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3 Keys to Minnesota beating Oregon and how to watch

Another Friday Night game for Minnesota, this time against the #8 team in the country. How to WatchTV: FoxTime: 8:00Stream: FoxSports.com The Ducks are extremely talented and their athletic superiority should be evident KEYS TO A GOPHER WIN Say your prayers – I’m not going to pretend like this is a game we can win […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

Minnesota Gophers Weekend Previews and How to Watch

It’s a busy weekend for the Minnesota Golden Gophers with tons of action from multiple sports including several home games with cheap tickets to get in the building. If you ever wanted to check out a Gopher sporting event in person this weekend would be a great chance with home games starting at Noon and […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

Minnesota Football vs. Oregon: Staff Predictions

Coming off their final bye week of the season, the Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-3) hit the road for a daunting visit to Autzen Stadium to face the No. 8-ranked Oregon Ducks (8-1) at 8 p.m. CST on Friday, Nov. 14. This Week’s Thoughts: gopherguy05: This one won’t be close. Our road woes, plus a significantly more […]

2 months ago | 1 read

Gophers Ink Several Recruits on National Signing Day

Wednesday was National Signing Day for all of the Minnesota Golden Gophers sports with the exception of football. Several Gophers teams inked their full recruiting classes for the 2026-27 seasons on Wednesday, while others will be spread out over the next few days, weeks and even months. As always recruits can get added to classes […]

2 months ago | 1 read

Minnesota Golden Gophers in the NFL: Week 10

Week 10 had the injury bug hit the former Gophers again as they had several players not playing after getting banged up. A great game for Jack Gibbens helping the Patriots to a huge win over Tampa Bay. Here is how all the former Gophers did in Week 10. Baltimore Ravens Wek 10 @ Minnesota […]

2 months ago | 3 reads

3 keys to beat Missouri and how to watch

MIZZOU Arena 7:00 PM SEC/ESPN+ Missouri Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 2-0KenPom Rank: 64 Missouri TigersRecord: 3-0KenPom Rank: 37 The Gophers step up their competition tonight, taking on a tough team from the SEC. The Missouri Tigers hold a KenPom ranking of 37th, which is very good. Nationally, that would put them right around a 6 or […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

Big Ten Football Power Poll: Week 11

Last week we got the games we all deserved. Indiana at Penn State and Oregon at Iowa were classics. Amazing finishes from both the Hoosiers and Ducks to pull out last second wins when it looked like they were on the ropes. Then there was Washington laying a complete egg losing in the sleet to […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

Gopher Women Host Marquette in First Real Test

The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s basketball team is off to a 2-0 start on the season after blowout wins over North Dakota and Manhattan. But they get their first quality opponent Tuesday night when the Marquette Golden Eagles from the Big East come to Williams Arena. Tip is scheduled for 7 PM on B1G+. Minnesota […]

2 months ago | 1 read

Minnesota Football: RoWINg to Oregon – Opponent Preview

Coming off their final bye week of the season, the Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-3) hit the road for a daunting visit to Autzen Stadium to face the No. 7-ranked Oregon Ducks (8-1) at 8 p.m. CST on Friday, Nov. 14. Can Oregon score on offense? Quarterback Dante Moore is one of the top quarterbacks in […]

2 months ago | 1 read

Minnesota Football Recruiting: JUCO DT K.J. Henson commits to the Gophers

It was a busy bye week for head coach P.J. Fleck and co., as the Minnesota Golden Gophers added seven new commitments to their recruiting class, including three from the junior college ranks. Defensive tackle K.J. Henson was among a trio of official visitors from Hutchinson Community College who grabbed an oar last week. Get […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

The Monday Perspective thinks it is time to show me.

It is show me week for Gopher basketball. There were a number of “what-ifs” surrounding this team before the season tipped off and there may be more “what-ifs” now. The rest of this month is a real, “show me” time for Gopher hoops, and it starts with a trip to Missouri on Wednesday. After the […]

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Minnesota Gophers: Weekend Schedule and How to Watch

There may not be any football this weekend for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be any activity on campus. Five different Gophers programs will host home games between Friday and Saturday including a visit from a #1 ranked team in the nation. Here s the full Gophers weekend calendar and […]

3 months ago | 0 reads

Three keys to Gopher basketball moving to 2-0

The Barn 11:00 AM Peacock Alcorn State Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 1-0KenPom Rank: 69 Alcorn State BravesRecord: 0-2KenPom Rank: 328 If you think Steve McNair is walking through those doors…it wouldn’t matter; he played football. These Braves are led by Jake Morton, who’s in his first season as a head coach. Morton was most recently an […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Minnesota Golden Gophers in the NFL: Week 9

It was a relatively slow Week 9 for the former Gophers with the exception of Blake Cashman whose monster game helped the Vikings upset Detroit. Nick Kallerup made his NFL debut Sunday night now ensuring that every single Gopher on an active NFL roster has played in at least one game this season. Baltimore Ravens […]

3 months ago | 4 reads

Big Ten Football Power Poll: Week 10

USC got the needed win in Lincoln, but was helped with Dylan Raiola going down—which we now know is season ending. Ooof Huskers. Otherwise lots of blowouts and Minnesota’s narrow win last week. This week should be good with Indiana seeing if they can put down Penn State for good, Oregon heading to Iowa for […]

3 months ago | 0 reads

Minnesota Football Recruiting: Three-star OL Aaron Thomas commits to the Gophers

The bye week continues to bear fruit for head coach P.J. Fleck and co., drawing a verbal commitment from Arizona offensive line prospect and (and former Ohio State commit) Aaron Thomas. Get to know Aaron Thomas Height: 6’7”Weight: 300 Power 4 Scholarship Offers: Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, BYU, California, Florida State, Iowa State, Kansas, […]

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Gopher Women Open 2025-26 Season Against North Dakota

The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s basketball team kicks off the 2025-26 season on Thursday night when they host the North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Williams Arena. It begins year three for Dawn Plitzuweit as the head coach of the Gophers, and hopefully another giant step forward. Minnesota went from WNIT runner ups to WBIT Champions […]

3 months ago | 0 reads