Gopher Football

The Gopher football team defeated Auburn 31-24 on New Year's Day in the Outback Bowl to get their 11th win. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Gopher football team could actually be better in 2020 after posting a great season this past year.

Tyler Johnson had 12 receptions for 204 yards and two touchdowns to become Minnesota's career receiving leader and propel the 16th-ranked Gophers to a 31-24 victory over No. 9 Auburn in the Outback Bowl.

The Timberwolves won 122-115 in overtime over Brooklyn Monday night without top players Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says despite rumors it currently doesn't make sense for the Timberwolves to trade Towns.

The Gopher Football team will host Wisconsin Saturday in the battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe. Minnesota is ranked #9 while Wisconsin is ranked #14. The winner will get Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship and the Gopher could, at worst, secure a spot in the Rose Bowl.

The Gopher football team is ranked #9 in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll after beating Northwestern Saturday to improve to 10-1. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

ESPN College GameDay is headed to Minneapolis. The University of Minnesota announced the college football pregame show will be on campus prior to the Gophers hosting Wisconsin at 2:30 p.m. on ABC at TCF Bank Stadium.

The Gopher football team defeated South Dakota State 28-21 Thursday night in their season opener. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He said the Gophers were fortunate to win the game and without a couple of breaks on penalties and big plays by Rashod Bateman they ma…

The Gopher football announced today they will play a home and home series with North Carolina in 2023 and 2024. Minnesota will play at UNC September 16, 2023 and will host the Tar Heels Thursday August 29 or Saturday August 31 in 2024. Minnesota has never played North Carolina in football but is 1…

The University of Minnesota has extended the contract of Gopher football coach P.J. Fleck through 2023. The extension will become official pending approval from the Board of Regents at its December meeting. Terms of the contract extension are not immediately available.

The Gopher football team started the P.J. Fleck era with a 17-7 home win against Buffalo last night. The Gopher led 14-7 at halftime and managed just a field goal in the 4th quarter.