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2026-27 Minnesota Women’s Hockey Season Preview
The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s hockey team opens the 2026-27 season on Friday when they head up to Bemidji for a two game series against the Beavers. It will be a year of transition for Minnesota as they have a new head coach in Boom May, and will need to learn to deal […]
Minnesota Football: Starting center Ashton Beers out for the season
Minnesota Golden Gophers starting center Ashton Beers will miss the remainder of the season due to a lower right leg injury. The news was first reported Wednesday by Andy Greder of the Pioneer Press. Beers was sidelined during the first quarter of the Gophers’ Week 3 matchup with Akron but was able to return to […]
Big Ten Football Power Poll: Week Four
Week Four was intriguing with four massive road wins for the Quadrangle of Hate. Only Ohio State and Indiana won as home teams this week, something that sounded make up but was true. Even the Hoosiers were well tested by Northwestern. A lot of movement in the middle this week with the road wins, and […]
2026 Minnesota Golden Gophers in the NFL: Week 3
It was a fairly quiet Week 3 for the ex-Gophers with a bunch of ho-hum defensive performances and limited special teams stat lines for others. Below see how the ex-Gophers did in Week 3 and a look ahead to Week 4. Arizona Cardinals Week 3 @ San Francisco 49ers Week 4 @ New York Giants […]
Minnesota Football: RoWINg to Michigan – Opponent Preview
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-1) will look to re-take the Little Brown Jug for the first time since 2014 when they welcome the Michigan Wolverines (3-1) to Huntington Bank Stadium at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3. Can they score on offense? Even with second-year quarterback Bryce Underwood (and his estimated $3 million salary) back […]
The Monday Perspective thinks the buzz is back
The Gopher football season has been an emotional roller coaster and we are only a third of the way into the season. From the season opener to the buzzkill that was Mississippi State to three quarters of apathy against the Zips and now a road win over a ranked Washington team…it certainly feels like the […]
Minnesota Football: Two Gophers earn Big Ten Player of the Week honors
Minnesota Golden Gophers linebacker Maverick Baranowski and kicker Luke Drzewiecki have both been named Big Ten Players of the Week for their performances in Saturday’s 27-24 road win over the Washington Huskies. Baranowski was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after leading the team with seven total tackles, two tackles for loss, and one […]
Minnesota Football: Gophers set for 7 p.m. kickoff against Purdue
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT when the Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-1) head to West Lafayette to take on the Purdue Boilermakers (1-3) at Ross-Ade Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 10. The game will be televised on Big Ten Network. These two former Big Ten West teams last squared off a year ago, when the […]
Minnesota Football vs. Washington: The Elite, The Meh & The Ugly
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-1) picked up their first Big Ten road win since 2024, escaping Seattle with a 27-24 win over the Washington Huskies (3-1) Saturday night. The Elite Tom Weston. Punting is winning in the Big Ten. Weston made certain of that Saturday night, when he pinned the Huskies inside their own 10-yard […]
Gophers beat Washington 27-24
The Minnesota Gophers earned their first road win since 2024, upsetting Washington 27-24. The Huskies battled back from 21-7 deficit, but Minnesota did enough in the second half to start the Big Ten season 1-0. Offensively, Drake Lindsey had a career game with 204 yards passing and 3 touchdowns. The Danny Collins defense ended with […]
OPEN THREAD: Gophers at Washington
Big Ten after dark!
