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Gophers to honor their own 'greatest generation' at Saturday's game
Two members of the 1941 national championship team — Warren Plunkett and George Michael Welch — will be on hand, along with Scott Smith, son of that year's Heisman Trophy winner, Bruce Smith.
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Wisconsin-Michigan State: model programs battle in Big Ten's opening weekend
The defending Big Ten champions open league play against the Badgers.
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No. 2 Gophers surrounded by big talent in Big Ten volleyball
Conference play starts Friday night at Sports Pavilion.
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New Johnnies quarterback getting first taste of bitter St. Thomas rivalry
Though he's only been at St. John's for nine months, Jackson Erdmann knows all about the craziness that engulfs the campus when the Johnnies play St. Thomas.
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Area small college football update
For the first time in the rivalry that started in 1901 both St. Thomas and St. John's are ranked in the top six nationally
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Beasts of the East dominate Joe Christensen's Big Ten football rankings
Ohio State, of course, stays at the top.
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Are 10-game schedules coming to the Big Ten?
A weekly look around college football
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Coaches pick North Dakota to win NCHC, UMD receives first-place votes
Duluth was picked to finish third and St. Cloud State fourth in the NCHC. Minnesota State was tabbed to finished third and Bemidji State sixth in the WCHA.
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Gophers have three running backs who can have big days
A look at big games from Kobe McCrary, Shannon Brooks and Rodney Smith:
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Is tailback McCrary more than Option 1C for the Gophers?
When the Gophers signed junior college running back Kobe McCrary earlier this year, he seemed destined for little more than a short-yardage role.
Sports
Scoggins: Louisville's Jackson becomes talk of college football
Quarterback Lamar Jackson has emerged as a Heisman frontrunner and the talk of college football in leading Louisville to No. 3 in the AP poll this week.
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'Horns up! Hawkeyes down!' NDSU announcer goes bonkers after Bison beat Iowa
"The Kings of the North invade the Hawkeye State" -- and mayhem ensues after the winning field goal in Saturday's game.
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MIAC football roundup: Gustavus opens by beating Augsburg
The Gusties trailed 13-0 at halftime before rolling in the second half.
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Area college football roundup: MSU Mankato routs St. Cloud State
Nick Pieruccini threw four TD passes and ran for a score for the Mavericks.
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NDSU-Iowa game a big moment for Bison
Despite the Bison's impressive record against FBS teams, they have not taken down a ranked opponent from a level above, let alone a top-10 team.
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Area college football: Concordia aims for 3-0 record vs. UMD
Minnesota Duluth at Concordia is the game of the week.
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Northwestern, Purdue bottom out in Joe Christensen's Big Ten Power Rankings
Ohio State remains at the top.
Colleges
Marcus Fuller's college football short takes
A weekly look around college football.
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Champlin Park stars turn down Gophers for Marquette, Dayton
Theo John and McKinley Wright were the last two uncommitted in-state senior class targeted by Minnesota, which didn't get any of the six players who were offered scholarships.
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- Reggie Bush is reinstated as 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, with organizers citing NIL rule changes
- Former Green Bay player Kayla Karius leaves South Dakota to return to her alma mater as coach
- Longtime Hawkeyes football broadcaster Ed Podolak steps down from his radio analyst role
- Hailey Van Lith trying to make US Olympic 3x3 team; next college choice to come soon
- Sign of the times: NCAA approves coach-to-player helmet communication for 2024 football season
- UConn freshman Stephon Castle declares for NBA draft and becomes school's second one-and-done player
- FedEx pledges $25 million over 5 years in NIL program for University of Memphis athletes
- NHL team moving from Arizona to Salt Lake City will have a name starting with Utah
- Kansas adds AJ Storr after he led Wisconsin in scoring this past season
- Virginia law allows the state's colleges and universities to directly pay athletes through NIL deals
