Sloppy Gophers Stumble To 21-13 Loss
MarQueis Gray's return from injury was short-lived. And so, it appears, was Minnesota's claim to relevance in the Big Ten.
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MarQueis Gray's return from injury was short-lived. And so, it appears, was Minnesota's claim to relevance in the Big Ten.
Second-ranked Minnesota lived up to their billings Friday, scoring three times in the first period and coasting to a 5-1 men's college hockey win over Michigan State.
A handful of Minnesota Wild fans, tired of the NHL lockout, got their hockey fix at the Mariucci arena.
Trevor Mbakwe breathed a huge sigh of relief in April when the NCAA granted the star Minnesota forward a sixth season of eligibility, giving him one more chance in a college career full of them.
The old adage suggests Northwestern won't be successful with Kain Colter and Trevor Siemian sharing time at the sport's most important position.
The rough-and-tumble Big Ten can put up gaudy score lines, too. Ohio State scored 63 points last weekend, Michigan 44.
Minnesota was so eager to get back on track after the lopsided loss at Iowa that several of the Gophers started watching the not-so-pretty tape of the game that evening after the team returned home.
Mark Weisman ran for 177 yards, 155 in the first half, to lead Iowa to a 31-13 win over Minnesota on Saturday and give the Hawkeyes possession of the Floyd of Rosedale bronze pig trophy.
The Minnesota Gophers (4-0) will be facing Iowa (2-2) at Kinnick Stadium. Kickoff is 11 a.m. on Saturday.
Few things have bothered Iowa more over the past two seasons than losing the "Floyd of Rosedale" trophy to Minnesota and then failing to win it back.
Officials announced Wednesday there's a new play-by-play voice for Gopher men's hockey this season.
Minnesota begins Big Ten play as one of only three undefeated teams left in the conference, enjoying a 4-0 start for the first time since the 2008 season.
For all the Big Ten bashing going on, there are a couple feel-good stories playing out at Minnesota and Northwestern.
Donnell Kirkwood rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns and the Minnesota defense showed it is no longer the pushover it has been for decades in a 17-10 victory over Syracuse on Saturday night.
Ryan Nassib and the Syracuse offense are focused on getting off to a better start.
