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After having Sunday off last week for Easter, P.J. Fleck returned to the Sports Huddle. The P.J. Fleck was taped and all of the questions raised were by Sid Hartman. 1) In the first question, Sid wanted to know how the shortage of offensive linemen hurt the team in spring ball: Fleck replied, “We know […] READ MORE
John Olmstead, a 6-foot-6, 290-pound offensive tackle from Metuchen (NJ) St. Joseph’s, recently received a Minnesota offer when visiting the school. Olmstead is considered one of the nation’s offensive lineman in the Class of 2019 and has become a recruiting priority for most of the Big Ten schools. Gopher Hole recently caught up […] READ MORE
The Minnesota Golden Gophers wrapped up spring practices with the first spring game under new head coach P.J. Fleck. With a well-attended crowd on hand, the game ended with a 42-40 score. The game featured frequent breaks to rest the five offensive lineman, but the group held up for the duration of the game. Quarterback […] READ MORE
4/13/17- Practice Notes By: Daniel House There wasn’t much to take away from today’s practice as it was rather situational, but here are a few of my observations: – The Gophers had a quick and up-tempo practice that ended with a four-stage set of pressure situations for the specialists. The kickers, punters, and long snappers […] READ MORE
Austin Beier, a 6-foot-4, 260-pound defensive tackle from Toledo (OH) St. John’s Jesuit, recently committed to Minnesota. Beier helped lead the Titans to a 6-4 record this past season.GopherHole caught up with Beier to learn the latest on his commitment. Gopher Hole: You committed to Minnesota recently. What was the main reason that […] READ MORE
House Report: Practice Notes, Fleck and Warinner Address The Media Practice Notes- 4/11/17 By: Daniel House – The quarterbacks were tested with more 11-on-11 today and there were some consistency issues. Demry Croft had a few accuracy problems when throwing across the middle and Conor Rhoda was intercepted in an individual session. Both of them […] READ MORE
Brennan Armstrong, a 6-foot-2, 205-pound junior quarterback from Shelby (OH) High, committed to Minnesota in February. Armstrong has been Shelby’s starting quarterback since his freshman year. He led the Whippets to an 11-2 record and a Division IV, Region 15 runner-up finish, losing to eventual state runner-up Steubenville 29-15. Armstrong threw for 2,321 yards and […] READ MORE
Minnesota head football coach P.J. Fleck addressed the media after Tuesday’s practice. The session was open to the public and fans saw another up-tempo practice with a heavy emphasis on pressure situations. Fleck said he could tell his players were sore and tired from Saturday’s 7-on-7 practice, but that they must learn how to take […] READ MORE
On today’s P.J. Fleck segment on the Sports Huddle, Sid and Mike Max’s questions focused on this weekend’s state coaching convention, adjusting to shortages in the offensive and defensive lines, offensive line coach Ed Warinner, tackling drills during spring ball, goals this spring, and the team’s running and passing games. 1) Mike Max opened the […] READ MORE
As initially announced a few weeks ago, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled a Limited Edition University of Minnesota Golden Gophers Bobblehead which features Goldy Gopher rowing a boat. The concept is becoming a reality and the first pictures are here of what the bobblehead will look like! Gopher fans can pre-order […] READ MORE