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Gopher Football Preview: Upgrade or Downgrade at Offensive Line
We’ve covered Quarterback and Running Back in our Upgrade/Downgrade series, and both position groups seem to be a likely upgrade. It helps when you return your best player at that position, but now things start to get interesting for the offense. Aireonte Ersaey was a 2nd-round draft pick, Phillip Daniels left for NIL at Ohio […]
Gopher Football Preview: Upgrade or Downgrade at Running Back
Remember when Minnesota was a program with a dominant rushing attack? It wasn’t all that long ago that Mohamed Ibrahim was the Big Ten’s Running Back of the Year and prior to him there is a lengthy history of dominant Big Ten running backs. But in 2025, the Gopher rushing attack finished last in the […]
Gopher Football Preview: Upgrade or Downgrade at Quarterback
It is about time to start the infamous Upgrade/Downgrade series as we preview the 2026 Gopher football season. The Eastern Illinois game kicks off in seven weeks, which gives us ample time to ramp up the unrealistic optimism of the offseason. The schedule is more difficult, but the team is returning some key players at […]
Sacrifice and the Flags of our Fathers: The 1st Minnesota at Gettysburg
Editor’s Note: Since the original post in 2017, we have run this story every year on July 4th. This year we made an addition. Sacrifice Heroism seldom occurs without a mistake, and it was no different in the early evening of July 2nd, 1863. Union General Sickles, a political appointee without a military background, advanced […]
Entering Year 10 of PJ Fleck, what have a we loved (or hated)?
Since Murray Warmath ended his 18-year career as head coach, the Gopher football program has been cycling through coaches every 5.2 years on average. Only Glen Mason made it to 10 years before his lack of fielding teams that can play defense and his signature epic collapses caught up with him, and the U moved […]
Minnesota Football Recruiting: Three-star DT Lemani Fehoko commits to the Gophers
It’s only June, but head coach P.J. Fleck and co. may very well be putting the finishing touches on this recruiting class, with California defensive tackle prospect Lemani Fehoko giving the Gophers their 30th commitment. Get to know Lemani Fehoko Height: 6’1”Weight: 275 Power 4 Scholarship Offers: Arizona, Arizona State, Boston College, Cal, Duke, Michigan […]
Minnesota Football Recruiting: Three-star CB Jyden German commits to the Gophers
It’s only June, but head coach P.J. Fleck and co. may very well be putting the finishing touches on this recruiting class, with Florida cornerback prospect Jyden German the latest to grab an oar. Get to know Jyden German Height: 5’10”Weight: 175 Power 4 Scholarship Offers: Louisville, North Carolina, Syracuse, UCF, and West Virginia 247 […]
Minnesota Football Recruiting: Three-star LB Wyatt Wilber commits to the Gophers
So a lot has happened in the last month, at least in terms of Gopher football recruiting. And by “a lot,” I mean 15 commitments. So I’ve got some catching up to do. Please bear with me! Get to know Wyatt Wilber Height: 6’4”Weight: 225 Power 4 Scholarship Offers: Mississippi State 247 Sports Composite Rating: […]
Minnesota Football Recruiting: Three-star DE Cameron Saunders commits to the Gophers
So a lot has happened in the last month, at least in terms of Gopher football recruiting. And by “a lot,” I mean 15 commitments. So I’ve got some catching up to do. Please bear with me! Get to know Cameron Saunders Height: 6’4”Weight: 245 Power 4 Scholarship Offers: Arizona State, Boston College, Cal, UCLA, […]
Minnesota Football Recruiting: Three-star DE Roy Price commits to the Gophers
So a lot has happened in the last month, at least in terms of Gopher football recruiting. And by “a lot,” I mean 15 commitments. So I’ve got some catching up to do. Please bear with me! Get to know Roy Price Height: 6’3”Weight: 205 Power 4 Scholarship Offers: Pittsburgh 247 Sports Composite Rating: .8700 […]
Minnesota Football Recruiting: Three-star WR Carlos Ferguson commits to the Gophers
So a lot has happened in the last month, at least in terms of Gopher football recruiting. And by “a lot,” I mean 15 commitments. So I’ve got some catching up to do. Please bear with me! Get to know Carlos Ferguson Height: 6’4”Weight: 180 Power 4 Scholarship Offers: Georgia, Georgia Tech, Louisville, NC State, […]
Minnesota Football Recruiting: Three-star WR Jayden Thomas commits to the Gophers
So a lot has happened in the last month, at least in terms of Gopher football recruiting. And by “a lot,” I mean 15 commitments. So I’ve got some catching up to do. Please bear with me! Get to know Jayden Thomas Height: 6’0”Weight: 175 Power 4 Scholarship Offers: Cal and Vanderbilt 247 Sports Composite […]
Minnesota Football Recruiting: Three-star OL Drake Buthe commits to the Gophers
