a 6-foot-7, 275-pound senior tackle from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, was a preseason All- Metro selection. Fahning has received a preferred walk-on opportunity with Minnesota with eight scholarship offers to date. GopherHole.com caught up with Fahning recently to learn […] READ MORE