The Gophers kicked off the 2014 season with a comfortable 42-20 win. Here are the highlights from the game, courtesy of Gopher Sports. READ MORE
Video Highlights: Gopher Football Tops Eastern Illinois 42-20
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News, Notes, Tid-Bits and Quotes: Explosive Plays Propel Gophers to 42-20 Win in Season Opener
It wasn’t always pretty, but with some timely plays a composed Gophers squad got the job done with an impressive 42-20 victory over Eastern Illinois to start the 2014 campaign. Following the first win of the season, Jerry Kill and the Gophers were happy to start the year off in the right direction. Big Plays […] READ MORE
Gophers Game Preview: Minnesota Opens the Season Against a Pesky FCS Opponent
PREGAME NOTES Eastern Illinois (0-0 overall, 0-0 Ohio Valley) at Minnesota (0-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) Minneapolis, Minnesota – TCF Bank Stadium (52,525) Thursday 6:00 p.m. CT – BTN Coming off an impressive 8-5 season in 2013, expectations are certainly high for Jerry Kill’s fourth season leading the Maroon and Gold. Minnesota will kick off […] READ MORE
Finally!! Gophers Season Opener Is Here As Minnesota Hosts Eastern Illinois Thursday Night
Minnesota opens the 2014 football season against Eastern Illinois at home on Thursday night. The Panthers finished 8-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference and 12-2 overall and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA FCS playoffs, losing to Towson 49-39 last year. Their only other loss was to Jerry Kill’s former team, Northern Illinois, 43-39 […] READ MORE
Gophers Football Recruiting Nuggets and Tid-Bits: Minnesota Commits High School Seasons Begin
The 10 Gopher football commits will be opening their senior season soon. Chaska lineman Bronson Dovich will play this Friday at Menomonie, while the other nine verbals will play next weekend. Dovich helped lead the Hawks to an 11-1 mark last season, losing to Brainerd 20-19 in the state semifinals. The Hawks will play […] READ MORE
Gophers Tight End Depth As Good As Its Been In Years
While the running back depth of the team is certainly a noticeable focal point of the Gophers this year, the tight ends have depth that the Gopher football team hasn’t seen in years. The tight end group has such great depth that the coaches even recently moved freshman Gaelin Elmore from the position to defensive […] READ MORE
Gophers Football Quotes From Practice: Botticelli Says it’s a “Heated Competition” On D-Line
Player quotes compiled from media availablity after practice. Cameron Botticelli quotes: (On being a senior, the top leader of defensive line) That’s just gonna happen, you got a guy who’s here for five years, he’s going to have a leadership role. So I didn’t really do anything to earn that other than stick around for […] READ MORE
After Practice Extensive Quotes From Kill, Goodger, Leidner and Williams
Here are updates and quotes from Gophers practice – the season opener is only 10 days away!!! Coach Kill said that Jonah Prisig returned to practice today, and Ben Lauer did individual activities today and the staff will see how he progresses. He’s anticipating maybe practicing Sunday. Jerry Kill quotes: (Progress with pass blocking, passing […] READ MORE
As Program Depth Continues to Improve, Freshman Still Likely to Contribute to Gophers
The Gophers will likely be creative with how they get the ball in Edwards’ hands. Last season, a number of Gophers freshman contributed especially as the season progressed including Mitch Leidner, Maxx Williams, Drew Wolitarsky and Donovahn Jones. This year looks to be more of the same. Here are some freshmen that could make an […] READ MORE
Gophers Saturday Scrimmage Recap: Kill Says Defense Is Further Along, Offense Has All the Parts
The defense was more dominant during Saturday’s Gopher scrimmage. Scrimmage Notes: The story of the scrimmage was the aggressive play of the defense. The offense was kept simple today and was fairly predictable for the defense. Here are a few notes: Out of the 20 or so total drives within the scrimmage, only one resulted […] READ MORE