Richard Pitino Starts Critical Fourth Season With Gophers
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.
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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.
Mitch Leidner, who missed the Maryland game with a concussion, is listed as out against Rutgers on Tuesday's position chart.
Rodney Smith ran for 144 yards and two touchdowns, Conor Rhoda threw for a score in his first career start and Minnesota defeated error-prone Maryland 31-10 Saturday.
Coming off its worst offensive performance of the season, Minnesota will start a former walk-on quarterback at Maryland on Saturday.
University of Minnesota sophomore Tyler Sheehy was named the Big Ten's First Star of the Week after the Gopher men's hockey team swept Alaska-Anchorage to open the season.
Gophers quarterback Mitch Leidner was listed as out for Saturday's game at Maryland on Tuesday's depth chart.
The University of Minnesota men's hockey team beat Alaska-Anchorage 6-3 Sunday night to a complete a weekend sweep in its opening series.
Akrum Wadley broke off a 54-yard touchdown run with 5:28 left and Iowa hung on to beat Minnesota 14-7 on Saturday.
Minnesota has reinstated Mike Sherels as linebackers coach, following a two-month medical leave for a life-threatening intestinal illness that required multiple surgeries.
