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Minnesota began the Niko Medved era with a convincing win over the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs, taking down the visitors from the Big South 87-60. The Gophers, who came into the game as 25.5-point favorites, raced out to a 20-1 lead behind an early outburst from UNC transfer and preseason superstar Cade Tyson. The lead grew […]
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In-season commitments are exceedingly rare for head coach P.J. Fleck and co., but with Utah wide receiver prospect Kai Meza decommitting back in September, that opened up a spot in this recruiting class. Now Missouri wide receiver prospect Braiden Stevens has taken the opportunity to grab an oar. Get to know Braiden Stevens Height: 5’8”Weight: […]
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The Bulldogs are in town and Niko Medved is starting his tenure with Minnesota.
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The Barn 7:00 PM B1G+ Gardner-Webb Gardner-Webb BulldogsRecord: 0-0KenPom Rank: 311 It is time for Golden Gopher Basketball! The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs come to the Barn to open the 2025-26 season and the Niko Medved era. KEYS TO A GOPHER WIN Play cohesive – I am expecting to see a team that plays well together. Players […]
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There are a number of things to like about this year’s Gopher football team. But despite being 6-3, with an opportunity to finish with a really nice Big Ten record, this team really isn’t very fun to watch. The lack of entertainment is due to the offense, which is just not very good. And it […]
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With Saturday’s 23-20 overtime win over Michigan State, the Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-3) are now bowl eligible with three regular season games left to play. A lot can (and will) happen between now and the end of the regular season, but for now, here are the latest bowl projections: ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura: Bad Boy Mowers […]
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-3) became bowl-eligible Saturday with one of the ugliest wins you’ll ever see, edging the Michigan State Spartans (3-6) in overtime, 23-20, at Huntington Bank Stadium. The Elite Drake Lindsey stiff-arming Spartan linebacker Darius Snow on his way to the end zone for the game-winning touchdown. Calling for a naked bootleg […]
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Minnesota responded to last week’s beatdown in Iowa City by pulling out an ugly win over Michigan State in overtime. Michigan State opened the overtime period with a field goal and was dangerously close to getting their first Big Ten win of the season. But Drake Lindsey rumbled to the endzone from four yards out, […]
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Let’s remain undefeated at home.
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The #3 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s hockey team will complete it’s run through the top four ranked teams in the nation this weekend when they head to Madison to face the #1 ranked Wisconsin Badgers. The Gophers have faced off against #2 Ohio State, #4 Minnesota-Duluth, and now #1 Wisconsin in three consecutive weeks, […]
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The 2025 Big Ten Cross-Country Championships took place Friday morning in East Lansing, Michigan. Both the Gopher men’s and women’s teams finished in 7th place in the overall standings. The 8 K men’s race was first up with the gun going off at 9:35 a.m. CT. Aiden Jones was the top men’s finisher coming in […]
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-3) return home with their tail between their legs but an opportunity to right the ship against the reeling Michigan State Spartans (3-5) at 2:30 p.m. CST on Saturday, Nov. 1. This Week’s Thoughts: gopherguy05: I feel a bounce-back game coming. I’d feel even better if the Gopher offensive line could block […]
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers men’s hockey team will face an intense rival for the third weekend in a row as they head to Madison for a Thursday/ Saturday series against the #14 Wisconsin Badgers. The series is the Big Ten opener for both teams. Minnesota will look to try and get back on track after […]
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Fortunately, the Gophers return home for a week. How to WatchTV: BTNTime: 2:30Stream: FoxSports.com I know that Michigan State is 0-5 in the Big Ten and the Gophers are undefeated at home this season. But the Spartans have played a fairly rigorous conference schedule facing four teams who have been ranked at one point this […]
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The #20 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers volleyball team returns home to Maturi Pavilion on Wednesday night to hist the Illinois Fighting Illini. It’s a huge match between a pair of closely ranked opponents in both the conference and nationally. Minnesota is the higher ranked team nationally coming in at #20 in this week’s AVCA Poll, […]
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This is starting to feel a little too familiar. Gopher basketball is opening the season with a new coaching staff and in today’s college basketball landscape, that means we are essentially starting with a new roster. An offseason with a coaching change is nothing new for Gopher basketball. This program has not had sustained success […]
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The Gophers stars came out on Week 8. Antoine Winfeld had his best game of the season with an interception and a fumble recovery. Thyer Johnson scored a touchdown and led the Jets in receiving. Both Daniel Faalele and Aireonte Ersery had great games on the line for their teams. A proud week for the […]
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-3) return home with their tail between their legs but an opportunity to right the ship against the reeling Michigan State Spartans (3-5) at 2:30 p.m. CST on Saturday, Nov. 1. Can Michigan State score on offense? Second-year starting quarterback Aidan Chiles has not taken the step forward this year that […]
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Indiana took it personally that UCLA was being called the hottest team in college football and put a stop to that immediately in Bloomington last Saturday. The Hoosiers are in great shape to finish 12-0. Wisconsin actually gave Oregon a game, and Iowa just demolished the Gophers to move up a bit. We get a […]
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Two exhibition games are in the books and Gopher hoops is 2-0 against our neighbors to the northwest. With a new coaching staff and the expected roster turnover, there is very little we know about this year’s squad. Having North Dakota State and North Dakoa in the books, here’s what we have gleaned by scouring […]
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Things don’t feel quite as bad a day or two after Saturday’s embarrassing loss. TMP doesn’t typically dwell on the past; we’re mostly ready to move on to Michigan State. But PJ Fleck is now 1-8 against Iowa and that is a trend we would like to see reversed. How does a loss like that […]
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There is nothing from this game that is worth taking the time to write about. Unacceptable. Inexcusable. Embarrassing. The worst performance of the P.J. Fleck era. Au revoir. Let it rip in the comments.
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This game was over from the opening kickoff. The Iowa Hawkeyes showed up ready to play and completely overpowered Minnesota, winning 41-3. In the first half, Iowa scored a defensive touchdown, a special teams touchdown and the offense added 17 more to take a 31-0 lead into halftime. The second half was a formality. At […]
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Bring Floyd home.
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Is this the biggest game of the year? I think so. How to WatchTV: CBSTime: 2:30Stream: CBSSports.com PJ Fleck managed to come out of Iowa City with win two years ago. Can he do it again? What makes me nervous were his comments after that win in 2023, which were something to the effect that […]
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