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One of the bright spots for the Gophers in 2009 was the improvement of the Gopher defense. This improvement was in large part to defensive co-coordinator, Kevin Cosgrove who joined the staff last off-season and made an immediate contribution to the Gopher program. When I spoke with Coach Cosgrove a year ago, he was one of the most controversial Gopher coaching hires, but in a short time, he has earned the respect of many fans. In the 2007 season, the Gophers had the worst total defense in the nation and ranked #119, Ted Roof turned that around in 2008 to finish #73, and Cosgrove was able to improve upon that even more to a #62 ranking. Cosgrove himself admits there is a long way to go, but it is certainly moving in the right direction. (Read More)

For the third time in three years, the Minnesota Gophers have a different offensive coordinator with the recent departure of Jedd Fisch to the Seattle Seahawks. When Coach Brewster interviewed candidates a year ago, one of those was Jeff Horton. While Fisch got the job, Horton left an impression as a year later Horton got another shot at an interview and this time closed the deal. For Horton, it’s a career coming full-circle. A one-time grad assistant under Coach Lou Holtz at Minnesota, Horton has plenty of Big Ten coaching experience as the QB coach at Wisconsin. Horton comes to Minnesota on a staff with a few former Badger assistants and hopes to turn around a Gopher offense that struggled to consistently score points. (Read More)

Here are some quick notes on Tim Brewster’s press conference from today at 3pm on www.gophersports.com, complete with comments from GopherHole's, Nick Walsh. (Read More)

It’s less than 48 hours until the nation’s #1 recruit Seantrel Henderson announces his college decision. GopherHole.com’s Nadine Babu brings the latest on the recruitment with an in-depth conversation with Sean Henderson who shares his thoughts on his last minute visit with Tim Brewster, his official visit to Miami and other final thoughts on Ohio State, Notre Dame, Florida, USC and Iowa. (Read More)

Royce White and Trevor Mbakwe, the Gopher coaching staff finds itself searching for help at a position of perceived strength just a few months back. But not knowing if a scholarship is even going to be available for the Spring signing period creates a challenge for a staff who has more size in suits than it does in jerseys this season. One potential PF recruit is new to Minnesota as Cooper High School’s Calvin Godfrey moved to the area before the school year started and is now on the Gophers’ radar. The one-time UW-Milwaukee commit opened his recruitment back up and his raw athleticism and size has the Gophers showing some interest. (Read More)

Director of athletics Joel Maturi announced today that the University of Minnesota has agreed to terms on a contract extension with head football coach Tim Brewster through the 2013 season. Financial terms of the contract amendment, which adds two years to the agreement Brewster signed with the University in 2007, will be made available when the contract is signed. (Read More)

University of Minnesota head football coach Tim Brewster announced today that Jeff Horton has been hired as the Golden Gophers’ offensive coordinator. Horton is a 22-year veteran of collegiate coaching. He has spent the past four seasons in the National Football League. (Read More)

University of Minnesota head football coach Tim Brewster announced today that offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch has decided to return to the National Football League and has accepted a position on Pete Carroll’s new staff with the Seattle Seahawks. Fisch worked eight seasons in the NFL and was the Denver Broncos’ wide receivers coach prior to joining the Minnesota coaching staff last January. (Read More)

For Riley Dearing, the spotlight came early. The Hopkins freshman was the recipient of a large profile in the Star Tribune as an 8th grader for his dedication to basketball and for being tabbed as one of the next big in-state recruits. But newspaper articles obviously can’t replace hard work, and the 6-4, 170lb Hopkins freshman takes the early notoriety as a motivator. GopherHole.com’s Nadine Babu recently spoke with Dearing to learn a little more about his game and connections to the U. (Read More)

A lot of things have changed in the past 20 years at the University of Minnesota, coaches, players, uniforms and students, but one thing has not changed – the fans love and appreciation of Gopher Legend, Willie Burton. Burton and his 1989-90 Elite 8 team recently returned to The Barn for a 20th reunion celebration and Burton remains the teams inspirational leader. Dressed in his Gopher letterman’s sweater and fit to be able to wear his #34 jersey, Burton once again fired up the crowd with his smile, passion for Minnesota and for representing so many great memories for Gopher fans. GopherHole’s Nadine Babu caught up with Burton after the celebration for an ongoing “Where Are They Now?” feature. (Read More)