Articles Tagged: Minnesota Golden Gophers

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.

Iowa men’s basketball head coach Fran McCaffery talked about his team’s 68-56 win over Minnesota on Sunday, keyed by defensive and rebounding on a cold shooting day.

The Iowa men’s basketball team pulled away from a three-point halftime lead to beat last-place Minnesota on Sunday, 68-56.

Minnesota hasn’t been competitive lately, but Iowa hasn’t fared well this season against the Big Ten’s second-division clubs.

How to watch Sunday’s Iowa men’s basketball game against Minnesota.

Former Gopher fan Patrick Kennedy is now a “grown up” Hawkeye as No. 2 Iowa travels to Minnesota for a Big Ten dual.

Hawkeyes blast Golden Gophers 87-64