THE ESSENTIALS Date: Nov. 20, 2020 Time: 6:30 p.m. CT Site: Minneapolis, Minn. Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Surface: FieldTurf Capacity: 50,805 Series: Minnesota 39-33-3 Streak: Minnesota W2 Last: Minnesota won 38-31 on Sept. 28, 2019 in West Lafayette, Ind. FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW 1. Minnesota plays its third home game of the season on Friday when it faces Purdue. The game will be […]
Gophers prepping for Hawkeyes (AUDIO)
(Minneapolis, MN) — Floyd of Rosedale is on the line tomorrow night in Minneapolis when the Golden Gophers of Minnesota entertain the Hawkeyes of Iowa. The 80-pound bronze pig statue goes to the winner of the series each year. Iowa has won five straight games in the series. Both teams are 1-2 on the season […]
Gopher men’s hockey tabbed Big Ten favorite (AUDIO)
The Gopher Hockey program has been tabbed as the favorite to win the Big Ten Conference in 2020-21 while four Maroon & Gold skaters have received preseason honors from the league. The Big Ten announced the 2020-21 Big Ten Preseason Poll and Preseason All-Big Ten Hockey Teams on Monday morning with Minnesota leading the conference […]
Gophers’ Ibrahim is Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (AUDIO)
THE ESSENTIALS Date: Nov. 13, 2020 Time: 6:00 p.m. CT Site: Minneapolis, Minn. Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Surface: FieldTurf Capacity: 50,805 Series: Minnesota 62-49-2 Streak: Iowa W5 Last: Iowa won 23-19 on Nov. 16, 2019 in Iowa City Last Minnesota Win: 51-14 on Nov. 8, 2014, in Minneapolis FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW 1. Minnesota plays its second home […]
Gopher walk-on Jelen blocks punt against Michigan (AUDIO)
University of Minnesota walk-on Preston Jelen of Prior Lake blocked a punt to get the Golden Gophers off to a good start in last week’s home game against Michigan. The game ended in a 49-24 loss for Minnesota. The Gophers visit Maryland on Friday night. MNN sports director Mike Grimm spoke with Jelen via Zoom […]
Former Gopher women’s hockey player in Sweden (AUDIO)
Former Golden Gopher women’s hockey player Patti Marshall of Thief River Falls is now playing professional hockey for a team called Brynas IF in Gavle, Sweden. MNN sports director Mike Grimm connected with Marshall via Zoom and talked about how she ended up in the highly-accomplished Swedish Women’s Hockey League: Marshall says you […]
Gophers visit Maryland on Friday (AUDIO)
THE ESSENTIALS Date: Oct. 30, 2020 Time: 6:30 p.m. CT Site: College Park, Md. Stadium: Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium Surface: FieldTurf Capacity: 51,802 (except 2020) Series: Maryland 3-2 Streak: Minnesota W1 Last: Minnesota won 52-10 on Oct. 26, 2020, at TCF Bank Stadium FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW 1. Minnesota takes to the road for the time […]
Gophers-Michigan: Minnesota QB Morgan Ready To Go (AUDIO)
THE ESSENTIALS Date: Oct. 24, 2020 Time: 6:30 p.m. CT Site: Minneapolis, Minn. Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Surface: FieldTurf Capacity: 50,805 (except 2020) Series: Michigan 75-25-3 Last: Michigan won 33-10 in Ann Arbor in 2017 Last Minnesota Win: Won 30-14 at Michigan in 2014 FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW 1. Football. Finally. The No. 21 Gophers open the 2020 […]
Gopher DE Boye Mafe ready for starting role (AUDIO)
The Golden Gophers host Michigan on Saturday night to open the 2020 Big Ten football season. Golden Gopher starting defensive end Boye Mafe of Hopkins tells MNN Sports Director Mike Grimm he is ready for the starting role this season:
Good news for Gopher holder O’Brien (AUDIO)
(Minneapolis, MN) — Golden Gopher football coach P-J Fleck says his junior holder Casey O’Brien has passed a second straight quarterly cancer screen test with clean results. O’Brien shared the news with the team on Monday. O’Brien is a Cretin-Derham Hall graduate, who has been with the Golden Gopher football team as a holder for […]