College Football Team News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
On August 31, the Nebraska Cornhuskers begin their season with a road test against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. But this is far from a tune-up game. In 2022, the Huskers lost 20-13 in Memorial Stadium to improve the Golden Gophers’ record to 9-4. But can the Cornhuskers spoil Minnesota’s season? Let’s find out by looking […] READ MORE
The last time the Hawkeyes traveled north to Minneapolis, they left their timeouts inside TCF Bank Stadium and took Floyd of Rosedale with them. It’s now called Huntington Bank Stadium, but the goal will be the same. Floyd has resided in Iowa City for the last seven years dating back to 2015 as the Hawkeyes […] READ MORE
The Big 10 best returning running backs have big shoes to fill for previous Big 10 standouts at the running back position. This position group sees some turnover entering the 2022 season. However, there are three rushers whose teams will be very glad to see them return. The third spot could have gone to another, […] READ MORE
Bowl Week continues as Minnesota takes on West Virginia. Here’s your Guaranteed Rate Bowl preview: Minnesota: 8-4, 2nd in the Big Ten West West Virginia: 6-6, 5th in the Big 12 When West Virginia Runs: The Mountaineers’ run game took a huge hit when Leddie Brown announced that he would be skipping the bowl […] READ MORE
Western Kentucky defensive back Beanie Bishop is transferring to Minnesota. Tulane, Miami (OH), and Old Dominion are among other schools that expressed interest in his services. The 5’10”, 175-pound Louisville native announced his commitment to Minnesota via Twitter on December 23. (Merry Christmas, Gopher fans!) Bishop is the second defensive back that P.J. Fleck and […] READ MORE
Last year, Kirk Ferentz left his three timeouts in Minneapolis and the Hawkeyes took the Floyd of Rosedale with them for the sixth season in a row. Iowa won big in 2020 and has had the upper hand of late in this century-old rivalry series. The game returns to Iowa City this season in what […] READ MORE
The Iowa Hawkeyes open the season with two tough opponents both ranked in the Top 25 in Indiana and Iowa State. They will host Penn State in early October and later travel to Wisconsin and Northwestern in back-to-back weeks. The road to winning the Big Ten West will be difficult, but that’s nothing new. Most […] READ MORE
This article about unbeaten Minnesota is from a year ago this week. Currently, the Gophers are 1-3 at the halfway point of the shortened 2020 season. It’s amazing how much can change in twelve months! With that in mind, here is my Minnesota mid-season report: Offense Quarterback Quarterback Tanner Morgan hasn’t quite looked like himself […] READ MORE
As of right now, we are less than one week away from the kickoff of Wisconsin football. On this coming Friday night, Wisconsin and Illinois will kick off the long awaited season for Big Ten fans. What we have is a nine game sprint to the finish. No byes. Capped off with a crossover/championship weekend […] READ MORE
The news of Minnesota’s Rashod Bateman opting out of the season was not a huge surprise. Bateman, who would have been a junior, will focus on preparing for the 2021 NFL Draft. With the uncertainty surrounding the season, I imagine he will not be the last draft-eligible player to do so. A tweet from head […] READ MORE
Lindsay got hooked on football after attending an Indianapolis Colts pre-season game in 2005. (See, pre-season isn't completely useless). The daughter of two Minnesota alums, she spends September through March following the Gophers' football and hockey teams as closely as possible from Connecticut, along with the New York Giants and Montreal Canadiens. She's also a winger on a local women's hockey team, and has a foster elephant in Kenya named Esampu.