MINNEAPOLIS Golden Gophers head football coach Jerry Kill finally had his first full offseason to recruit, and it appears to be paying dividends. Kill, who took over the program in December prior to the 2011 season, has been able to keep much of Minnesota's high school talent in the state. It's a concept that had eluded Gophers teams in years past, as Minnesota saw top prospects...

MINNEAPOLIS Joel Maturi is stepping down as the University of Minnesota's director of athletics, the school announced Thursday. Maturi will retire when his contract ends June 30. "It's been a great 10 years," Maturi said Thursday. "It's been a wonderful journey." Maturi, who will turn 67 next week, has spent the past decade as Minnesota's AD...

MINNEAPOLIS Golden Gophers head football coach Jerry Kill finally had his first full offseason to recruit, and it appears to be paying dividends. Kill, who took over the program in December prior to the 2011 season, has been able to keep much of Minnesota's high school talent in the state. It's a concept that had eluded Gophers teams in years past, as Minnesota saw top...

MINNEAPOLIS Joel Maturi is stepping down as the University of Minnesota's director of athletics, the school announced Thursday. Maturi will retire when his contract ends June 30. "It's been a great 10 years," Maturi said Thursday. "It's been a wonderful journey." Maturi, who will turn 67 next week, has spent the past decade as Minnesota's AD...

Overview- 2011 began a new era of Gopher football, but ended with a relatively similar result. While things are sure to improve in the future, this season was a transition year as new head coach Jerry Kill looks to put his stamp on the Minnesota program. One piece Kill did inherit was starting quarterback MarQueis Gray who had to battle through injuries throughout the season. When...

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...

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...

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...

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...

MINNEAPOLIS A year ago, the University of Minnesota football team ended its season with an emotional win over rival Iowa. That victory, however, was followed by a winter of uncertainty, as head coach Tim Brewster had already been fired and his successor had not yet been chosen. This past November, the Gophers again ended their season on a high note, defeating Illinois in the last...

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MINNEAPOLIS A year ago, the University of Minnesota football team ended its season with an emotional win over rival Iowa. That victory, however, was followed by a winter of uncertainty, as head coach Tim Brewster had already been fired and his successor had not yet been chosen. This past November, the Gophers again ended their season on a high note, defeating Illinois in the last...

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 [...]

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...

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...

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 [...]

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.

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.

MINNEAPOLIS Sixty minutes. For the seniors on the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, thats all that remains of their college careers. For many, those 60 minutes will be the final hour of organized football theyll ever play. Its just weird. I was thinking about it. Next Tuesday at this time, Ill be probably at home working on homework or trying to get a job, stuff like that...

MINNEAPOLIS The Golden Gophers football team won just three games all year, saving its most convincing victory for last. Minnesota defeated reeling Illinois by a 27-7 final on Saturday and held the Illini offense to 160 yards for the game. For Illinois, the loss was its sixth straight after starting the year 6-0.The Gophers now head into the offseason with a victory for the second...

MINNEAPOLIS Sixty minutes. For the seniors on the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, thats all that remains of their college careers. For many, those 60 minutes will be the final hour of organized football theyll ever play. Its just weird. I was thinking about it. Next Tuesday at this time, Ill be probably at home working on homework or trying to get a job, stuff like that...

MINNEAPOLIS The Golden Gophers football team won just three games all year, saving its most convincing victory for last. Minnesota defeated reeling Illinois by a 27-7 final on Saturday and held the Illini offense to 160 yards for the game. For Illinois, the loss was its sixth straight after starting the year 6-0.The Gophers now head into the offseason with a victory for the second...

MINNEAPOLIS It was just the third winof the season for the University of Minnesota football team, but Saturday's 27-7 victory over Illinois perhaps carried the most weight of the three.It ended the Gophers' season on a high note as head coach Jerry Kill's first season came to an end. While Minnesota finished with an identical 3-9 record in 2011 as it did in 2010, Saturday...

The Minnesota Golden Gophers are looking for a new head coach after firing Tim Brewster Sunday morning.  One guy, former Gopher QB Tony Dungy, says he isn't interested in the job.