THE ESSENTIALS Date: Oct. 19, 2019 Time: 2:30 p.m. CT Site: Piscataway, N.J. Stadium: SHI Stadium Surface: FieldTurf Capacity: 52,454 Series: Minnesota 1-0 Streak: Minnesota W1 Last: Minnesota won 34-32 on 10/22/16 at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis   O-LINEMEN TALK MNN Sports Director Mike Grimm sat down with two Gopher offensive lineman Blaise Andries […]

Here’s what to watch in Big Ten Football this week: PLAYER TO WATCH Minnesota RB Rodney Smith Smith ran for a career-high 211 yards against Illinois and is averaging 7.1 yards per carry the last two games. It’s taken some time for the Gophers’ ground game to get cranked up behind that big offensive line, […]

THE ESSENTIALS Date: Oct. 12, 2019 Time: 6:30 p.m. CT Site: Minneapolis, Minn. Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Surface: FieldTurf Capacity: 50,805 Series: Minnesota 32-25-2   MINNESOTAN MARTIN MIC’D MNN Sports Director Mike Grimm caught up with Gopher senior linebacker Kamal Martin on Burnsville: EIGHT THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW 1. Minnesota faces Nebraska at home […]

GOPHERS BACK ON THE ROAD The University of Minnesota is on the road for two matches this week when it travels to No. 17 Illinois, Wednesday night and then heads to No. 7 Wisconsin Sunday. Minnesota plays Illinois at 8 p.m., in Champaign, Ill. Minnesota travels to Wisconsin, for a 3 p.m. contest in Madison, […]

Nebraska began preparing for this week’s game at unbeaten Minnesota as if sophomore Noah Vedral would start at quarterback in place of Adrian Martinez. Martinez limped to the sideline at the end of the third quarter of the Cornhuskers’ win against Northwestern on Saturday and had ice on his left knee when he came out […]

THE ESSENTIALS Date: Oct. 5, 2019 Time: 2:30 p.m. CT Site: Minneapolis, Minn. Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Surface: FieldTurf Capacity: 50,805 Series: Minnesota 38-30-3 SEVEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW 1. Minnesota returns home this week to face the Illinois Fighting Illini. The Gophers lead the all-time series against the Illini 38-30-3 and have won three of the last […]

GOPHERS HEAD TO IOWA WEDNESDAY The University of Minnesota is on the road for the first time in two weeks when it travels to Iowa, Wednesday night in Iowa City, Iowa. Match time is set for 6 p.m., at Carver Hawkeye Arena. HUGH TALKS Coach Hugh McCutcheon says his team will need to play focused […]

GOPHERS AT PURDUE Date: Sept. 28, 2019 Time: 2:30 p.m. CT Site: West Lafayette, Ind. Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium Surface: Bermuda grass Capacity: 57,282 Series: Minnesota 38-33-3 Streak: Minnesota W1 Last: Minnesota won 41-10 on 11/10/18 at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis PLAYER PROFILE MNN Sports Director Mike Grimm interviews Minnesota starting tight end Jake Paulson:

Purdue coach Jeff Brohm got back to basics during last week’s bye. He worked on technique. He rested players who needed to get healthy, and he reiterated the need to play more physical. The messages were short, sweet and simple, and on Saturday Brohm will find out if his points made an impact when the […]

THE ESSENTIALS Date: Sept. 28, 2019 Time: 2:30 p.m. CT Site: West Lafayette, Ind. Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium Surface: Bermuda grass Capacity: 57,282 Series: Minnesota 38-33-3 Streak: Minnesota W1 Last: Minnesota won 41-10 on 11/10/18 at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis BROOKS WILL PLAY Gopher senior running back Shannon Brooks will play for the first time […]