No. 25 Minnesota women’s basketball takes to the road for the first time this season as it visits Xavier tonight. • Sitting 1-0 on the season, Minnesota enters Wednesday night’s game ranked No. 25 in the AP Poll. It’s the first time the Golden Gophers have been ranked since Jan. 19, 2015, when they were […]

Favorable field position has meant little for Minnesota this season, as huge gains against the Gophers have piled up as if opponents are playing a video game. This will be an especially difficult week for the defense to try to stem this tide of long touchdowns, with Purdue’s offense possessing as much quick-strike ability as […]

Here’s what to watch in the Big Ten this week: BEST GAME No. 8 Ohio State at No. 24 Michigan State The Buckeyes (8-1, 5-1, No. 10 CFP) aren’t hitting on all cylinders but they remain in the thick of the Big Ten East race. This, and next week’s trip to Maryland, are the last […]

After watching long gain after long gain by Illinois last weekend, Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck knew a change had to be made to his defense. Each of the first two drives by the Illini ended with a 72-yard touchdown run. By the end of Saturday’s 55-31 loss , the Gophers had allowed 646 yards of […]

Here’s what to watch in the Big Ten this week: BEST GAME No. 14 Penn State at No. 5 Michigan Michigan (7-1, 5-0, No. 5 CFP) needs a win to remain at least one game ahead of Ohio State in the Big Ten East and further enhance its resume for the College Football Playoff. The […]

Indiana’s path to the postseason just got a lot more difficult. After losing three straight and falling to .500, the Hoosiers are about to hit the road on a short week against a hungry team still seeking its first conference win. And now, they’ll make the trip without their No. 2 quarterback. Coach Tom Allen […]

If Nebraska needs any extra incentive to pick up its elusive first win Saturday, players who were on the field against Minnesota last year need only remember what happened in that game. The Gophers (3-3, 0-3 Big Ten), who visit Memorial Stadium on Saturday, rushed for 410 yards overall and also scored two touchdowns in […]

Here’s what to watch in the Big Ten this week: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 6 Michigan at No. 24 Michigan State This is huge for Jim Harbaugh, whose team has won six straight and entered the top 10 for the first time this season. The Wolverines (6-1, 4-0 Big Ten) have established themselves as […]

A run of trick plays this season is challenging the Big Ten’s reputation for stodgy football. Kirk Ferentz pulled the biggest of them last week when Iowa successfully ran a fake field goal against Minnesota, with T.J. Hockenson catching a sandlot-style snap on the overloaded right side and chugging 4 yards for a touchdown. There […]

Here’s what to watch in the Big Ten this week: GAME OF THE WEEK Iowa at Minnesota Iowa has won three straight Floyd of Rosedale games, each by seven points or fewer, and both teams are coming off open dates. The Hawkeyes (3-1, 0-1 Big Ten), beaten by Wisconsin two weeks ago, can ill afford […]