Minnesota travels to Iowa City today for the 2009 Big Ten finale and one final chance to fill the trophy case. GI.com is Live from Kinnick Stadium today to bring live coverage of the Battle for Floyd of Rosedale]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:31:00 GMT Lee Campbell leads a group of seniors looking for their last opportunity to win a trophy game as Golden Gophers as they battle for Floyd of Rosedale]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:08:00 GMT Two big things happen this weekend for Rashad Knight. First, he and his teammates at Jacksonville Trinity Christian High School have a playoff game. Then on Saturday, he's off on his first official visi]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:00 GMT With recruiting season hitting the final stretches and many prospects taking their official visits in the coming weeks, ChippewaCountry takes a look at a few questions about the Central Michigan football program. Look inside for the full Q and A segment]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:22:00 GMT Minnesota put Utah Valley away with a 13-0 run to close out the contest. In the second half the Wolverines closed within ten points but another Rodney Williams surge combined with the efforts of Al Nolen pushed Minnesota to a 76-51]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:10:00 GMT Defensive tackle Beau Allen has two official visits in the books and is setting up two more for early next month. He is down to four schools and will be finishing his visits soon, but that does not mean the big tackle will be making his decision in the near futur]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:55:00 GMT After five games Al Nolen has totaled 34 assists compared to just five turnovers. Tonight in the Gopher's 76-51 win over Utah Valley Al produced 11 points, seven assists, six steals, and zero turnovers in 29 minutes of play]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:34:00 GMT MINNEAPOLIS -- Freshman Rodney Williams had 17 points, six rebounds and four steals in his first career start, helping 24th-ranked Minnesota pull away from Utah Valley in the second half of a 76-51 victory on Thursday]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:35:00 GMT The Gophers won their third in a row at Williams Arena with a 76-51 victory over Utah Valley this evening. Four players were in double figures including the 11 points from Al Nolen who also totaled 7 assists and 6 steals against 0 turnovers]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:18:00 GMT Game three of the Golden Gopher season will be played at Williams Arena tonight against Utah Valley. The Wolverines are coming off a 58-51 loss at Cal State Bakersfield last Tuesday and now they must face Ralph Sampson III and Minnesota]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:41:00 GMT Minnesota has already played host to defensive end Wendell Beckwith over the weekend of November 7th. At the time Beckwith named Minnesota his clear leader and hinted a commitment could follow after a couple of other trips]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMT Five star Findlay Prep point guard Cory Joseph trimmed his list even further today. So far Joseph has taken visits to four schools (Texas, UCONN, Villanova, and Minnesota) and he has also planned his fifth official visi]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:58:00 GMT Both the NCAA Graduation Success Rate and the Federal Graduation Rate for University of Minnesota student-athletes have edged into record territory. According to graduation rate data released by the NCAA Wednesday, Gopher student-athletes scored a Graduation Success Rate of 76 percent, while Minnesota's Federal Graduation Rate surged to 71 percent]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:23:00 GMT With four visits under his belt, elite point guard prospect Cory Joseph has set a fifth official visit date and will sign in the sprin]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:14:00 GMT Mounds View's mountain of a lineman Billy Turner has had a big hand in his team's third straight trip to the State tournament. His quickness and obvious size have been noticed by many Division I schools.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:31:00 GMT Minnesota heads to Iowa on Saturday with hope of a bounce back from a disappointing game last weekend. The Gophers hopes to bring home Floyd of Rosedale will be helped by the absence of Ricky Stanzi. Tom Kakert of Hawkeye Report took time to help break down this weekends match up in the regular season finale of Behind Enemy Lines.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:58:00 GMT While other top prospects who were thought to likely be late signees are making their decisions during the early signing period, five-star guard Josh Selby is expected to stretch his recruitment out until the spring. Rivals.com's Jerry Meyer has the latest on Selby and much more in the Weekly Whisper]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:41:00 GMT Kip Smith and Josh Huff, two of the best prospects at their position, are current verbal commitments to Minnesota. However, that has not stopped other schools from recruiting them and each has picked up offers recentl]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:53:00 GMT Rajaan Bennett out of Powder Springs (Ga.) Mceachern is done with his senior football season but while on the field, he put up the kind of numbers you would expect out of a four-star back. Despite ending his season earlier than he would have liked, Bennett hit nearly all of the personal marks he had set for himself]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:48:00 GMT After a slow start the Gophers hammered Stephen F. Austin 82-42 last night at Williams Arena. Lawrence Westbrook and Devoe Joseph led the team with 15 points a piece while Rodney Williams contributed a timely 14 points from the bench]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:25:00 GMT