Gopher Football Articles

Gopher Football The 2004 Gopher secondary should be in about as good of shape as it has been in at least a few years. There may not be many ‘stars’ in this unit yet, but what it does have is good combination of balance and experience. Ukee Dozier and Trumaine Banks both return and will […] READ MORE

Gopher Football Minnesota enters 2004 with virtually no experience returning in their quarterbacks. This is quite a change from last year, when the Gophers had the comfort of two fifth-year seniors to rely on. Coming into the spring there were many questions surrounding the QB position as a whole. Thankfully for Gopher fans, there appear […] READ MORE

Gopher Football Well, another legislative season has come and gone in St. Paul and once again the stadium issues for the three main tenants of the Metrodome were not addressed. For the Twins and Vikings it’s another struggle that has gone on for nearly a decade. For the University of Minnesota it is the first […] READ MORE

Gopher Football The Gopher defensive line definitely needs to improve in 2004 if the defense as a whole is going to take a step up. Last year brought significant improvements in the run defense, but in contrast it was very weak when it came to pressuring the quarterback. Most of the line returns however, so […] READ MORE

Gopher Football Minnesota is coming in to spring practice this year off perhaps its best season in recent memory. Among its many accomplishments were winning 10 games for the first time in recent history and winning a second consecutive bowl game. It was arguably the best team the Gophers have had since 1967, and it […] READ MORE

Gopher Football I thought it would be a good idea to look back at the ’99 football season, one which provided twice as many ups than downs. Without a doubt this season was the best in three decades and put Glen Mason’s rebuilding effort in high gear and ahead of schedule. The season began with […] READ MORE

Gopher Football Fan posts from the message boards that offer a well-written opinion or news flash will be posted here from time-to-time. Let us know if there is a particular post you think should be featured here. Nine posted on 1/11/00 6:00 pmSubject: Big weekends These next two weekends should say a lot about the […] READ MORE