So a lot has happened in the last month, at least in terms of Gopher football recruiting. And by “a lot,” I mean 15 commitments. So I’ve got some catching up to do. Please bear with me! Get to know Drake Buthe Height: 6’5”Weight: 260 Power 4 Scholarship Offers: UCF 247 Sports Composite Rating: .8500 […]
Minnesota Football Recruiting: Three-star WR Kevin Ferrygood commits to the Gophers
So a lot has happened in the last month, at least in terms of Gopher football recruiting. And by “a lot,” I mean 15 commitments. So I’ve got some catching up to do. Please bear with me! Get to know Kevin Ferrygood Height: 6’2”Weight: 185 Power 4 Scholarship Offers: Oklahoma State and TCU 247 Sports […]
Minnesota Football Recruiting: Three-star DB Maxwell Miles commits to the Gophers
So a lot has happened in the last month, at least in terms of Gopher football recruiting. And by “a lot,” I mean 15 commitments. So I’ve got some catching up to do. Please bear with me! Get to know Maxwell Miles Height: 6’2”Weight: 190 Power 4 Scholarship Offers: Cal, Michigan, Vanderbilt, and Wake Forest […]
Gopher Track and Field Closes out 2026 Season at NCAA Championships
The final Minnesota Golden Gophers sporting event for the 2025-26 season takes place this weekend as the Gophers have 10 event entries and the women seven at the 2026 NCAA Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Action kicked off on Wednesday and will continue through Saturday. Minnesota already picked up one NCAA Championship on […]
Minnesota Athletic Director Mark Coyle Signs Two Year Extension
University of Minnesota Athletic Director Mark Coyle signed a two-year contract extension that was approved by the Minnesota Board of Regents on Thursday that will keep him as the Gophers AD through June 2032. Coyle’s original contract was set to expire at the end of 2023. He will now make $2 million dollars this year […]
Dawn Plitzuweit Signs Contract Extension Through 2032
The Minnesota Golden Gophers announced on Thursday that Minnesota women’s basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit had agreed to a one-year extension of her contract that will now run through the end of the 2031-32 season. Plitzuweit is coming off of her best year of three with the Gophers having led Minnesota to the NCAA Sweet 16 […]
Which Gophers are potential NFL Draft picks?
This past NFL Draft saw Minnesota’s streak of six consecutive drafts with someone drafted as a 1st or 2nd round pick come to an end. There wasn’t a Gopher taken in the draft until Deven Eastern was selected by Seattle in the 7th round. This is partially because the Gophers are returning a fair amount […]
Minnesota Football: Kickoff times for five games announced
The countdown to college football is on, as only 100 days stand between fans and another season of Minnesota Golden Gopher football, and we now have kickoff times for five of their games this fall. Head coach P.J. Fleck’s squad will open the season by hosting Eastern Illinois on Thursday, Sep. 3, at Huntington Bank […]
Minnesota Hires Gretta Melsted as New Softball Coach
On Thursday Minnesota Athletic Director Mark Coyle announced that The University of Minnesota has hired Gretta Melsted as their new softball coach. Melsted comes to Minnesota from Division II Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota where she had been the head coach for the past 20 seasons. In her time with the Vikings, Melsted […]
Bella McCauley Tees off at NCAA Championships
Minnesota Golden Gophers senior golfer Bella McCauley will tee it up in her third NCAA Championships beginning Friday afternoon at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. She will look to improve upon her career best 77th place finish at the event in her freshman season. She also placed in 86th place […]
Gophers Track and Field Teams Earn Four Big Ten Championships
The Minnesota Golden Gophers Track and Field teams brought home four individual Big Ten Event Championships last weekend at the Big Ten Championships. On the women’s side Anthonette Nabwe won the women’s hammer throw for the second consecutive season. On the men’s side the Gophers brought home three individual titles in the competition as Angelos […]
Gopher Track Teams Head to Big Ten Championships
The Minnesota Golden Gophers Track and Field teams are in Lincoln, Nebraska for the Big Ten Championships this weekend. Over the course of three days the 15th ranked Gopher men and the 23rd ranked Gopher women will try and bring home not only individual titles, but team titles as well. Between the men and women, […]
Gopher Baseball Closes Out Regular Season Hosting #24 Nebraska
The Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team has rejuvinated itself in the second year under head coach Ty McDevett this season. The Gophers are guaranteed to finish with a record above .500 as they enter the final three games of the regular season with a 30-20 overall record. However, there is still more work to do. […]
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