Big Ten Will Play 6 Friday Night Games A Year Beginning In 2017
The Big Ten will play six Friday night football games a year starting in 2017 and continuing through at least 2022, the conference announced Wednesday.
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The Big Ten will play six Friday night football games a year starting in 2017 and continuing through at least 2022, the conference announced Wednesday.
A settlement was reached in court Wednesday and a restraining order that banned five University of Minnesota football players from being at TCF Bank Stadium was dropped.
The Gophers announced Wednesday they'll host the Bulldogs on Sept. 12, 2026, and travel to Starkville, Mississippi, for a rematch on Sept. 11, 2027.
Tracy Claeys announced Tuesday that wide receiver Brian Smith has been dismissed from the Gophers football team due to a violation of team rules.
Rodney Smith rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns and Minnesota turned a pair of early Illinois turnovers into scores on the way to a 40-17 win Saturday.
In a rebuilding season for Illinois, even the homecoming opponent is coming to town with a winning record and payback on its mind.
Rachel Banham will have her No. 1 jersey retired on Jan. 1, 2017, at Williams Arena when the Gophers host Maryland.
Five Minnesota players barred by a restraining order from the team's stadium will soon learn whether they'll be cleared for the next home game.
Richard Pitino enters his fourth season at Minnesota coming off a disastrous 2-16 finish in the Big Ten and with a new boss watching over the program.
Rodney Smith had 257 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in Saturday's win, and he was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Monday.
Emmitt Carpenter's 28-yard field goal with 10 seconds left helped Minnesota survive for a 34-32 victory against Rutgers on Saturday.
Fifth-year senior quarterback Mitch Leidner started for Minnesota on Saturday against Rutgers after missing last week's game with a concussion.
After opening the Big Ten season on a two-game skid, Minnesota found a way to right itself with a backup quarterback. Rutgers is hoping for similar results this week.
Four Gophers wrestlers have been suspended until January for a violation of team rules.
Minnesota has finalized an agreement to play Georgia Southern at home during the 2019 season.
