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Football

Minnesota-bred talent feeds Gophers' offensive line success

By
  • David McCoy
Aug. 03, 2005
The first thing Minnesota football coach Glen Mason talked about when he addressed the media Monday at the 2005 Big Ten Conference Football Media Days was his offensive line. Two seniors on that line - guard Mark Setterstrom and center Greg Eslinger - accompanied Mason to Chicago on Monday and Tuesday.

Coaches expect deep Big Ten; some compare it to 2002 version

By
  • Matt Perkins
Aug. 03, 2005
New players, new coaches, new playbooks and, more importantly, new hopes. The buzz around the Big Ten insists that it intends to be the deepest conference in college football this season, and that would truly be something new.

Melander likes odds with Vikings

By
  • David McCoy
Jul. 27, 2005
Rian Melander is not cutting a fresh trail. The former Minnesota offensive lineman certainly isn't the first football player to have gone undrafted in the NFL's annual draft in April. And after signing with the Minnesota Vikings, he most certainly isn't the first undrafted player to have signed as a free agent hoping to make an impression in training camp.

NCAA board OKs 12 games

By
  • David McCoy
May. 02, 2005
Looks like now really is the time for Minnesota's football team to start winning those last few games.

Barber to hope for run on backs

By
  • David McCoy
Apr. 22, 2005
Three of the top five picks in the first round of this weekend's NFL Draft could be running backs.

Cupito, Pinnix, Russell star in offensive spring game

By
  • Matt Perkins
Apr. 18, 2005
This year, there was no team scoring in the Minnesota football spring game. Still, the winners and losers were clear-cut in Saturday's live scrimmage at the Metrodome.

New-look linebacking corps set for spring game

By
  • Matt Anderson
Apr. 15, 2005
On New Year's Eve 2004, John Shevlin and David Lockwood each debuted at new spots for Minnesota's football team.

Maciejowski and Mortensen battle for backup quarterback position

By
  • David McCoy
Apr. 11, 2005
Last year, when Minnesota's football team held spring practices, there was a three-way competition for the starting quarterback job.

Running backs spring into action

By
  • Matt Anderson
Apr. 04, 2005
Since the middle of January, it's been known Marion Barber III wouldn't be in Minnesota's football team's backfield come spring drills. In spring practice's first scrimmage at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex on Saturday, Barber's former backfield-mate, Laurence Maroney, was also absent with a banged-up right knee.

Mason announces personnel changes

By
  • Matt Anderson
Mar. 23, 2005
After losing out on the three-way quarterback derby last spring, both of the runners-up have had their offensive careers put down heading into this season's spring practice.

Lockwood promoted, vacancies filled

By
  • Ben Goessling
Feb. 21, 2005
Minnesota football coach Glen Mason announced Friday he has filled three openings on his staff, promoting defensive backs coach David Lockwood to defensive coordinator, hiring Kerry Cooks to take Lockwood's place and signing Carey Bailey as defensive line coach.

Mason announces signing of 18 recruits

By
  • Aaron Blake
Feb. 03, 2005
Minnesota football coach Glen Mason has a reputation as an Ohio high school football aficionado, and his recruiting classes have reflected that consistently during his tenure with the Gophers.

Barber will forgo senior season

By
  • Ben Goessling
Jan. 18, 2005
After a record-setting season, Minnesota's football team won't have the same backfield for an encore performance.

Revamped defense should make Music City interesting

By
  • Dan Miller
Dec. 15, 2004
Rolling into Nashville, Tenn., with a new defensive coordinator and a few position changes, Minnesota's football team will look very different defensively for the Dec. 31 Music City Bowl than it did during the regular season.

Hudson departs Gophers for good

By
  • Dan Miller
Dec. 13, 2004
Minnesota strong safety Justin Fraley didn't even get to say goodbye to his defensive coordinator Friday, finding Greg Hudson's office cleared.
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