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Fleck hires Utah State's Sanford as new Gophers offensive coordinator
New offensive coordinator Mike Sanford Jr., 37, already has extensive coaching experience. He was head coach at Western Kentucky in 2017-18, and also worked as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Notre Dame
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Whalen, Gophers looking for January rebound
Gophers women's basketball coach Lindsay Whalen, her staff and everyone who was on last season's team want to avoid the slump the Gophers experienced at the start of the Big Ten schedule last year
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Gophers' tank turns to empty in double-overtime loss to Purdue
The Gophers lost a heartbreaker to the Boilermakers in a marathon contest.
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Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck faces two key unknowns
GOPHERS INSIDER: The coach must pick an offensive coordinator and wait to see whether Antoine Winfield Jr. will return.
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Which five Gophers helped their stock most in the Outback Bowl?
Tyler Johnson and interim offensive coordinator Matt Simon weren't the only ones who boosted their profiles.
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Pregame: Gophers hope to end shooting woes on the road Thursday at Purdue
The Gophers men's basketball team has lost three true road games this season after struggling offensively. Could that slump come to an end Thursday at Purdue?
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Scoggins: Outback Bowl victory gives U license to celebrate
By beating Auburn, the Gophers showed the rest of the country that they can play on the big stage and made a powerful statement that they are legit.
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Tyler Johnson leads Gophers to Outback Bowl victory over Auburn
Minnesota takes control early, aided by a huge day from receiver Tyler Johnson -- 12 catches, 204 yards, two TDs -- for the 31-24 Jan. 1 bowl game win.
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U interim offensive coordinator Simon calls the right shots
Against Auburn's vaunted defense, the Gophers offense piled up nearly 500 yards.
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Hartman: Gophers' victory over Auburn ranks among program's best
Victory on the New Year's Day stage gives the team plenty of momentum heading forward.
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Gophers basketball team builds around three sophomore stars
Center Daniel Oturu and guards Marcus Carr and Gabe Kalscheur are averaging a combined 47.2 points per game.
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Tyler Johnson's career receiving stats as a Gopher
Tyler Johnson's career stats as a Gopher and where they rank in program history:
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Statistics tell the story of Gophers' Outback Bowl victory
A snapshot of how the Gophers outplayed Auburn:
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Gophers-Auburn Outback Bowl recap
Gophers senior receiver Tyler Johnson caught 12 passes for 204 yards and two touchdowns.
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Gophers men-Purdue basketball preview
The Gophers (7-5) are carrying a three-game winning streak into Thursday's game against Purdue (8-5) in West Lafayette, Ind.
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A look at the Gophers' 16-play drive that seals victory over Auburn
The Gophers finished the game with a 68-yard drive that lasted 8 minutes, 38 seconds and ended with three kneel-downs deep in Auburn territory.
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Warmed by Outback Bowl win, Gophers return home to winter
The Gophers arrived at the Sun Country terminal at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport about 9:30 p.m., climbing down onto the tarmac with temperature in the 30s after beating Auburn in Tampa, Fla.
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That's two bowls, 364 rushing yards for Gophers' Ibrahim
After gaining 224 yards and being named MVP in last year's Quick Lane Bowl, Mohamed Ibrahim ran for 140 yards and a touchdown against Auburn in the Outback Bowl.
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Gophers knock off Auburn in Outback Bowl
The Gophers defeated Auburn 31-24 in the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday.
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- Georgia's Kirby Smart becomes the nation's highest-paid college football coach at $13m annually
- Paying college football players could reverse trend of bowl game opt-outs, boost non-CFP postseason
- Wisconsin tries to regain supremacy in the trenches under its 4th O-line coach in as many years
- Organizers of Eurovision Song Contest ready to remove Palestinian flags or symbols
- Say hello (again) to EA Sports College Football. The beloved video-game behemoth is back
- New Big 12 out to prove bigger bank accounts don't always mean better football teams in 12-team CFP
- UConn, Kentucky among those with big changes through transfers in college basketball's portal window
- National 3-point shooting leader Koby Brea becomes the 5th transfer this week to land at Kentucky
- UNC's RJ Davis is returning to school for a 5th season. He was an AP 1st-team All-American last year
- Oregon's Sports Bra, a pub for women's sports fans, plans national expansion as interest booms
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