Road to Selection Sunday: Big Blue Sits Atop RTSS Preseason Rankings

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Slick Cal gave a thumbs up when he learned his Wildcats debut in the top slot of GopherHole’s Road to Selection Sunday Top 25. Welcome to another season of college basketball. Who’s ready? I know I am.  We’ll get things started for the 2014-15 season with the RTSS preseason rankings. We could attempt to get […] READ MORE




Gophers Game Preview: Minnesota Hosts Red-Hot Wildcats in Big Ten West Showdown

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Northwestern (3-2 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) at Minnesota (4-1 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) Minneapolis, Minnesota – TCF Bank Stadium (52,525) Saturday 11:00 a.m. CT – BTN At the start of the season, few would have thought that one of the most intriguing Big Ten matchups this week would be Northwestern at Minnesota. With both teams […] READ MORE




Q&A: Prior Lake’s Alex Hart: “My heart is with the Gophers.”

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Alex Hart, a 6-foot-2 senior fullback/linebacker from Prior Lake, is one of the top players in Minnesota’s class of 2015. He is the younger brother of current Gopher redshirt freshman Nick.   Hart comes from an athletic family. His great uncle, Chuck Swanum, played football at Minnesota and his mother and father were former Golden […] READ MORE


Q&A: Eden Prairie RB Will Rains Talks Recruiting After Scoring 5 TDs in One Game

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Will Rains, a 5-foot-10, 202-pound running back from Eden Prairie (MN) High, was named to the Minneapolis StarTribune and KARE 11 Sports preseason All-Metro team and has had a great start to the season, living up to the pre-season expectations. Will Rains, a 5-foot-10, 202-pound running back from Eden Prairie (MN) High, was named to […] READ MORE