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What a crazy day across college football yesterday! Good news for the Minnesota Gophers... They didn't lose! Happy Iowa Hawkeyes week to those who celebrate. Will the Gophers find a way to get it done next Saturday? If so, how? Ross Brendel and Manny Hill are back with Gophers 101 recapping yesterday's wild day across college football and looking ahead to next Saturday for the Gophers and Hawkeyes. The boys also dive deep into the new college football playoff format and how it will impact P.J. Fleck and Gophers football.

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Minnesota Gophers fandom sure is a wild ride. One step forward and two steps back. That always seems to be the case for Minnesota Gophers football. Can it and will it ever change? What is the confidence level in P.J. Fleck to lead the Gophers back to prominence? Thor Nystrom and Ross Brendel are back with Gophers 101 after a horrid Gophers football loss to Purdue.

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Minnesota Gophers were absolutely crushed by the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday in West Lafayette. Let that sink in. The Purdue Boilermakers. All credit to Purdue. But that is an awful loss for the Gophers. So much for building momentum after nice wins over the Washington Huskies and Michigan Wolverines. That was ugly! Why do these types of losses always happen to the Gophers and P.J. Fleck? Where will the Gophers season go from here?

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Minnesota Gophers are 2-0 in the Big Ten after last Saturdays win over the Michigan Wolverines. Yet, it feels like nobody is buying into or believing in the Minnesota Gophers and P.J. Fleck. Why is that and should college football be buying in? Thor Nystrom and Ross Brendel are back talking Gophers as the team prepares for the Purdue Boilermakers.

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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!

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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!

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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. 

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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!

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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

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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.

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