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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, […]
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. […]
For the third time in her four year career as a Minnesota Golden Gopher, senior Bella McCauley advanced through the NCAA Regionals and qualified for the NCAA Women’s Golf Championships. McCauley finished the 54-hole tournament with a total score of -3 and finished overall in fourth place in the Ann Arbor Regional on Wednesday. She […]
The Moorhead-to-Minnesota pipeline continues apace, as cornerback Zak Walker becomes the fourth Spud in this recruiting cycle to grab an oar and verbally commit to the Golden Gophers. He joins running back Taye Reich, wide receiver David Mack, and quarterback Jett Feeney. Get to know Zak Walker Height: 5’11”Weight: 175 Power 4 Scholarship Offers: None […]
Head coach P.J. Fleck and co. have made themselves at home in Iowa this recruiting cycle, with Sioux City linebacker Kason Clayborne becoming their third verbal commitment out of the Hawkeye State. Get to know Kason Clayborne Height: 6’3”Weight: 215 Power 4 Scholarship Offers: Arizona, Kansas, Kansas State, Michigan State, and Purdue 247 Sports Composite […]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers are sending a pair of women’s golfers to the Ann Arbor Regional that kicks off on Monday morning. Senior Bella McCauley and junior Maria Mesones both will try and earn their way into the 2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships in Carlsbad, Calif., May 22-27. The pair of Golden Gophers […]
Head coach P.J. Fleck and co. have gone south of the border for their last commitment, with Iowa City linebacker Tate Wallace the latest high school prospect to grab an oar and commit to the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Get to know Tate Wallace Height: 6’2”Weight: 226 Power 4 Scholarship Offers: Arizona, Arizona State, Kansas State, […]
Head coach P.J. Fleck and co. welcome a sixth in-state commitment into the boat, with Lakeville South offensive tackle Joseph Hamer committing to play for the home state Minnesota Golden Gophers. Get to know Joseph Hamer Height: 6’7”Weight: 315 Power 4 Scholarship Offers: Arkansas and Kansas State 247 Sports Composite Rating: .8650 Scouting Report Hamer […]
Earlier this month, head coach P.J. Fleck and defensive coordinator Danny Collins added to their defensive backfield with a verbal commitment from Omaha safety recruit Wyatt Liebentritt. Get to know Wyatt Liebentritt Height: 6’0”Weight: 180 Power 4 Scholarship Offers: Iowa State 247 Sports Composite Rating: .8750 Scouting Report A two-year starter who has seen the […]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team closes out the 2025 regular season with six consecutive home games at Siebert Field beginning Friday night when the host the Michigan Wolverines for the first game of a three game series. Minnesota is clinging to a Big Ten Tournament spot currently in a three-way tie for 9th place […]
On Friday morning Minnesota Athletic Director Mark Coyle announced that the Gophers would be making a leadership change with the Gopher softball program. Piper Ritter is being let go as the head coach of the Gopher Softball team after five years as the head coach. She had one year remaining on her contract, but Coyle […]
Moving on to the Gopher defense. This unit is also returning a lot of production, but probably has more question marks than the offense. A year ago the Gopher defense finished in the middle of the pack of the Big Ten, allowing 23 points per game and they were 11th in yards allowed. Their SP+ […]
Niko Medved received the final commitment in the transfer season from a junior wing, Malachi Palmer. MALACHI PALMERPos: F/GHt: 6’6”Wt: 215 In his final year in prep school, Palmer had multiple offers from schools but ultimately chose Maryland over Florida State, West Virginia, Oklahoma State and Seton Hall. He played limited minutes over 22 games […]
We have officially hit May, which means the end of the 2025-2026 Minnesota Golden Gopher athletic year is nearly here. Spring sports are winding down with conference tournaments either here or just on the horizon—if the teams can qualify for them that is. We have one Big Ten Tournament this weekend and what basically is […]
Basketball is over. Hockey is over. And the football team’s spring session of practices and the spring game are also over. We can start to look way off into the future toward the 2026 football season. We have to wade through the wasteland of non-revenue college sports between now and August, but today we look […]
The Gopher baseball team has been in a rut since 2018 when they won the Big Ten, advanced to the Super Regional and nearly knocked off Oregon State to get back to the College World Series. Since then they have seen their conference standing drop year after year. 2019 – 5th2020 – n/a2021 – 13th […]
Minnesota Golden Gophers defensive tackle Deven Eastern was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with pick 242 in the 7th round of the 2026 NFL Draft on Saturday. With the selection of Eastern, the Gophers and PJ Fleck have now had at least one player drafted in each of the last eight NFL Drafts. Eastern will […]
Minnesota has not held an official spring game in several years and today they played under the sun at Huntington Bank Stadium for the first time since 2021. Here are five takeaways from the scrimmage as we turn the corner of the sports calendar year and start heading toward football season. 1 – Watching Gopher […]
With the historic 2006 Minnesota Golden Gophers gymnastics season in the books, the Minnesota coaching staff is now picking some some national recognition for their efforts this season. Gopher Head Coach Jenny Hansen was named the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Head Coach of the Year while the Gopher assistant coaching staff of Mya Hooten, Kiki […]
The 2026 NFL Draft kicks off Thursday night from Pittsburgh with the first round. Rounds two and three will take place on Friday night and rounds four through seven will go on Saturday. The Minnesota Golden Gophers have had at least one player drafted in every single NFL Draft since 2019 with 19 total players […]
It has been a minute since the last time Gopher football held an official Spring Game. Between weather and Fleck’s decision, the program has not held an outdoor Spring Game since 2021. The past two seasons they have decided to not have a Spring Game and the two years prior to that it was moved […]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s basketball team had three open roster spots after the graduation of their seniors and with Nia Holloway entering the portal. By Monday morning the Gophers had filled all three open roster spots out of the transfer portal and added enough talent that this Gopher team should be a lock to […]
Earlier this month, head coach P.J. Fleck and co. turned their attention away from the tight end position and secured a verbal commitment from Edina defensive line recruit Gage Geyer. Get to know Gage Geyer Height: 6’5”Weight: 270 Power 4 Scholarship Offers: Boston College, Kansas, Kansas State, and West Virginia 247 Sports Composite Rating: .8611 […]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers have earned a verbal commitment from offensive line recruit Will Clausen, who hails from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Get to know Will Clausen Height: 6’5”Weight: 280 Power 4 Scholarship Offers: Baylor, Kansas, and Oklahoma State 247 Sports Composite Rating: N/A Scouting Report Clausen is a physical blocker who wants to move people […]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers gymnastics team’s Cinderella run to the NCAA Final Four ended on Saturday afternoon with a fourth place finish with a final score of 197.3750. #1 seeded Oklahoma placed first with a score of 198.1625 while #2 LSU took second (198.0750) and #3 Florida was third (197.6875). The fourth place finish was […]