Head coach Jerry Kill made it very clear to Nike that the University of Minnesota wants a new look that captures the essence of the Gophers’ rich football tradition and history. After coming off a 3-9 season, it looks like Nike did exactly as asked–the Gophers unveiled their brand new Nike Pro-Combat look with a taste of old-school without the flair that other Nike school’s flash. Players showed off the eight different combinations of gold, white and maroon jerseys...
When head coach Tim Brewster arrived at Minnesota back in 2007 to replace Glen Mason, Gopher fans had high expectations and even set their eyes on the Rose Bowl. However, Brewster’s brief tenure at Minnesota was far from rosy. In 4 seasons, Brewster went a disappointing 15-30 with a paltry 6-21 record in Big Ten play. Last Saturday, the Gophers lost 28-17 to Purdue marking the sixth straight defeat for Brewster and company. Minnesota had enough and cut bait by...
Without a doubt, Nebraska boasts the best defense in college football and the man responsible is Carl Pelini. Not to take anything away from QB Taylor Martinez and the Cornhuskers’ explosive ground game, but it’s Carl Pelini’s ingenious defensive schemes that is responsible for a 5-0 start. On Thursday, Nebraska opened Big XII play in dominating fashion, limiting Kansas State’s Heisman hopeful RB Daniel Thomas to just 63 yards on 22 carries, well below his 157 yards/game average. Currently,...
It looks like Minnesota’s secondary suffered a bad break this week. Junior safety Kim Royston broke his left leg during Tuesday’s practice when the team was running 7-on-7 drills. Doctors confirmed that he sustained a compound fracture in his lower leg. Royston will undergo a second round of surgery on Thursday which will sideline him indefinitely. The good news is coach Tim Brewster has faith that Royston will fully recover by fall training camp. As of now, the secondary...
“The SEC has a lot more speed-type people. They (the Big Ten) have a lot more big guys. We’ve got great receivers and running backs to try to take advantage of something Penn State doesn’t have.” LSU QB Jordan Jefferson prior to PSU’s speed and defense dominating the game. As the bowl season is coming to an end, the most impressive and improved performance by any conference as a whole was the Big 10. As of late, the conference...
The Big Ten is having another down year with their vanilla type offense and no standout team. So in keeping with the conference’s theme of plain, the Big 10 is introducing a new piece of hardware for its collection of rivalry trophies. Now Michigan and Minnesota battle for the Little Brown Jug and Michigan State faces off every season against Penn State for the Land Grant Trophy, both need some work, but the historical value is appreciated. What is...
Good news coming out of State College, PA. LB Sean Lee is expected to play this weekend against Michigan despite recent knee injuries. As of late, he has been nursing a left knee sprain, but he participated in practice this week and he is ready to make some big plays in the Big House come Saturday. Last week against Minnesota, Lee had a limited role in Penn State’s 20-0 win. He was primarily used for passing downs, but this weekend...
Cal’s leading wideout Nyan Boateng will miss 4-6 weeks after suffering a broken foot against Minnesota on Saturday. Cal has gotten off to a strong start this season and enters Pac-10 play this week when they travel to Eugene to take on the Oregon Ducks. The Bears will definitely miss the Brooklyn, NY native as he already has 439 yards receiving and 5 touchdowns in three games. The Bears will look for junior Jeremy Ross to step up and take the...
