Recent Articles
Q&A: Now Officially in High School, Matthew Hurt Talks Recruiting and Recent Visit at Gophers Football Game
Matthew Hurt, a 6-foot-8 freshman forward from Rochester (MN) John Marshall, is considered Minnesota’s top player in the Class of 2019. Hurt comes from a basketball family. His older brother, Michael, is a Minnesota Gopher commit and is ranked as the number two senior in the state. Matthew Hurt averaged 15.2 points and […] READ MORE
Young Purdue Team Awaits Minnesota Gophers
Purdue Pete was quite shocked at the great Gopher catch. At the same time the Minnesota Gophers were getting beat Saturday afternoon by Northwestern’s unforgiving defense, the Purdue Boilermakers found themselves in a completely different situation. Purdue trailed then second-ranked Michigan St. 24-21 with just over a minute to play in regulation. Redshirt freshman […] READ MORE
Q&A: Gophers Pitino and Johnson Make Recent Visits to Watch Lakeville North’s Nathan Reuvers
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. Reuvers only averaged 6.5 points per game as a sophomore, but stepped up his play in the Class AAAA state tournament when senior Connor Flack was sidelined with […] READ MORE
Exceptional Northwestern Defense Will Provide Challenge for Minnesota
The Minnesota Golden Gophers will open up Big Ten conference play this Saturday when they face the undefeated Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field. Northwestern is one of the biggest surprises so far this season, beating respectable programs in Stanford and Duke with a redshirt freshman quarterback and an intimidating defense. Defense on the Rise […] READ MORE
Gophers Game Preview: Stingy, Disciplined Wildcats Await Minnesota in Evanston
Minnesota (3-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) at No. 16 Northwestern (4-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) When: Saturday, 11:00 a.m. CT – Evanston, Ill. Stadium: Ryan Field (47,130) TV/Radio: Big Ten Network, KFAN 100.3 Series: Minnesota leads the series 52-33-5 Last Meeting: October 11, 2014; Minnesota won 24-17 at TCF Bank Stadium Coach: Pat Fitzgerald (10th […] READ MORE
Highs and Lows for Gophers from Ohio and Looking Ahead to Northwestern
It was a career passing day for Gophers Mitch Leidner against Ohio. The circumstances may be extremely different, but the Golden Gophers’ record (3-1) resembles what many fans and analysts predicted it to be at this point. Minnesota narrowly defeated the Ohio Bobcats 27-24 on Saturday in front of an announced sellout homecoming crowd at […] READ MORE
Betting on college Basketball
In the United States, college sports are some of the most popular sports ever. To foreigners like those who live in the United Kingdom or for example in France, this probably seems very bizarre. Who would want to watch college sports like college basketball more than watching an actual team of professional athletes? The answer […] READ MORE
News, Notes, Tid-Bits & Quotes: Gophers Rally to Down Ohio 27-24 on Homecoming
A grueling non-conference schedule culminated with an exciting finish as the Gophers topped Ohio, 27-24, on homecoming. Minnesota was down four late in the game, but marched 78 yards for the game-winning touchdown with under a minute remaining. “It’s good to see us come back and win the game,” said Jerry Kill. “I told our […] READ MORE
Q&A: Gophers Commit Michael Hurt is Fired Up to Attend the U; Plans Official Visit for Oct. 31
Hurt will make his official visit to Minnesota on October 31. Michael Hurt, a 6-foot-7 junior forward from Rochester (MN) John Marshall, committed to Minnesota in January. Hurt is ranked as Minnesota’s number two player in the Class of 2016 behind Hopkins’ Amir Coffey who recently committed to Minnesota as well. Hurt has attended a […] READ MORE