Day 4: 1st day in pads
The Golden Gopher football team practiced in full-pads for the first time this spring during Tuesday’s practice. An extra amount of intensity was added to Coach Kill’s already-demanding practice...
View ArticleGophers learn Coach Kill’s way
Intense. That’s the first word that comes to mind if you were to summarize spring practices thus far. The Gophers are quickly becoming aware of how Jerry Kill will run this football team. The tempo is...
View ArticleHow do Gophers QB’s compare to rest of Big Ten?
ESPN’s Big Ten preseason quarterback rankings lists Minnesota as 9th out of 12 teams at the quarterback position. The rankings are based on experience, success, and depth, which is why the Gophers sit...
View ArticleEskridge leaves team
DeLeon Eskridge, Minnesota’s leading rusher last season, has been granted a release from his scholarship and will not return to the Gophers this fall for his senior season. According to the Star...
View ArticleKill adds two prospects
Defensive back Dinero Moss and wide receiver Isaac Fruechte each verbally committed to Minnesota this week. Moss, a safety from Piper High School in Sunrise, Florida also received offers from Nebraska,...
View ArticleRush the quarterback!
In the fifth of ten factors of success the Minnesota Gophers football team must meet in order to turn the program around, I highlight the Gophers ability, or lack thereof, to rush the opposing...
View ArticleDashing Gophers
The fourth of ten Gopher Goals, which are factors of success for turning the Minnesota Gophers football program around, is run the ball consistently. Running the ball is a focal point for Coach Jerry...
View Article“You’ve got to be damn good on defense to win”
After Jerry Kill was hired as the new Minnesota Gophers head football coach, he sat down with ESPN’s Phil Mackey and described what it takes to build a football program. When asked what philosophies he...
View ArticleGophers need to win winnable games
Gopher football Goal #2: Win the games you’re supposed to win. In my second of ten Gopher Goals, I highlight how new Gophers head coach Jerry Kill can uplift the Minnesota football program by utilizing...
View ArticleGopher spring game update
I attended the Gophers spring game today at TCF Bank Stadium. My first reaction to what I saw on the field: this team needs a lot of work. I was not impressed with starting quarterback Marqueis Gray’s...
View ArticleHow Kill can lead Gophers back to football relevance
As my heart pounded in my chest while I watched Tiger’s near-comeback today at the Masters, it got me thinking. When was the last time I, or anyone else for that matter, felt that same excitement while...
View ArticleSpring Practice Update
The Gophers football team held their sixth spring practice Saturday in TCF Bank Stadium. It was their first outdoor practice. The first five practices were held indoors at the Gibson-Nagurski Football...
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