Minnesota offensive lineman Blaise Andries had a successful run at the collegiate level, earning All-Big Ten honors three times. Now, he’s ready to show that he can make a similar impact at the next level. Following the Golden Gophers’ win in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, Andries declared for the 2022 NFL Draft. Shortly after that […]
Read MoreQ&A With Boye Mafe: Minnesota Career, Strong Showing At Senior Bowl, Why His Best Football Is Still Ahead
It’s nearly impossible to find a player who did more for their stock at the Senior Bowl than Minnesota pass rusher Boye Mafe. He didn’t just have an impressive week, he legitimately dominated his competition. Mafe earned National Player of the Game honors after the Senior Bowl wrapped up. That wasn’t much of a surprise […]
Read MoreThere Are 5 Bowl Games Today – Here’s The Schedule
College football fans are in for a treat this Tuesday. There are five marquee matchups on today’s schedule, and the action starts as early as noon ET. Auburn and Houston will kick off the action in the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl. The Tigers are the odds-on favorites, but the Cougars shouldn’t be overlooked. There’s a reason […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: College Football Playoff, Bowl Season
The 2021 college football regular season was filled with drama. Top 10 teams struggled to maintain their spots in the rankings and a batch of programs that haven’t been in the mix for years factored into the national championship conversation throughout the campaign. But when all was said and done, picking the four teams to […]
Read MoreLook: Minnesota Fans Trolled Wisconsin Following Upset Win
Minnesota sure had fun trolling rival Wisconsin following its upset win on Saturday night. Following the win, