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Gopher Football The Minnesota Gopher football team opened fall practice today when coach Glen Mason addressed the media. This season is Mason’s 9th year as Gopher head coach, and his 20th season overall. Minnesota returns 15 of 22 starters from a team that went 7-5 a year ago. Here is a summary of Mason’s comments […] READ MORE
Other Gopher Sports The recruiting database was an exciting new feature to the GopherHole and will continue to be updated and improved over the coming months, but that was just the beginning to the new features we hope to bring you in 2006. The next in line is a column of Gopher related notes covering […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Minnesota heads into 2005 with the unenviable situation of having two freshman kickers to rely on. Depending on how the games shake out, their development during the course of the season could make the difference of a couple extra wins instead of a couple losses. Both Jason Giannini and Justin Kucek are solid […] READ MORE
Gopher Football As what seems to be the cast every season, Minnesota enters 2005 with outstanding potential on offense. The running gave is proven and returns the majority of its parts, all the best wide receivers return, all of the tight end returns, and the quarterback returns. While the running game has proven itself, the […] READ MORE
Gopher Football 2005 brings changes galore to the Minnesota linebackers. Gone are seniors Dominique Sims and Brian Smith, gone is coach and defensive coordinator Greg Hudson and moved to safety is Terrance Campbell. That leaves Kyle McKenzie as the only Gopher linebacker who has significant experience at this position. But unlike past years, there is […] READ MORE
Gopher Football GopherHole.com is pleased to kick off its coverage of the 2005 Gopher football season with a look at the Minnesota tight ends. When people think about the Gopher offense, the two things that come to mind are the great running backs and the great offensive line. But what often goes overlooked when it […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Illinois Fighting Illini miss the Gophers this year, but that could be a blessing in disguise. Head coach Ron Zook comes in after an embattled tenure in Gainesville, but brings with him a history of great recruiting and creative passing attacks. Unfortunately for Florida fans, Zook wasn’t Steve Spurrier, but it won’t […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball A few weeks ago at the Sabes Invitational, I said that watching the loaded Howard Pulley Panthers play this year was about all a Gopher hoops fan could ask for. I stand corrected. Watching the Howard Pulley Panthers scrimmage against the Gophers is about all you could ask for. That’s exactly what happened […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Well, it’s the offseason for the Gopher Basketball team, so of course it’s time for another former local high school standout to transfer back home. This time, it’s former Oklahoma Sooner and Minneapolis Patrick Henry star Lawrence McKenzie. The ‘U’ has yet to make an official announcement, but a quote from Lawrence in […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Minnesota Senate State and Local Government Operations Committee approved the U of Minnesota Football Stadium Bill (SF0237) today. The bill now moves on to the Senate Finance Committee. Discussion on the bill was brief and mostly positive toward the bill. One of the bill’s sponsors Senator Geoff Michel made some opening comments […] READ MORE