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Playoff Football

Colby Lentz, Contributer • January 25, 2023

The playoffs. The playoffs for the national football league or the NFL is always a joy to watch. There are many storylines and some of the biggest names in sports. This year's biggest surprise is the breakthrough...

Tragic Franchise Losses Again

Thomas Olenchek, Contributor • January 25, 2023

The Minnesota Vikings are one of the most historic and successful teams in the NFL, but even the best teams have their fair share of heartbreaking losses. Here are the top 10 most heartbreaking Minnesota...

Minnesota Wins Axe for Second Straight Year

Jacob Gregor, President • December 7, 2022

On Saturday, November 26, the Minnesota Gopher football team beat the Wisconsin Badgers to bring the axe back to Minnesota for the second year in a row. With Tanner Morgan out of the game, the Gophers...

Get To Know The 2022 United States Men’s World Cup Roster

Joshua Klopp, Vice President • November 16, 2022

The four year hiatus of the most popular sporting event in the world is coming to an end. The 2022 World Cup will be played from November 20 to December 18 in the country of Qatar. The buildup to the world...

Gopher Football Regains Momentum with Win over Rutgers

Charlie Rapheal, Editor • November 2, 2022

Huntington Bank Stadium hosted Gopher Football this past Saturday in a Halloween weekend home game against Rutgers. Coming off a three game losing streak, there was a big opportunity to turn around the...

Gopher Football with Another Disappointing Loss

Charlie Rapheal, Editor • October 19, 2022

Gopher Football was at Illinois on Saturday, October 15th for their sixth game this season. They were coming off a loss to Purdue as well as a bye week, so there was momentum to be made up. However,...

FIFA 23 Review

Austin Lentz, Editor • October 5, 2022

Another year and another new installment in the FIFA franchise. FIFA 23 was released on September 26, 2022. This will be the last game titled “FIFA” as the contract for the naming right has...

Gophers Hot Start Threatened by Chris Autman-Bell Injury

Charlie Rapheal, Editor • September 21, 2022

Saturday marked the third game for the 2022-’23 season of Gopher Football, and the Gophers came out with the 49-7 victory to maintain the undefeated, 3-0 record. Their opponent, University of Colorado...

Golden Gophers rout the Buffaloes, 49-7

Drew Pellin, Contributor • September 21, 2022

Huntington Bank Stadium was rocking as the Minnesota Gophers football team concluded their non-conference schedule this past Saturday, annihilating the Colorado Buffaloes 49-7. After a long home stretch...

An Unpredictable 2022 NFL Draft Is Now In The Books

Josh Klopp, Editor • May 4, 2022

The 2022 NFL Draft began on April 28. This highly anticipated Thursday night kicked off the three day process where hundreds of college football players are selected to begin the next stage of their football...

Kevin O’Connell to be Vikings’ Next Head Coach After Rampant Rumors Said Otherwise

Josh Klopp, Contributor • February 18, 2022

On February 2, it was revealed that Kevin O’Connell will take over as the Minnesota Vikings’ head coach for the 2022 season. This came as a surprise with many rumors regarding a very famous and former...

Vikings Hire New General Manager

Will Schiffler, Contributor • February 5, 2022

After back-to-back seasons, the Minnesota Vikings did not make the postseason with a roster capable of a Super Bowl run, and ownership of the Vikings fired Rick Spielman and Mike Zimmer. Long-time owners...