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Annexstad joins successful Gophers freshman QB debuts
A look at Gophers quarterbacks who have started as freshmen in a season opener
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Gophers season opener offers the intrigue of youth
True freshman Zack Annexstad will start at quarterback for Minnesota against New Mexico State, and he's just one story line to watch.
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Pitino, Murphy, Curry hype Gophers basketball at the state fair
Gophers senior Jordan Murphy and sophomore Eric Curry have a few goals for the upcoming men's basketball season. They talked about them Wednesday at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Season on: Everything you need for tonight's Gophers-New Mexico State game
Play-by-play, updated statistics, a Live Blog and more are a click away to help you follow tonight's season-opener for the Gophers against New Mexico State.
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Report: Actual Gophers football crowds were two-thirds the size of announced crowds in 2017
If you've ever wondered how the actual crowd size compares to what teams announce, this story gives you a picture of how it is in college football at Minnesota and other schools, using data from last season.
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Go-to player: Smith carries a heavy load into Gophers season
On a team filled with unproven youth, Rodney Smith begins his senior season for the Gophers with a chance to break Darrell Thompson's school record of 5,109 career all-purpose yards.
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Scoggins: Save some Purple football curiosity for the Maroon and Gold
The Gophers football team trying to create deep emotional attachment in a crowded sports market that is coming down with Purple Fever. How do they get there?
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Top-ranked Minnesota football team? Yes, Mankato opens season tonight
The Mavericks, ranked No. 1 in the d2football.com preseason poll, are 16-0 against the Mustangs
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The Call: Gophers football vs. New Mexico State
The Gophers kick off P.J. Fleck's second season with a Thursday night tilt against New Mexico State, already 0-1 for the year.
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Five things to know about the Gophers opener: Unis, temps, food, freshmen and fair catches
Odds and ends to know for Thursday night.
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Rodney Smith's standout stats as a Gopher
A look at Rodney Smith by the numbers.
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Big Ten has Gophers vs. Nebraska in 2023 football opener
The Big Ten released its conference schedules from 2022 through 2025. For Minnesota, highlights include season-ending games against Wisconsin and four straight years of playing Michigan State.
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Walk-on Annexstad tuning out the noise to prepare for Gophers debut
When Zack Annexstad takes the first snap Thursday, it is believed he will be only the second true freshman walk-on in major college football to start a season opener.
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Souhan: Decker shows that risks of football can be worth taking
Eric Decker is proof that an unheralded Minnesota kid can stay in Minnesota and use the Gophers program as a trampoline to the big time.
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Big Ten West football coaches want to end East dominance
Any way you want to measure, the East Division of the Big Ten been dominant. Can the West start making inroads in the coming football season?
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Best of the Big Ten? Here's the elite of the elite
The conference's top talent can be found in three potential stars in the Big Ten East, and in pretty much everyone involved with Wisconsin's running game.
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Big Ten predictions: Gophers headed to a bowl game?
This could be the Badgers' year to breakthrough into the College Football Playoff. And P.J. Fleck's Gophers are one of nine teams in the bowl mix, Randy Johnson says.
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Gophers football scouting report: New Mexico State
New Mexico State opened its season at home Saturday night against Wyoming and was demolished 29-7.
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Big Ten football: Season openers for each team
The Gophers and Northwestern get their seasons started with games on Thursday night.
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Around the Region
- Michigan gets 3 years of probation for football recruiting violations; case vs. Jim Harbaugh pending
- Steve Sloan, former coach and national title-winning QB at Alabama, has died at 79
- Denver beats Boston College 2-0 to win record 10th NCAA hockey national title
- Kalen DeBoer makes unofficial Alabama coaching debut before big crowd at spring game
- Back to back! UConn fans gather to celebrate another basketball championship
- Tennessee Vols wrap up spring practice with Nico Iamaleava finally under center
- Dan Monson hired by Eastern Washington after leading Long Beach State to NCAA Tournament
- Kentucky hires BYU's Mark Pope as men's basketball coach to replace John Calipari
- Donovan Clingan is leaving UConn for the NBA after two seasons, two national titles
- Wisconsin football will host Marshall during 2028 season, the 20th anniversary of last meeting
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