MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS RUMORS & GOSSIP

MINNEAPOLIS Troy Stoudermire had no choice but to play the waiting game. In the end, he got the result he wanted.Stoudermire, a senior cornerback and kick returner for the University of Minnesota football team, suffered a season-ending arm injury early during the Gophers' 2011 season. He played in just four games before he was shut down for the remainder of the year. But the NCAA...

Minnesota defensive back Troy Stoudermire has been granted a medical hardship waiver by the NCAA that will allow him to return for a fifth season with the Golden Gophers. The school made the announcement Friday. Stoudermire started the first four games last season before going down with a broken forearm. He had two interceptions in the four games and will return as the Big Ten...

A security guard (left, in pink) working the Minnesota Gophers' upset win over the Iowa Hawkeyes is now without a job after he was overly-physical with fans rushing the field despite instructions not to intervene.

The University of Minnesota reported today that they signed Head Football Coach Jerry Kill to a 7-year extension. Athletic director Joel Maturi stated that “Kill has proved over the past 10 months what a great fit he is at the University of Minnesota.” While this may not be the biggest news in the world of sports, it is definitely something worth talking about. Minnesota is 1...

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After suffering a frightening seizure on the sidelines last Saturday, Jerry Kill was back at the team's practice Thursday and has been cleared by doctors to be at the game this weekend.

Minnesota coach Jerry Kill suffered a seizure towards the end of his team’s game against New Mexico State Saturday. The first-year coach collapsed during a play and convulsed on the ground before being taken away on a stretcher. Kill thankfully is in stable condition at the hospital after his seizure stopped play on the field [...]

Mascot antics can get be quite grating at times and one 60-year-old man decided he had enough of Goldy's taunts and laid down the law.

The Minnesota Gophers Defensive Coordinator Kevin Cosgrove some how managed to allow 352 yards passing and 3 TD’s to South Dakota. The Minnesota Gophers epically lost to South Dakota 41-38. Every Nebraska Cornhusker or Wisconsin Badger fan knew this was coming eventually. Cosgrove was fired from both schools for nearly destroying two historically great defensive programs with his [...]

The University of Minnesota is apologizing after its Goldy Gopher mascot poked fun at a Penn State football player who was praying before last week's game. A video made before Saturday's game at State College shows Penn State defensive end Jerome Hayes kneeling in prayer in the end zone. Goldy Gopher kneels in front of Hayes, according to the video posted on YouTube. When...

The website HAWKEYE LOUNGE posted a photo two days ago, which a poster claimed is Lois Feldman:We can't verify the veracity of the photo, but if it is indeed her, she's surprisingly attractive. In a Sarah Palin sort of way. Case you don't know by know, Ms. Feldman is the married woman who who apparently had sex in a Metrodome bathroom with someone she "didn't know" during the recent...

I didn't really break it down like I did last year. Well, I guess that's because second round projections aren't that interesting. Here are my two scenarios: 1) Vikings trade down to the late second or early third round to get an additional 4th round pick. They then use their first two picks on the offensive line (tackle, center, guard or tight end) or wide receiver. 2) Vikings keep...

Minnesota finished the season losing to Texas Tech in the Insight Bowl. Will they return to a bowl game this year? This Gopher's blogger gives you all the details on what games they will win and lose this season. Vote how many games you think they'll win.

Let's run down some of the amazing decisions Minnesota Golden Gophers cornerback Dominic Jones made during the last few days that have now put him in the elite company of Michael Vick, Michael Jackson, and Lindsay Lohan as people who might be capable of going a full 24 hours without making one correct decision in their lives. Anyway, here's a little breakdown of Jones'...

Take a look at the Minnesota Gophers 2007 recruits courtesy of Pre Pro Sports and make a few steals for your college fantasy football draft.