GOPHERS - NITTANY LIONS, 5:31 PM, SATURDAY SERIES INFORMATION* 46th Meeting (30-15 all time) Road Record vs. Penn State: 10-10 Gophers All-Time vs. Big Ten: 790-905 * - excludes vacated games STARTING FIVE • Minnesota returns to road action when it travels to Penn...
Hobey Baker Award Fan Balloting Now Open
St. Paul, Minn. – It’s Hobey Baker time. Fan balloting has opened for the 2024 Hobey Baker Award. Awarded annually to college hockey’s top player, the Hobey Baker’s tremendously popular fan-voting will run from Friday, January 26 until Sunday, March 10 at midnight....
#9 Gopher hockey visits #8 Michigan State
After finishing a six-game homestand, the No. 9 Minnesota men's hockey team hits the road for the first time since early December when it travels to No. 8/7 Michigan State in a top-10 battle Jan. 26-27 at Munn Ice Arena. The series against the Big Ten...
Gopher volleyball names new assistant coach
Minnesota head coach Keegan Cook announced the addition of Crissy Jones Schoonderwoerd as the team's new assistant coach. Jones Schoonderwoerd spent the 2023 season at California as the team's interim head coach after taking over two weeks before the regular season...
Frost to miss weekend series
University of Minnesota women's hockey head coach Brad Frost will miss this weekend's road series at Bemidji State due to a medical situation. Associate head coach Greg May will serve as Minnesota's acting head coach this weekend. Frost is expected to return to the...
Gophers name new assistant soccer coach
Head Soccer Coach Erin Chastain has announced the addition of Ellis Riley as assistant coach to her staff. "Ellis will be a tremendous addition to our staff and program," said head coach Erin Chastain. "He's extremely driven, focused, competitive and will invest...
Gopher women at #16 Indiana tonight (AUDIO)
MINNEAPOLIS - The University of Minnesota women's basketball team (13-3, 3-2 B1G) heads to Bloomington, Ind., to take on No. 16/13 Indiana (14-2, 5-1 B1G) at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The game will be Minnesota's debut on the streaming platform Peacock, on Jan. 17,...
Darwitz selected for International Ice Hockey Hall of Fame
Former Minnesota women's ice hockey player and assistant coach Natalie Darwitz was named to the 2024 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Hall of Fame Class today. The IIHF's Historical Committee met in Prague recently and nominated its newest members to the...
Future Gopher named MN High School Volleyball Player of the Year
In its 39th year of honoring the nation's most elite high school athletes, Gatorade announced that 2024 Minnesota signee Stella Swenson of Wayzata High School is the 2023-24 Gatorade Minnesota Volleyball Player of the Year. Swenson is the first Gatorade Minnesota...
Gophers add defensive coordinator, special teams coordinator
University of Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck today announced the hiring of defensive coordinator / linebackers coach Corey Hetherman and special teams coordinator Bob Ligashesky. "I am excited to welcome Corey and his wife, Julie, and Bob and his wife, Shelley,...
Eggum gets contract extension
The University of Minnesota and wrestling head coach Brandon Eggum have agreed to a contract extension that will keep Eggum at the helm of his alma mater through the 2025-26 season. "It is an honor to lead this storied program, along with our amazing staff,"...
Twin Cities to host 2026 World Juniors
USA Hockey announced today that the Twin Cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, will serve as host of the 2026 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Hockey Championship. The 10-nation tournament features the best men’s players in the world under...
Gopher women gear up for Wednesday night game against Maryland
The University of Minnesota women's basketball team (11-2, 1-1 B1G) is set to begin the new year with a matchup with Maryland (9-4, 1-1 B1G) on Jan. 3, at 7 p.m. ABOUT THE MARYLAND GAME Minnesota and Maryland are clashing for the 15th time on Jan. 3, with the...
