Randy Johnson
College football reporter
Gophers football Johnson also spent 17 years as sports copy editor/layout editor at the Minnesota Star Tribune after five years in a similar role with the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He also was assistant sports editor and Penn State football beat writer for the Centre Daily Times in State College, Pa., for five years.
Latest from Randy Johnson
Mississippi prep running back Greg Hargrow commits to Gophers
The 5-foot-10, 175-pounder rushed for 1,294 yards and 22 TDs as a junior in 2025.
February 19, 2026
Marc-Andre Fleury is back in the Wild net ... but only to ‘help out our guys a little bit’
With a handful of players at the Olympic hockey tournament, “The Flower” is getting in reps as a practice goalie.
February 19, 2026
Gophers football to hold spring game at Huntington Bank Stadium
The game will take place Saturday, April 25, and will be free for fans to attend.
February 17, 2026
Gophers men’s hockey swept by Ohio State with 2-1 loss
The Gophers played with more urgency, but it wasn’t enough to keep them from another conference sweep, and they lost LJ Mooney to injury in the process.
February 8, 2026
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Buckeyes capitalize on 5-on-5 play in 6-2 rout of U men's hockey
The Gophers were outscored 5-0 at even strength and were outshot 46-21 by the Buckeyes.
February 7, 2026
Gophers coach P.J. Fleck set to receive pay bump in 2026
Volleyball coach Keegan Cook is also in line for a two-year extension, pending Board of Regents approval.
February 6, 2026
Erik Påhlsson emerging as Gophers’ potential X factor: ‘There’s a good story in there’
The sophomore center scored five points in his team’s two-game sweep over the Badgers last weekend.
February 5, 2026
Gophers defensive assistant Bobby April III leaving to join Buffalo Bills
April, who was hired to be Minnesota’s rush ends coach in late December, will instead become the Bills’ outside linebackers coach.
February 2, 2026
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U men’s hockey gets back on track, sweeps Badgers with 8-4 victory
The Gophers scored four power-play goals and restored a sense of normalcy to the team.
February 1, 2026
No. 1 Wisconsin beats No. 3 Gophers 6-1 for women’s hockey series split
Cassie Hall had a hat trick as the Badgers avenged their overtime loss to the Gophers in the series opener.
January 31, 2026
U men’s hockey ends seven-game skid with 4-1 victory over Wisconsin
Luca Di Pasquo stopped 27 shots as the Gophers ended their longest losing streak since 1997-98.
January 31, 2026
Slumping Gophers ‘looking for traction’ with Wisconsin in town
Bob Motzko’s team has lost seven straight games, the program’s longest skid since the 1997-98 season.
January 29, 2026
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