Minnesota Football vs. Washington: Staff Predictions
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-1) head west for their first road trip of the season as they open Big Ten conference play against the Washington Huskies (3-0) at 10 p.m. CT on Saturday, Sep. 26. This Week’s Thoughts: GopherNation: Hoping for a game that is compelling to the end and makes it worth staying up to […]
Gopher Gamenight: September 24th
Both the Minnesota Golden Gophers soccer and volleyball teams will hit the road for games against Big Ten foes on Thursday night. Here is a quick previous of each: Gopher Soccer @ Indiana 6:30 PM B1G+ The Gopher soccer team heads to Bloomington for a big conference road match against Indiana on Thursday night. Both […]
3 Keys to winning at Washington and how to watch
Make sure you take a nap Saturday afternoon, because Saturday night is going to be a late one. How to WatchTV: FoxTime: 10:00Stream: FoxSports Minnesota and Washington face off for the first time since 1977, when a true freshman Marion Barber Jr was emerging and the Gophers won 19-17. Now they face a talented Huskies […]
2026 Minnesota Golden Gophers in the NFL: Week 2
Week Two of the NFL season saw a resurgence for a former Gopher veteran, and saw some of the young Gophers see their first action of the season. Jack Gibbons is off to a great start in Arizona, Boye Mafe also is in Cincy and Blake Cashman just keeps making plays for the Vikings. Below […]
Minnesota Football: RoWINg to Washington – Opponent Preview
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-1) head west for their first road trip of the season as they open Big Ten conference play against the Washington Huskies (3-0) at 10 p.m. CT on Saturday, Sep. 26. Can they score on offense? The Huskies are bit banged up on offense. Top running backs Quaid Carr and Jayden […]
Big Ten Football Power Poll: Week Three
Week three pretty much went as expected. The Big Ten was favorited big in a majority of the non-conference games, and they won those games. The other power conference teams were favorited in two of those games, and won both handily. The two Big Ten conference games had the winners we expected, but it sure […]
The Monday Perspective is tepid.
The season pivots after Saturday’s final non-conference game and TMP is tepid as the Gophers head into Big Ten play. With each passing week we learn a little bit more about this team and the expectations for the rest of the season come into focus…at least a little bit. Saturday’s win over Akron was a […]
Minnesota Football: Gophers set for 11 a.m. kickoff against Michigan
Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. CT when the Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-1) host the No. 18-ranked Michigan Wolverines (3-0) at Huntington Bank Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 3. The game will be televised on FOX. In the battle for the Little Brown Jug, the Wolverines have won five straight dating back to 2015. The last […]
Minnesota Football vs. Akron: The Elite, The Meh & The Ugly
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-1) closed out their non-conference schedule with a decisive 41-7 win over the Akron Zips (1-2) on Saturday, Sep. 19, at Huntington Bank Stadium. The Elite The Gopher defense. Defensive coordinator Danny Collins earned his paycheck this week, as Minnesota pitched a shutout for most of the game, limiting Akron to […]
Gophers take care of business, beating Akron 41-7
It was a gloomy day in the Twin Cities and a lethargic crowd supported a Gopher team that moved to 2-1 as they head into Big Ten play. After a deflating loss to Mississippi State last week, the Gophers came out and did exactly what they were supposed to do, beating the Akron Zips 41-7. […]
OPEN THREAD: The Zips of Akron at Minnesota Gophers
Two of the best mascots in college football are facing off. Will Zippy be in the building?
Malik Olajuwon takes an official visit to Minnesota this weekend
For basketball, Signing Day is actually right around the corner and the next two months are prime times for high school ballers to set up their final visits and make a college decision before their senior season begins. Minnesota already has one verbal commitment to the 2027 class. Isaiah Santos committed in July and has […]
Minnesota Football vs. Akron: Staff Predictions
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-1) will look to bounce back from their first loss of the season when they close out their non-conference schedule against the Akron Zips (1-1) at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sep. 19. This Week’s Thoughts: GopherNation: I think they take out some frustrations on Akron. I won’t let that affect how I […]
3 Keys to Gophers beating Akron and how to watch
The show must go on and Minnesota has an opportunity to take out some frustrations on the Akron Zips. How to WatchTV: BTNTime: 11:00Stream: Peacock My confidence was high a week ago and I was thoroughly disappointed. KEYS TO A GOPHER WIN Please find a running game – The schedule only gets more difficult from […]