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Minnesota Gophers moved to 2-0 after beating the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday. Manny Hill joins Ross Brendel on this edition of Gophers 101 to offer up his reactions from the big win. Are the Minnesota Gophers now for real in the Big Ten? Plus, how about that full P.J. Fleck experience the last 8 days or so? Row the boat. SkiUMah. Go Gophers! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Minnesota Gophers beat the Michigan Wolverines 20-14 on Saturday to win the Little Brown Jug at home for the first time since 1977! It wasn't always pretty for the Minnesota Gophers, but fans should enjoy the victory! Joyous was the word of the day. Can and will the Gophers keep building on these early Big Ten season wins? Judd Zulgad joined Ross Brendel immediately after the P.J. Fleck postgame press conference to help break down the head football coaches’ thoughts on the big win! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Minnesota Gophers are 1-0 in the Big Ten as they prepare for Big Noon Saturday and a date with the Michigan Wolverines this Saturday! Will the Minnesota Gophers win the Little Brown Jug at home for the first time since 1977? If so, they’ll need another solid effort on defense and from QB Drake Lindsey. Elsewhere Mike Locksley is OUT at Maryland and Iowa hosts Ohio State this weekend.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Minnesota Gophers are 1-0 in Big Ten play after a huge late-night win in Washington over the Washington Huskies! Offense, defense and special teams were the name of the game for the Gophers in a win that may just have set the tone for the Big Ten season and reshaped expectations for Gopher football in 2026/2027. What a win for P.J. Fleck, Drake Lindsey, and all the Gophers! Oh yeah, happy Little Brown Jug and Michigan Wolverines Championship Season to those who celebrate! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Minnesota Gophers head out on the road for their first Big Ten and road test of the season when they take on the Washington Huskies. Washington presents a lot of the same challenges Mississippi State presented the Minnesota Gophers. Will P.J. Fleck, Danny Collins, Drake Lindsey and the team apply them to this Saturday’s game? Everything you need to know about the Minnesota Gophers and Washington Huskies is right here with Thor Nystrom and Ross Brendel on Gophers 101 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Minnesota Gophers moved to 2-1 on the season after a 41-7 win over Akron on Saturday. Ross Brendel and Manny Hill review the game. What went right and what went wrong for the Gophers? Did the Gophers solve their run game issues or was it just their opponent not being very good? PLUS, a look ahead to Big Ten play as the Gophers begin to prepare for a late night at the Washington Huskies. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Minnesota Gophers are now 1-1 after what Thor Nystrom calls a “pathetic loss” on Saturday to Mississippi State. Was it the play on the field or the postgame press conference that bothered Thor the most? Ross Brendel and Thor Nystrom are together again on Gophers 101 still trying to make sense of whatever it was that we saw this past Saturday at Huntington Bank Stadium. Up next for the Gophers… A get right game against Akron. Hopefully.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Minnesota Gophers are now 1-1 after being outclassed at home by Mississippi State. The Danny Collins Gophers defense continues to disappear and be non-existent when needed most. It is really tough to win that way, not just in the Big Ten, but against anybody. What's more annoying... The play on the field or the postgame P.J. Fleck press conference? Read the room, P.J.! And yes, Kamario Taylor is REALLY good. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Gopher football has a big test on Saturday afternoon when the Minnesota Gophers host Mississippi State and star Quarterback Kamario Taylor at Huntington Bank Stadium. What challenges do Kamario Taylor and Mississippi State represent and can the Gophers combat those challenges to pick up a big early season win? Thor Nystrom and Ross Brendel preview the game and take a look around college football. Who gets fired first… Dabo Swinney or Mike Norvell?  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Minnesota Gophers are off to a 1-0 start after doing what was expected against Eastern Illinois. Absolute annihilation. What (if anything) did we learn from the opening night performance as we head into Mississippi State Championship Season? Lastly, college football is still an absolute mess! Thor Nystrom, Ross Brendel, and Manny Hill are all together at the Minnesota State Fair. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Minnesota Gophers football season is now only days away! Just how good can the Gophers be and how stacked (or not stacked) is the roster? Ross Brendel and Thor Nystrom are back with Gophers 101 from the Minnesota State Fair as they break down the 2026 Minnesota Gophers position by position. What record do they have the 2026 Gophers at? Will they once again beat Wisconsin?  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If the Minnesota Gophers are to meet or even exceed expectations in 2026, they are going to need these five players to elevate their play. This is not to say they were bad in 2025 BUT the Gophers will need them to be even better in 2026. Ross Brendel and Manny Hill discuss what they are hopeful to see from Drake Lindsey, Darius Taylor and more. The boys also bust out "Manny Mania" and quiz Manny on the 2017 Minnesota Gophers football team. Hint... Manny was more right than Ross gave him credit for if you know anything about the Barber family at the University of Minnesota. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Minnesota Gophers NEED TO get off the field this year on third down to be successful. Well, among other things. Ross Brendel and Manny Hill provide three things each they hope to see from the Minnesota Golden Gophers in 2026 on the gridiron. Could the Gophers dare to beat their rivals and even get off the field on third down? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Minnesota Gophers head football coach P.J. Fleck does not believe the Gophers are far away from a College Football Playoff berth. Especially not if, but when, the field expands to 24 teams. If he's right, is that something to celebrate? PLUS, where do the Gophers rank in the three tiers of Big Ten football? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota Gophers met the media Tuesday through Thursday in Chicago at Big Ten Media Days. Here’s what we learned, or perhaps already knew… P.J. Fleck believes in the way he has built the program at Minnesota and he’s not changing. If you’re looking for just a bag, you’re looking at the wrong school. But will his way and vision lead to more wins in 2026 than 2025? Ross Brendel and Manny Hill provide their takeaways from Media Days! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.