Gophers move Saturday's scrimmage to Concordia (St. Paul) because of Vikings preseason game

The Gophers are moving Saturday morning's scrimmage from TCF Bank Stadium to Sea Foam Stadium at Concordia (St. Paul) because the Vikings have a preseason game that night. The scrimmage is open to the public.

August 12, 2015 at 3:54PM

The Gophers are moving Saturday morning's scrimmage from TCF Bank Stadium to Sea Foam Stadium at Concordia (St. Paul) because the Vikings have a preseason game that night, against Tampa Bay.

The scrimmage will start at 10:10 a.m., and is free to the public. The Vikings have the stadium all day as part of their lease with the university, and the NFL is strict about what goes on in stadiums in the hours before a game.

The Gophers could have played it at their football complex, but one goal was to incorporate a coaching booth, where the coordinators will be relaying plays to the sideline, etc.

about the writer

about the writer

Joe Christensen

Sports team leader

Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

See Moreicon

More from Gophers

See More
card image
Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune

The Gophers women’s hockey team fell behind 4-0 and lost 4-2 to No. 3 Ohio State.

card image
card image