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Minnesota Football: Gophers set for 10 p.m. kickoff against Washington
Kickoff is set for 10 p.m. CT when the Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-1) head west to open Big Ten conference play on the road against the Washington Huskies (2-0) on Saturday, Sep. 26. The game will be televised on FOX. This will be the first game between Minnesota and Washington since the latter joined the […]
Minnesota Football vs. Mississippi State: The Elite, The Meh & The Ugly
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-1) suffered their first loss of the season in embarrassing fashion on Saturday, getting blown out 38-13 by the Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-0) at home. The Ugly The worst coordinator combo in the Big Ten. Offensive coordinator Greg Harbaugh Jr.’s salary this season is $845,000, and defensive coordinator Danny Collins is […]
Mississippi State controls the Gophers to win 13-38 in Minnesota
Mississippi State was the first SEC team to set foot in Huntington Bank Stadium and they absolutely controlled Minnesota from the very beginning. The Bulldogs scored early, built up a four-score lead and sent the Gopher fans home early as they cruised to a 13-38 win. The first half was total domination by the Bulldogs. […]
OPEN THREAD: Mississippi State Bulldogs at Minnesota Golden Gophers
Bring the lower-tier SEC.
Final two non-conference opponents are set for Gopher basketball
The non-conference portion of the schedule had previously been announced with a placeholder for two opponents yet to be determined. We knew that Minnesota was heading to Charleston to participate in the Charleston Classic; we did not know who they would be playing. Now we know that the Gophers will be playing Oklahoma State and […]
Gopher Soccer Upsets #25 Iowa 1-0
After completing the non-conference portion of their schedule with a 4-1-1 record, Minnesota turned its eyes to Big Ten play as they hosted the #25 Iowa Hawkeyes in the conference opener for both teams on Thursday night. In what was a defensive struggle, the lone goal of the match was scored late in the first […]
Golden Gopher Volleyball Opens Home Slate in Diet Coke Classic
The #13 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers volleyball team opens up the home portion of their schedule this weekend in the annual Diet Coke Classic. Minnesota will face the Miami Hurricanes on Friday night before hosting St. Thomas on Sunday afternoon. Miami and St. Thomas will face one another on Saturday. Minnesota enters the weekend with […]
Minnesota Football vs. Mississippi State: Staff Predictions
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-0) will host a Big Ten-SEC showdown at 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Sep. 12, when they welcome the Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-0) to Huntington Bank Stadium. This Week’s Thoughts: GopherNation: There will be more scoring than defensive stops. Gophers win because they finish +2 in the turnover battle. Andy York: This […]
3 Keys to beating Mississippi State and how to watch
This is the fifth consecutive year when the Gophers have faced a Power 4/5 opponent. They dominated Colorado in 2021 and 2022 but have since lost three straight non-conference games to a Power 4 opponent (North Carolina x2 and Cal). Can the Gophers end this losing streak, improve to 2-0 and take down an SEC […]
Big Ten Football Power Poll: Week One
Well that was an interesting start to the Big Ten season. We had plenty of the expected blowout wins, the one expected blowout loss, and then a few very surprising results. Overall the conference went 16-2* last week, but there were definitely some games that stood out, and not for positive reasons. We recap them […]
Minnesota Football: RoWINg to Mississippi State – Opponent Preview
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-0) will host a Big Ten-SEC showdown at 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Sep. 12, when they welcome the Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-0) to Huntington Bank Stadium. Can they score on offense? Second-year quarterback Kamario Taylor is the real deal. The sophomore signal caller saw action in 11 games — and […]
2026 Minnesota Golden Gophers in the NFL: Final 53-Man Rosters and Practice Squads
Week One of the NFL season kicks off Wednesday night as the Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks host the New England Patriots in a rematch of Super Bowl LX. One former Gopher will hopefully dress for that game, but over the course of the rest of the week one schedule you will see many other […]
Cade Tyson has rejoined the basketball program…for now.