Gopher star WBB recruit Johnson to enroll early
Incoming freshman McKenna Johnson, who signed a National Letter of Intent with Minnesota in November, has graduated early from high school and joined the Golden Gophers program. Johnson, who will wear No. 7 for the Gophers, has been cleared to practice with the team...
Gopher football players honored for academics
Six members of the Minnesota football team have been named Academic All-District, as announced by College Sports Communicators Tuesday. The 2023 Academic All‐District Team recognizes the nation's top student‐athletes for their combined performances on the field and in...
Gopher volleyball set to play in Labor Day weekend showcase in Milwaukee
Intersport and FOX announced a partnership to bring nationally prominent women's volleyball programs to network television during Labor Day Weekend when Minnesota, Stanford, Texas and Wisconsin meet for an early season showcase event, which will be staged at Fiserv...
Legendary John Anderson announces 2024 will be his final as Gopher baseball coach
The longest-tenured coach in the history of Gopher Athletics, head baseball coach John Anderson has announced that the 2024 season will be his last. Anderson will have been the head coach for 43 seasons at Minnesota. With his time spent as a player on the team,...
Tickets On Sale Now for Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tourney in Minneapolis
All-session tickets for the 2024 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament are on sale now. The Target Center in Minneapolis will play host to the tournament March 13-17, marking the first time in the tournament’s 27-year history that it will be played in Minneapolis. The...
Gopher WBB announce advance sellout for Iowa and Caitlin Clark
The University of Minnesota women's basketball team officially sold out its game against No. 4/4 Iowa on Wed., Feb. 28, at 8 p.m. Fans still interested in purchasing tickets should visit SeatGeek, the Official Fan to Fan Marketplace of Gopher Athletics. For more...
Gopher football headed to Detroit
The University of Minnesota football team has accepted an invitation to compete in the Quick Lane Bowl on Dec. 26, 2023, in Detroit. The Gophers will face Bowling Green at 1 p.m. at Ford Field on ESPN. The Quick Lane Bowl will be the 24th bowl game all-time for...
Two Gophers chosen to take part in Senior Bowl
University of Minnesota standouts Tyler Nubin and Brevyn Spann-Ford were invited to compete in the upcoming Senior Bowl, which will be played on Feb. 3, 2024, in Mobile, Ala. Nubin, who was recently named All-Big Ten First Team, made 53 tackles this year and had five...
Gopher women’s gymnastics coach gets contract extension
The University of Minnesota and head women's gymnastics coach Jenny Hansen have agreed to a contract extension. The extension will keep Hansen in Maroon and Gold through the 2028 season. "I'm very grateful for the opportunity to continue to lead the program here at...
Gopher football now knows which Big Ten teams they play through 2028
The Big Ten announced today the conference opponents that Minnesota will play in 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028. The 2024 season will be the first that will feature Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington as Big Ten members in the soon-to-be, 18-team conference. It will...
Gopher men’s hockey set to play in Vegas next year
The Golden Gophers men’s hockey team will host the 2024 Men’s Ice Breaker Tournament at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, it was jointly announced today by the University of Minnesota, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Sports Nevada USA, the Hockey...
Another Gopher Freshman Wins Big Ten Honor
University of Minnesota redshirt freshman running back Zach Evans was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after rushing 15 times for 85 yards and one touchdown in Minnesota’s 35-24 Homecoming win against Louisiana. Evans saw his first action of the season on Saturday...
Former Gopher Al Nolen named new radio network analyst
Gopher Sports Properties, the locally based team of LEARFIELD, in conjunction with the University of Minnesota Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced today the hiring of Al Nolen as the color commentator for Golden Gopher men’s basketball radio broadcasts...
Gophers tabbed Big Ten hockey favorites
Coming off an NCAA runner-up finish and its second-straight Big Ten Conference championship, the University of Minnesota men's hockey team was picked atop the 2023-24 preseason poll as announced by the league office Monday. Six Golden Gophers also were honored as...