A fairly light week for our former Gophers with some out on a bye and others hurt, but rookies Terell Smith and Jordan Howden played very well in both of their teams victories. After being signed last week, Tanner Morgan was cut from the Minnesota Vikings practice squad this afternoon. Terell Smith had the best […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Articles
Know Your Opponent: Michigan Wolverines
Before every game, I ask a reporter who covers the Gophers upcoming opponent to give us a view from the opponent’s perspective. I asked CJ Mangum from Blue By Ninety six questions about the Michigan Wolverines. Minnesota hosts Michigan for the battle of the Little Brown Jug on October 7th. this will be the 105th […] READ MORE
Big Ten Power Rankings
Where do things stand after Week Five? Noel Thompson gives us his Big Ten Power Rankings. Follow Noel on Twitter: @N0elthompson 1. Michigan Last week: #1 Good news: Everything went right for the Wolverines against the Huskers. Bad news: Michigan stays the number two team in the country after their win. 2. Penn State Last week: […] READ MORE
Know Your Opponent: Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns
Before every game, I ask a reporter who covers the Gophers upcoming opponent to give us a view from the opponent’s perspective. I asked Kevin Foote from The Advocate six questions about the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns. Minnesota hosts Louisiana for their Homecoming game on September 30th. Huge thanks to Kevin for giving us his thoughts! […] READ MORE
Know Your Opponent: Northwestern Wildcats
Before every game, I ask a reporter who covers the Gophers upcoming opponent to give us a view from the opponent’s perspective. I asked Alex Cervantes from The Daily Northwestern six questions about the Northwestern Wildcats. Minnesota travels to Evanston, Illinois for their second road game in a row on September 23rd to take on […] READ MORE
Know Your Opponent: Six questions answered by a North Carolina reporter
Before every game, I ask a reporter who covers the Gophers upcoming opponent to give us a view from the opponent’s perspective. I asked Jordan Falls from Keeping It Heel six questions about the North Carolina Tar Heels. He also answers an extra credit question for us! Minnesota travels to Chapel Hill for their first […] READ MORE
Big Ten Power Rankings
Where do things stand after Week Two? Noel Thompson gives us his Big Ten Power Rankings. Follow Noel on Twitter: @N0elthompson 1. Michigan […] READ MORE
Nine bold predictions for the 2023 Gophers
Follow Noel on Twitter: @N0elthompson Things will look a little different for the Gophers this year under head coach P.J. Fleck, who enters his seventh year as head coach for Minnesota. He is now the Big Ten West’s second-longest tenured coach. While the Gophers will need to replace some personnel on both sides of the […] READ MORE
Minnesota Football: Grading the 2022 Season
The Gophers entered the season with hopes of going to Indianapolis for a chance to win a Big Ten title. Why were the aspirations so high? The Gophers brought back some key contributors on both sides of the ball, other teams in the division had weaknesses, and the schedule was pretty favorable. Many had Minnesota […] READ MORE
Know your opponent: Six questions answered by a Syracuse reporter…
Minnesota enters the bowl game after finishing 8-4 in the regular season. After a three-game losing streak, Minnesota would win four of its final five games, including defending Paul Bunyan’s Axe against Wisconsin in the season finale. The Gophers square off against Syracuse in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on December 29th. Minnesota enters […] READ MORE