Articles Tagged: Minnesota Golden Gophers

Follow The Gazette’s live blog for score updates, analysis and highlights from Saturday’s Big Ten football game between No. 24 Iowa and Minnesota at Kinnick Stadium.

Iowa and Minnesota battle for the Floyd of Rosedale Trophy in a Big Ten West football game Saturday at Kinnick Stadium. Here’s what you need to know.

The Gazette’s Pick ‘Ems panel has score predictions for three games every week during the college football season. This week’s picks include Minnesota vs. Iowa, Penn State vs. Ohio State and Wisconsin vs. Illinois.

True freshman Darius Taylor burst onto the scene in Week 2 for the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team with a 193-yard rushing performance. He backed that up with games of 139 yards and 198 before succumbing to a leg injury. Coach P.J. Fleck won’t say whether Taylor will be back Saturday for the Floyd of Rosedale game against the Iowa Hawkeyes.

The play-by-play voice for Saturday’s Minnesota-Iowa football game is uniquely qualified to understand what Iowa quarterback Deacon Hill might be going through as he struggles. Former Iowa QB Paul Burmeister shares that perspective while previewing Saturday’s game on this week’s Hawk Off The Press podcast.

Did you know Floyd of Rosedale was once the second most-famous pig in his family? Well, he was. Read this and learn why.

Points could be a premium again this week in the battle for the pig.

Dozens of Minnesota Gopher fans will stop in Floyd Saturday morning on their way to Iowa City to the Minnesota-Iowa football game. Why? Because it has the same name as the bronzed, 98-pound trophy of a pig that goes to the winner of the rivalry contest.

Tyler Nubin is expected to be one of the top safeties in next year’s NFL Draft.

If Iowa’s football team is looking for bulletin board material for its Saturday game against Minnesota, it may have to manufacture it.

Iowa football’s Oct. 21 home game against Minnesota will have a 2:30 p.m. kickoff, the team announced Monday morning.

P.J. Fleck believes the Floyd of Rosedale rivalry is important for the “pageantry of college football.” Meanwhile, Jim Harbaugh still has a “great love” for Cade McNamara.

Both Iowa and Minnesota have tight ends who could hear their names called during next year’s NFL Draft.

Spencer Lee medically forfeited his final two bouts to place sixth at 125 pounds in the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on Saturday at BOK Center. He joined coaches and teammates and sat on the event level to watch and support heavyweight Tony Cassioppi in his third-place bout.

Iowa struggled shooting for long stretches of Sunday’s game at last-place Minnesota, but remained engaged defensively and on the glass for a 68-56 win.