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Revisiting my 2025 predictions for Gophers football.
Last fall, I wrote down six predictions for the Minnesota Gophers heading into the 2025 season. You can find that article here. These predictions covered almost every aspect of the team. I’ll be honest; I barely went back to these predictions during the season. Partly because I had a good idea of which ones I […] READ MORE
Evaluating the Gophers’ Moves in the Transfer Portal.
I think if you are a Gopher fan, you have to be really happy with what Fleck has done so far in the portal heading into next season. Fleck has addressed every personnel group that needs addressing heading into next season. I think he needs to add another DT, and it sounds like he is […] READ MORE
Q&A: Future Gopher Cedric Tomes Talks Recent 50 Point Game, Excitement of Playing for Hometown Team
Cedric Tomes, a 6-foot senior guard from East Ridge High School, was a top recruit for Coach Niko Medved when he arrived on campus. Tomes has a long relationship with Gopher assistant Dave Thorson and the Medved hire cemented the decision to stay home after offers from Iowa State, Oklahoma, and others. A two-sport athlete, […] READ MORE
Best Gophers Games in Recent History | Minnesota’s Most Memorable Classics
The best Gophers games are not just wins; they are shared memories that keep getting retold. In Minnesota Golden Gophers football history, a handful of Saturdays stand out because they changed a season, shocked a heavyweight, or delivered a finish fans still feel in their stomach. What makes the best Gophers games In this article, […] READ MORE
Gophers Extend Bowl Win Streak to Nine Straight with Rate Bowl Win Over New Mexico
The Minnesota Gophers closed out their 2025 season with a 20-17 overtime win against the New Mexico Lobos in the Rate Bowl at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, marking the program’s ninth consecutive bowl victory. A late touchdown from Drake Lindsey to Jalen Smith in overtime delivered the win. Minnesota’s ongoing bowl streak, now at […] READ MORE
Field of 68 Projection: Kentucky Returns to the Field after Win over Saint John’s
ROAD TO SELECTION SUNDAY, MN – As we enter Week 8 there are 14 new entrants to the Field of 68, including at-large selections Kentucky, LSU, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State. Among those dropping out are Colorado, Colorado State, and Georgia, which has a shiny #20 NET ranking but has yet to defeat a Quad 1 or […] READ MORE
Game theory and risk management in basketball strategy for college athletes and coaches
Game theory gives college basketball teams and coaches a framework for making calculated risk decisions under pressure. It’s no longer enough to rely on hunches or just pick the safest options. Teams today harness analytics and scenario modeling to shape their odds in actual game situations. In a 2020 Cornell study, even minor tweaks, say, […] READ MORE
Calling the Right Play at the Right Time: Inside Modern Football Play Calling Systems
The quarterback drops back into the pocket, surveying the defense. Twenty-two players move in coordinated chaos, but behind this split-second decision lies an intricate web of communication, strategy, and technology. What fans see as spontaneous brilliance is actually the product of sophisticated play calling systems that have transformed how football is coached and played. From […] READ MORE
Q&A with Gophers Baseball Commit Noah Asuma: “Minnesota’s campus has always felt like home.”
The Asuma name is already known in Dinkytown as Isaac Asuma is a big part of the Gopher basketball team. The Asuma’s will double their presence on campus in the fall as younger brother Noah Asuma, Class of 2026 has signed with the Minnesota Gopher baseball program. GopherHole recently caught up with Noah to learn […] READ MORE