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Five Gophers Football Storylines That Will Continue to Unfold in Week Two
In front of a standing-room only crowd at TCF Bank Stadium, the Minnesota Gophers hung around with second-ranked Texas Christian University in week one. The game, although a small sample size, provided plenty of intrigue and thick plotlines heading into week two of the season. Here are five storylines to look for when the Gophers […] READ MORE
News, Notes, Tid-Bits & Quotes: Missed Opportunites, Costly Turnovers Doom U Against No. 2 TCU
With nine months of waiting, a primetime telecast, and a stadium packed full of loud fans, Thursday had the feeling that something special could happen. Unfortunately for the Maroon and Gold, they found out why TCU is considered the No. 2 team in the entire country. Despite holding the high-powered Horned Frog offense to 23 […] READ MORE
Q&A: Goanar Mar Makes Unofficial Visit to Gophers, Talks Recruitment
Mar was on an unofficial visit to Minnesota at last night’s football game. Goanar Mar, a 6-foot-7, 180-pound junior forward from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, is considered the number two prospect in the state for the Class of 2017 behind Apple Valley’s Gary Trent Jr. Mar took an unofficial visit to Minnesota last night and attended […] READ MORE
Gophers Game Preview: Thursday Night Lights – U Seeks Revenge Against No. 2 TCU
No. 2 TCU (0-0 overall, Big 12 0-0) at Minnesota (0-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) When: Thursday, 8:00 p.m. CT – Minneapolis, Minn. Venue: TCF Bank Stadium (50,805) TV/Radio: ESPN, Watch ESPN; Kool 108 Series: Series tied 1-1 Last Meeting: Sept. 13, 2014, TCU won 30-7 in Fort Worth, Texas. Coach: Gary Patterson (15th season, […] READ MORE
A Positional Outlook at the Minnesota vs. TCU Matchup
The Texas Christian University Horned Frogs will enter TCF Bank Stadium on September 3rd as a 14-point favorite against the University of Minnesota. The initial Associated Press Top 25 poll lists TCU as the second-ranked team in the nation. There is little doubt that Minnesota is an underdog in the opener. But let’s take a […] READ MORE
Q&A: All Things TCU and Minnesota Match-Up with KillerFrogs.com’s Wes Phelan
The wait is almost over Gophers fans!! Kickoff is less than 48 hours away. In advance of the big game, we caught up with our friends at KillerFrogs.com, who run a fantastic TCU fan community. We’ve enjoyed reading their message boards over the last few weeks and have had some great TCU fans posting on […] READ MORE
GopherHole’s Sports Huddle Summary: Coach Jerry Kill – Live from the Minnesota State Fair
Today’s Sports Huddle was at the Minnesota State Fair. There were several questions for Jerry Kill that were related to the opening game (Thursday night) with TCU. 1) Sid asked about the Horned Frogs: Jerry Kill spoke highly of the visiting opponent: “They’re number two (in the nation) for a reason . . . speed […] READ MORE
Q&A Quick Chats with Gophers Boddy-Calhoun and Williams
Two of the key leaders for the Gophers this season are Briean Boddy-Calhoun and Rodrick Williams. GopherHole’s Luke Gildemeister caught up with each for these quick chat Q&As. Rodrick Williams Q: Rodrick take us through your preparation, obviously you have a tough opponent coming up, what have you been doing the past month or […] READ MORE
Jerry Kill Presser: Playing TCU at night on ESPN – Doesn’t get better than this.
Below are notes from today’s press conference in advance of the season opener vs TCU. Jerry Kill: • It’s been a hard camp, the kids have been great. We open against the #2 team in the country, so we’ll find out where we’re at in a hurry. • It soaked into our players as soon […] READ MORE