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Florida International defensive tackle Xion Chapman has committed to transferring to Minnesota. He finished the season with 15 total tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks, one pass break-up, and one forced fumble. Chapman has two years of eligibility remaining. This is another critical addition for the Golden Gophers at a position of need for […]
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Tulsa wide receiver Zion Steptoe has committed to transferring to Minnesota. He was the third-leading receiver for the Golden Hurricane this season with 21 receptions for 272 receiving yards. Steptoe has one year of eligibility remaining. Steptoe started his college career at Purdue, where he played wide receiver as a freshman before redshirting and being […]
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This is the first time the Trojans have been in Minneapolis since 2011. Hopefully, it isn’t a pleasant experience as these teams renew a classic Big Ten rivalry.
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Cincinnati wide receiver Noah Jennings has committed to transferring to Minnesota. He becomes the second transfer wide receiver to sign with the Golden Gophers, joining former Auburn player Perry Thompson. Jennings has one year of eligibility remaining. Jennings spent the first two years of his college career at Charleston Southern, where he amassed 72 receptions […]
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The winter sports seasons are in full swing, and it is a busy weekend of action both on and off-campus for the Minnesota Golden Gophers teams. Men’s hockey and Gymnastics have ranked matchups, the Gopher women’s hockey team is out for revenge, and the Go[her wrestling team kicks off Big Ten action and more. Below […]
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers Men’s hockey team kicks off the second half of of the season in Happy Valley this weekend with a series against the Penn State Nittany Lions. The Gophers and Nittany Lions enter the weekend ties for 4th place in the Big Ten Standings with 13 points each, but the Nittany Lions […]
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The NFL regular season is complete and with the Steelers win over the Ravens and the Falcons win over the Saints cutting down the number of former Gophers making the post season, it will be a lean group still playing into January. Eight former Gophers made the NFL post season, 6 of them in the […]
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The Minnesota Gophers women’s basketball team returns home to Williams Arena to host the Northwestern Wildcats at 7 PM Thursday night. Minnesota currently is 10-4 and 1-2 in Big Ten play after a 70-60 loss at #9 Michigan on Monday night. Northwestern comes into Thursday’s tilt at 6-9 overall and 0-4 in Big Ten play/ […]
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Oklahoma tight end Kaden Helms has committed to transferring to Minnesota. He recorded five receptions for 35 receiving yards and one touchdown this season with the Sooners. Helms has one year of eligibility remaining. The Gophers are losing their top three tight ends this offseason, with Jameson Geers, Drew Biber, and Frank Bierman all out […]
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The Barn 7:30 BTN USC Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 10-5 (3-1)KenPom Rank: 91 USC TrojansRecord: 12-3 (1-3)KenPom Rank: 46 In the second season under Eric Musselman, the Trojans are running with a new roster full of good transfers and trying to get back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2023. The team’s leading […]
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Another big win at the Barn for Gopher basketball, upsetting #19 Iowa 70-67. Back-to-back Big Ten wins for Minnesota, who now sit with a 3-1 Big Ten record and have won five straight games. The Gophers led by nine at the break and maintained an 8-14-point cushion for most of the second half before Iowa […]
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California defensive end T.J. Bush has committed to transferring to Minnesota. He was the Golden Bears’ top pass rusher last season, leading the team with 5.5 sacks, four quarterback hurries, and 11.5 tackles for loss. Bush has one year of eligibility remaining. He spent the first two seasons of his college career at Liberty, where […]
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Utah State punter Zachary Robbins has committed to transferring to Minnesota. He has three years of eligibility remaining. Robbins is a punter and a kicker, and he handled kickoffs for the Aggies as a true freshman this season, notching 24 touchbacks on 53 kickoffs. It’s unclear if he is being brought in as a punter […]
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Lehigh safety Mekhai Smith has committed to transferring to Minnesota. He recorded 56 total tackles, four interceptions, three pass break-ups, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. Smith has two years of eligibility remaining. Smith was an impact player from the moment he stepped on campus, seeing nearly 300 snaps as a true freshman and […]
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Michigan kicker Beckham Sunderland has committed to transferring to Minnesota. He has two years of eligibility remaining. Sunderland is the nephew of former Michigan kicker Brandon Kornblue and a former Major League Soccer player who spent three seasons in the league as a goalkeeper before medically retiring due to concussions. He then started training with […]
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The Barnyard is not friendly to Hawkeyes.
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Michigan State defensive back Elisha West has committed to transferring to Minnesota. He did not see the field this season after transferring from Merrimack College. His brother, Aydan, also committed on Tuesday. West has three years of eligibility remaining. If he contributes this fall, it could be at cornerback, nickel, or safety.
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Michigan State cornerback Aydan West has committed to transferring to Minnesota. He recorded 19 total tackles, one tackle for loss, and one pass break-up as a true freshman this season. West has three years of eligibility remaining. West saw 400 defensive snaps this year and should be an immediate factor at the cornerback position, where […]
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Southwest Minnesota State defensive back Parker Knutson has committed to transferring to Minnesota, turning down offers from Iowa and Iowa State. He was a two-year starter for the Mustangs who recorded 39 total tackles, one tackle for loss, eight interceptions, and six pass break-ups this season. Knutson has two years of eligibility remaining. Knutson adds […]
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Auburn wide receiver Perry Thompson has committed to transferring to Minnesota. He recorded 17 receptions for 154 yards as a redshirt freshman with the Tigers this season. Thompson has two years of eligibility remaining. Thompson is a former four-star prospect who signed with Auburn out of high school, turning down Power 4 scholarship offers from […]
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Marshall defensive tackle Naquan Crowder has committed to transferring to Minnesota. He finished this season with 26 total tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack, three quarterback hurries, one pass break-up, and one forced fumble for the Thundering Herd. Crowder has two years of eligibility remaining. This is a critical addition for the Golden Gophers […]
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The Barn 7:00 BTN Iowa Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 9-5 (2-1)KenPom Rank: 96 Iowa HawkeyesRecord: 12-2 (2-1)KenPom Rank: 17 Ben McCollum has coached just two seasons at the D1 level but he has been very successful. After 15 seasons at D2 NW Missouri State, where he won four national championships, McCollum was hired at Drake. He […]
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s basketball team will look to add another huge road Big Ten win to their past one when they head to Ann Arbor to face the #6 ranked Michigan Wolverines on Monday evening. Minnesota enters the game 1-1 in Big Ten action after blowing what should have been a home upset […]
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Over the last few days some several of the international hockey federations have begun to announce their men’s and women’s hockey rosters for the 2026 Winter Olympics that will take place in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, from February 6-22. Both the US men’s and women’s roster were announced last Friday with a quintet of […]
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Portal Season is here. Are you ready? The NCAA database of players intending to transfer, affectionately known as the transfer portal, was created in 2018. But in 2021, the NCAA regulations changed to allow players to transfer without being required to sit out a full season. In that same timeframe, Name, Image and Likeness was […]
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