University of Minnesota

Rivalry Week is here… or something resembling Rivalry Week in the 2020 college football season. We still have a few more weeks of regular season games and makeup games after this. There’s no Michigan-Ohio State. Nick Saban won’t be at the Iron Bowl. It’s going to be a weird one. Alabama announced today that Saban has tested positive for COVID-19, and has mild symptoms. Unlike … [Read more...] about The Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 13

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For the first time in 114 years, the Minnesota-Wisconsin game has been bumped off the schedule. Minnesota called off its annual battle with Wisconsin for Paul Bunyan’s Axe — which was slated for Saturday afternoon — due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases within the program. The decision made Tuesday by Minnesota will also likely make the 18th-ranked Badgers … [Read more...] about Gopher Football On Pause Due To COVID Cases; Badgers Border Battle Cancelled

MINNEAPOLIS (AP/WCCO) — The Golden Gophers football team is dealing with some pandemic-related issues while it gears up to go against its Big Ten rival, the Wisconsin Badgers. On Monday, the University of Minnesota announced that the team will not practice Tuesday and will conduct all meetings virtual due to presumptive COVID-19 positive tests. Minnesota officials said Monday … [Read more...] about Gophers Football Dealing With COVID-Related Issues With Badgers Up Next

Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports The Gophers will hold virtual meetings on Tuesday instead of a regular practice schedule The University of Minnesota announced Monday evening that the football team will not practice on Tuesday as a result of presumptive positive COVID-19 tests on Monday. The program hopes to be able to return to a regular practice schedule on … [Read more...] about Minnesota will not practice Tuesday due to positive COVID-19 tests

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images The cream has risen to the top Last week did not disappoint. We said it might be a potential playoff in the east and the West and both games went down to the wire and left us with clear-cut favorites to advance to Indy. But the middle is as mixed up as possible. After the top 4 it’s pretty much a crapshoot from 5-12ish. Here is … [Read more...] about Big Ten Power Poll-Week 6

Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports COVID-19 has put the brakes on the Gophers’ football season The Minnesota Golden Gophers announced Tuesday evening that Saturday’s game against the Wisconsin Badgers will no longer be played due to a COVID-19 outbreak among the team. The Gophers were without 22 players for Friday night’s game against Purdue due to a combination of positive … [Read more...] about Minnesota football pauses activities, cancels Wisconsin game after positive COVID-19 tests

The junior point guard has yet to be part of a winning college team but believes the pieces are in place for this Gophers squad. … [Read more...] about Marcus Carr enters Gophers season with dreams of following his brother's path

The Badgers won't get to six games this season because of COVID-19. … [Read more...] about Cancellation of Gophers game seemingly ends Wisconsin's Big Ten title hopes

Eric Curry, a 6-9 senior, is back to full strength, and Brandon Johnson is recovering from an ankle injury. … [Read more...] about Healthy Eric Curry could start opener for Gophers