Pregame blog: Campion injured and won't play for Gophers

A roundup of pregame news from TCF Bank Stadium as the Gophers prepare to take on No. 2 TCU in the season opener Thursday night.

September 4, 2015 at 1:00AM
Minnesota Gophers fans scrambled to get the best seats in the student section after the doors opened at TCF Bank Stadium for Thursday night's game vs. TCU. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ cgonzalez@startribune.com - September 3, 2015, Minneapolis, MN, TCF Bank Stadium, NCAA Football, Big 10, University of Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Texas Christian University TCU Horned Frogs
Minnesota Gophers fans scrambled to get the best seats in the student section after the doors opened at TCF Bank Stadium for Thursday night's game vs. TCU. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ cgonzalez@startribune.com - September 3, 2015, Minneapolis, MN, TCF Bank Stadium, NCAA Football, Big 10, University of Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Texas Christian University TCU Horned Frogs (Brian Stensaas/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Gophers offensive lineman Josh Campion, who started every game the past three years, won't play in Thursday night's season opener against TCU because of an unspecified injury.

Campion came onto the field in a white jersey to cheer on his maroon-jerseyed teammates.

Left tackle Ben Lauer (knee surgery) appears healthy and is slated to start. The projected starting O-line:

LT Lauer, LG Jon Christenson, C Brian Bobek, RG Connor Mayes, RT Jonah Pirsig.

NEW START TIME: The Gophers have also announced that the kickoff will be moved to 8:15 p.m.

Keep checking back here for other updates. The Star Tribune Live Blog will also be flowing with updates from inside and outside the stadium.

Update: WR Isaiah Gentry (hamstring) is also out for tonight's game.

Chris Streveler would be the backup QB if something happened to Mitch Leidner, but Demry Croft and Jacques Perra both lined up with the 2's during warm-ups.

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Joe Christensen

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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.

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