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We Gave Away our Fade Clay Travis Winnings to these Charities

Last week, we asked for your help in deciding where to give away our winnings from this season’s edition of Fade Clay Travis. As a reminder, the purpose of Fade Clay Travis is simple. Every week, we take all of Clay’s college football gambling picks and mechanically place $10 on the other side of the […]

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Minnesota Golden Gophers Headed to Rate Bowl

The Minnesota Golden Gophers found out their bowl fate earlier on Sunday and at least they will be heading somewhere warm. Minnesota will head to the Rate Bowl in Phoenix, Arizona on December 26th when they will face the New Mexico Lobos at 3:30 PM on ESPN. The game will be played in Chase Field, […]

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Gophers Hockey Ends 2025 at Ohio State

The Minnesota Golden Gophers men’s hockey team will finish out the 2025 portion of their season with a Thursday/ Friday series at Ohio State this weekend. The Gophers will try and build on their 6-5 OT win over #4 Denver in the US Hockey Hall of Fame Game last Saturday. The Gophers picked up that […]

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Minnesota hangs on to beat #22 Indiana 73-64

The 4-4 Minnesota Gophers beat undefeated Indiana 73-64 in their Big Ten opener. All five Gopher starters reached double-figures with Langston Reynolds and Cade Tyson each with 17. This was the first time Minnesota has defeated Indiana since 2019, snapping a 9-game losing streak. THE STAT: All five starters played a TON of minutes. This […]

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Minnesota Football: Anthony Smith and Koi Perich named All-Big Ten Defense

The Big Ten announced all-conference selections for defense and special teams on Wednesday, and Minnesota defensive end Anthony Smith as voted first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and second-team by the media. Safety Koi Perich was a second-team All-Big Ten selection by the media and third-team by the coaches. Punter Tom Weston was voted third-team […]

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How to watch and 3 keys to Minnesota beating Indiana in Big Ten opener

The Barn 6:00 BTN Indiana Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 4-4KenPom Rank: 116 Indiana HoosiersRecord: 7-0KenPom Rank: 19 xxx KEYS TO A GOPHER WIN Team defense is critical – Indiana ranks 4th nationally in assists per FG made and their three best players all average 2.5 assists per game or more. They are running a highly efficient […]

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Minnesota Football 2025 Transfer Portal Tracker

This is where we will be tracking the college football transfer portal — as it relates to the Minnesota Golden Gophers — during the offseason. We will update this post regularly with the latest on who is transferring from Minnesota, who in the portal the Golden Gophers have offered, and who has committed to play […]

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Minnesota Golden Gophers in the NFL: Week 13

Week 13 was not the best for Minnesota fans as the Vikings got killed and Max Brosmer’s QB starting debut was a disaster. Antoine Winfield got back in the interception column this week and Danny Striggow continues to earn more and more playing time in Jacksonville and set a career high in tackles this week […]

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Big Ten Football Power Poll: Regular Season Complete

The College Football regular season is now complete, and a pair of Big Ten schools completed the gauntlet to end up with matching 12-0 records. One of those two teams will see that perfect season spoiled in the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday night in Indianapolis, and the other will be the #1 seed […]

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Fade Clay Travis Charity Decider 2025 Edition

Hi y’all. We chose not to make a big deal out of it this year because week by week gambling updates is about as fun to read as a store tire catalog, but rest assured we continued our money making strategy for a second year in a row. It was rough going because Clay started […]

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Minnesota Football Recruiting: QB Brady Palmer signs letter of intent on Early National Signing Day 2025

Brady Palmer Position: QuarterbackHeight: 6’2”Weight: 200 Hometown: San Diego, CA 247 Sports Composite Rating: .8656 Power 5 Scholarship Offers: Arizona, Auburn, Boston College, Cal, Michigan State, Ohio State, TCU, Utah, and Washington Spring Enrollee: Yes Scouting Report Palmer is a quarterback prospect with prototypical size, a live enough arm to drive the ball to all […]

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Minnesota Football Recruiting: EDGE Josiah Anyansi signs letter of intent on Early National Signing Day 2025

Josiah Anyansi Position: Edge RusherHeight: 6’3”Weight: 250 Hometown: Murrieta, CA 247 Sports Composite Rating: .8633 Power 5 Scholarship Offers: Arizona, Boston College, Cal, Georgia Tech, Kansas, and Utah TDG Commitment Profile Spring Enrollee: Yes Scouting Report Anyansi recorded 45 total tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles last season. He is […]

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Minnesota Football Recruiting: OL Aaron Thomas signs letter of intent on Early National Signing Day 2025

Aaron Thomas Position: Offensive TackleHeight: 6’7”Weight: 300 Hometown: Phoenix, AZ 247 Sports Composite Rating: .8856 Power 5 Scholarship Offers: Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, BYU, California, Florida State, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oregon, Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA, and Washington TDG Commitment Profile Spring Enrollee: Yes Scouting Report Originally a defensive […]

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Minnesota Football Recruiting: RB Ryan Estrada signs letter of intent on Early National Signing Day 2025

Ryan Estrada Position: Running BackHeight: 5’9”Weight: 195 Hometown: El Paso, TX 247 Sports Composite Rating: .9007 Power 5 Scholarship Offers: Alabama, Baylor, BYU, Cal, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, SMU, Texas Tech, Vanderbilt, and Wisconsin TDG Commitment Profile Spring Enrollee: No Scouting Report Enormously productive running back with excellent totals and per-carry rate. Good juice […]

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Minnesota Football Recruiting: DB Lamont Hamilton signs letter of intent on Early National Signing Day 2025

Lamont Hamilton Position: Defensive BackHeight: 6’0”Weight: 170 Hometown: Racine, WI 247 Sports Composite Rating: .8767 Power 5 Scholarship Offers: None TDG Commitment Profile Spring Enrollee: Yes Scouting Report Hamilton is an under-the-radar prospect, currently lacking a rating from the various recruiting services. He is a two-way player who has turned a lot of heads with […]

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Minnesota Football Recruiting: LB Angel Luciano signs letter of intent on Early National Signing Day 2025

Angel Luciano Position: LinebackerHeight: 6’1”Weight: 225 Hometown: Steelton, PA 247 Sports Composite Rating: .8711 Power 5 Scholarship Offers: Cincinnati, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, and Wisconsin TDG Commitment Profile Spring Enrollee: No Scouting Report Luciano has prototypical size and athleticism for a linebacker, with the versatility to play multiple positions. […]

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Minnesota Football Recruiting: CB Chance Payne signs letter of intent on Early National Signing Day 2025

Chance Payne Position: CornerbackHeight: 5’10”Weight: 175 Hometown: Jefferson, GA 247 Sports Composite Rating: .8689 Power 5 Scholarship Offers: Wake Forest TDG Commitment Profile Spring Enrollee: Yes Scouting Report Payne is a physical cornerback who excels at playing the ball and is not afraid to challenge receivers at the line of scrimmage. He triggers quickly on […]

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Minnesota Football Recruiting: DE Aaden Aytch signs letter of intent on Early National Signing Day 2025

Aaden Aytch Position: Defensive EndHeight: 6’4”Weight: 230 Hometown: Lafayette, IN 247 Sports Composite Rating: .9228 Power 5 Scholarship Offers: Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan State, Purdue, and Rutgers TDG Commitment Profile Spring Enrollee: No Scouting Report Aytch is a high-upside edge rusher with prototypical length and a developing frame. He recently added about 20 lbs. to his […]

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