This past June, the NCAA adopted a new age-based eligibility model, commonly referred to as the “five-for-five” rule, that significantly changed how eligibility is calculated for college athletes. Under the new model, athletes generally have a continuous five-year eligibility window and can compete in all five seasons. Traditional redshirts are eliminated, but so are most […]
Javon Tracy is the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week
It should not be any surprise that Javon Tracy was named the Big Ten’s Special Teams Player of the Week after the senior returned two punts for touchdowns in the Gophers’ 59-7 win over Eastern Illinois. After years of futility, the Minnesota Special teams made a significant impact. This was Tracy’s first game returning punts […]
Minnesota Football vs. Eastern Illinois: The Elite, The Meh & The Ugly
My apologies for the delay! I was on vacation as the Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-0) opened the 2026 season with a decisive 59-7 blowout win over the Eastern Illinois Panthers (1-1) on Thursday night. The Elite Javon Tracy. Two punt returns for touchdowns? In this economy? One of the question marks heading into the season […]
The Monday Perspective seeks validation.
The Gophers opened their season on Thursday against an FCS school and they took care of business exactly as they should have. All of the questions we may have had about this team were answered. The offense was crisp and efficient. The defense was flying around and looked fantastic for all but one drive. Some […]
OPEN THREAD: Eastern Illinois Panthers at Minnesota Gophers
Game one of 12; they all are special.
Minnesota Football vs. Eastern Illinois: Staff Predictions
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (0-0) kick off another season of college football Thursday, Sep. 3, against the Eastern Illinois Panthers (1-0) at 7 p.m. CT at Huntington Bank Stadium. This Week’s Thoughts: GopherNation: I predict we look very crisp and efficient. Andy York: Drake Lindsey and the starters are pulled by the fourth quarter, but they […]
Minnesota Football: TDG Staff Predictions — 2026 Season
The return of Minnesota Golden Gopher football is almost upon us! It won’t officially be back until I’m shaking my head as the Gophers fall behind 3-0 in the first quarter during Thursday’s season opener against Eastern Illinois, but for now, we have predictions for the season. As per usual, I would not expect perfection […]
Big Ten Football Power Poll: Week Zero Edition
The 2026 College Football season is officially underway with USC being the lone Big Ten team to kick off their season in Week Zero. But all 18 teams will play between Thursday and Sunday in Week 1 fully kicking off the Big Ten football season. With the season getting underway, we present the Week Zero […]
Minnesota Football: RoWINg to Eastern Illinois – Opponent Preview
We’re back! The Minnesota Golden Gophers (0-0) kick off another season of college football Thursday, Sep. 3, against the Eastern Illinois Panthers (1-0) at 7 p.m. CT at Huntington Bank Stadium. Can they score on offense? Fourth-year quarterback Cole LaCrue is a former Badger who transferred to Eastern Illinois after two seasons of not seeing […]
3 Keys to beating Eastern Illinois on opening night for Gopher football
Time to kick off the 2026 season with a Thursday night primetime game against Eastern Illinois as the opponent. How to WatchTV: Peacock onlyTime: 7:00Stream: Peacock The Panthers are coming off a 3-9 season in FCS and ended with a seven-game losing streak. But they played their first game last week and are currently undefeated […]
Gopher Volleyball Splits Opening Pair Against Ranked Opponents
The Minnesota Golden Gophers volleyball team knew their season opening pair of games against ranked opponents in Sioux Falls in the State Farm Women’s College Volleyball Showcase would be tough, and sure enough it was. Then #14 Minnesota was swept 3-0 by #13 Arizona State in Friday’s season opener before the Gophers returned the favor […]
Get the best of The Daily Gopher on the new SB Nation app
It’s a big day for The Daily Gopher. Today, the SB Nation app is live, and it’s the best way to follow the Golden Gophers. You can download it by searching SB Nation for iOS or Android. A year ago we made some big changes to our community, including offering fewer ads and the addition […]
The Monday Perspective has bowl goals
It is game week! There was a little appetizer of football this past weekend and excitement for the season is at peak levels. As usual, we enter the season with a number of questions about this team and just how good they can be. And as usual, the optimism runs high in late August before […]
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