University of Minnesota

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images All-Big Ten Tanner Morgan returns to lead the Gopher offense, is his 2020 going to be even better than 2019? Quarterback was a pretty big question mark heading into the 2019 season and it was answered in a major way. Tanner Morgan when from being considered a game-manager who would likely be the team’s backup quarterback to now being … [Read more...] about 2020 Preview: Upgrade or downgrade at quarterback?

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Illinois Starters: Junior running back Ra’Von Bonner Maryland Starters: Grad student quarterback Josh Jackson Senior center Johnny Jordan Redshirt sophomore right guard Austin Fontaine Reserves: Sophomore defensive tackle Jalen Alexander Junior linebacker T.J. Kautai Sophomore cornerback Vincent Flythe Michigan State Starters: Senior … [Read more...] about Updated list of Big Ten student-athletes opting out of the 2020 football season

Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports Should the Big Ten expand the number of conference games permanently? Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Each week, we send out questions to the most plugged in Minnesota Golden Gophers fans, and fans across the country. Sign up here to join Reacts. On Wednesday the Big Ten released conference-only schedules for all … [Read more...] about SBN Reacts: Do you care more about B1G games or non-con games?

Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images The Gophers will need to replace seven starters on defense Along with the release of the new 10-game conference schedule, Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren also announced that programs have been cleared to start fall camp this week. Minnesota will need to replace seven starters on defense, so we take a look at what the initial depth chart … [Read more...] about Gophers’ 2020 fall camp defensive depth chart

Gopher Sports The Gophers’ head coach discussed a number of topics in his first media availability of the season Minnesota Golden Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck was made available to the media via Zoom on Friday evening after the team completed their first day of fall training camp. He opened by expressing his gratitude for the University of Minnesota medical staff for their … [Read more...] about Highlights from P.J. Fleck’s fall camp press conference

Photo by David Berding/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images After the schedule change, here are some new odds As you know there has been a bit of turmoil in the last few weeks to the 2020 football season. The Big Ten has released it’s proposed 10-game schedule that hopefully will be played over the next four months. Minnesota star wide receiver Rashod Bateman has opted out of … [Read more...] about Minnesota Football: Updated 2020 Prop Bets

The Gophers football program has no known positive cases for COVID-19 as the team opened fall preseason camp Friday, head coach P.J. Fleck said. Minnesota’s athletics department said there were seven positive cases across its programs for the month of June, when they reported to campus for voluntary workouts. They have not shared an overall figure for July. While MLS, WNBA and … [Read more...] about Gophers report zero positive COVID-19 cases as football camp opens

P.J. Fleck and the Gophers football staff have encouraged players to make safe choices when they leave campus and go back to their apartments. … [Read more...] about Coach P.J. Fleck strives to keep his Gophers players in their own little bubble

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech fired women’s basketball coach Marlene Stollings on Thursday, a day after a scathing newspaper report alleging a culture of abuse in her program. Athletic director Kirby Hocutt announced the firing in a one-sentence statement while adding that he planned to address the decision Friday. Players made claims of abuse over the past two years in … [Read more...] about Fmr. Gopher Women’s Basketball Coach Marlene Stollings Fired By Texas Tech After Abuse Report