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Scoggins: Gophers' defense still not to Big Ten standards
Better talent at linebacker gives defensive coordinator Jay Sawvel more flexibility in devising game plans, but execution as an entire defense remains a work in progress.
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Potent run game propels Gophers past Colorado State
With Shannon Brooks healthy, Rodney Smith continuing his roll and Mitch Leidner moving better than he has in two years, the Gophers used a potent running attack to defeat Colorado State 31-24 on Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium.
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Hartman: Gophers defense having trouble stopping the run
Colorado State finished with 369 yards of offense Saturday, including 158 on the ground.
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Gophers-Colorado State game recap
A look back at Saturday's game.
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Watch another huge hit by Gophers' Tai'yon Devers
Tai'yon Devers made another huge hit Saturday, forcing yet another fumble, and electrifying the crowd at TCF Bank Stadium.
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Vincent Calhoun injured, leaving a hole at right guard for Gophers
The Gophers will play Colorado State at TCF Bank Stadium on Saturday, with kickoff at 11 a.m., televised on ESPNU.
Minneapolis
TCF Bank Stadium security confuses, frustrates U fans
A revised bag policy has led to long lines as well since the Gophers' home opener on Sept. 1.
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Gophers' need to finish September strong before eyeing October hunt
Next week, the Gophers open Big Ten play before 106,000 fans at Penn State. But first: a rematch with the Colorado State team that took Minnesota to overtime last fall.
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Lynch has knee surgery; Gophers' new center out at least a month
Reggie Lynch, pegged to be the Gophers starting center this fall, had left knee surgery Friday and is expected to miss at least a month, the university said in a statement.
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No. 2 Gophers sweep Maryland in Big Ten volleyball opener
The Gophers had almost a 2-1 dominance in kills, 42-26.
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The Call: Colorado State freshman QB could keep Gophers-Rams game close
Collin Hill threw four TD passes and completed 21 of 27 passes for 315 yards with no interceptions last week
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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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A powerful, hard-hitting Winfield? Minnesotans have seen this before
Antoine Winfield Jr. takes after dad, a former Pro Bowl cornerback for the Vikings.
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Gophers women take the ice tonight for exhibition
The defending national champion Gophers women's hockey program is on the ice at Ridder Arena Friday night for an exhibition against the Minnesota Whitecaps.
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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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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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Michigan all-state guard Deja Church commits to Gophers
Gophers coach Marlene Stollings received a commitment Thursday from Michigan guard Deja Church
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Around the Region
- 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
- PWHL Minnesota allows late comeback to Montreal, fails to clinch playoff berth
- 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
- Scoring sensation Lucy Olsen transfers to Iowa. Ex-Villanova player helps fill void of Caitlin Clark
- Hanna and Haley Cavinder say they're returning for 1 last season at Miami
- NCAA allows transfers to be immediately eligible, no matter how many times they've switched schools
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- Former Cooper football star Howard transfers from LSU to Gophers
- Former Hopkins basketball star transferring from Michigan to U
- Mitchell, a 6-8 rebounding machine, likes the fit with U men's basketball
- Four-star linebacker gives commitment to Gophers football
- U football adds No. 6 in-state recruit to 2025 class, loses 3 to portal
