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Gophers athletic director Mark Coyle set to receive contract extension
Mark Coyle was named Minnesota's athletic director in May 2016 and immediately dealt with serious issues in Gophers athletics. He has replaced six of 21 head coaches.
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Two Gophers linemen crunch bodies and numbers
Sam Renner and Jared Weyler are focusing on football, while setting themselves up for life enrolled in the Carlson School of Management.
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Randy Johnson's Big Ten football power rankings
After an 0-2 start to the Big Ten season, the Gophers have slipped even further down the list.
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Everything you need for Saturday's Gophers-Ohio State game
Play-by-play, updated statistics, a Live Blog and more are a click away to help you follow Saturday's Big Ten game between the Gophers and Buckeyes
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Poll: Grade Gophers athletic director Mark Coyle
How do you think Mark Coyle has done in his 2+ years running Minnesota's athletic department?
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Gophers' Murphy selected to official All-Big Ten preseason team
Gophers senior forward Jordan Murphy makes official All-Big Ten preseason men's basketball team, announced Thursday morning at media day in Chicago
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Reusse: Really, Gophers have beaten Ohio State. (We have witnesses)
When thinking bad thoughts about Ohio State, remember this: If not for the Buckeyes, Minnesota still would be waiting to win a Rose Bowl.
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Playing Ohio State: Do you believe in miracles? Do the Gophers?
The Gophers are 29 1/2-point underdogs for Saturday's game at Ohio State and have beaten the Buckeyes only twice in their last 40 games.
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Scouting report: Buckeyes' backups just as formidable as the starters
Nick Bosa, the reigning Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year, is out until at least November, but the Buckeyes haven't suffered because of Chase Young, a 6-5, 265-pound sophomore who keeps making big plays.
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'He's a stud.' Gophers face huge challenge in Ohio State QB Haskins
The backup to J.T. Barrett last year, Dwayne Haskins has passed for a nation's-best 25 touchdowns this season and is averaging 319.8 passing yards per game.
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400-pound freshman moves into starting spot on Gophers' offense
True freshman Daniel Faalele, all 6-9 and 400 pounds of him, will start at right offensive tackle against Ohio State on Saturday.
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Unofficial Big Ten poll puts U men's basketball ninth; Murphy snubbed
This year's unofficial Big Ten men's basketball media poll with 28 writers ranked the Gophers ninth in the league, and left Jordan Murphy off the preseason all-conference team.
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Viramontes 2.0: Failed Gophers QB reinvents himself as linebacker
After a highly touted (and unsuccessful) stint as a potential quarterback for Minnesota, Vic Viramontes returned to junior college and is getting Division I offers as a new position.
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Gophers sweep Big Ten weekly hockey awards
Sophomore defenseman Clayton Phillips of Edina was named the first star after an assist in the first game of a weekend series against Minnesota Duluth and three assists in the second.
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Whalen's tongue-in-cheek update: Gophers still undefeated
The first-year Gophers women's basketball coach, still settling in, is showing she brought her sense of humor to her new job.
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Rochester star Hurt wants to see teams play before choosing college
Unlike high schoolers who make their visits during football season, Matthew Hurt said: "I want to see how they prep a team before a game and stuff like that because I'll consider a lot of that in my decision."
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Gophers volleyball moves up to No. 3; No. 7 Illinois up next
The Gophers (12-2) have won seven matches in a row and at 6-0 sit alone atop the Big Ten.
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NCAA prevents U, other basketball teams from charity games with exhibition rule
Richard Pitino and the Gophers men's basketball team wasn't able to play in a charity game this year, because it now counts as one of two exhibitions allowed per season by the NCAA.
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Outstanding defense? Is Urban Meyer being serious about Gophers?
As football coaches tend to do, Ohio State's head coach spent part of his Monday news conference praising the upcoming opponent.
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Gagliardi remembered as 'iconic' and 'unorthodox' coach
John Gagliardi, who died Sunday at 91, retired after the 2012 season at St. John's with 489 career victories, more than any other coach in college football history.
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- Basketball broadcaster Doug Gottlieb moves into coaching ranks as he takes over Green Bay's program
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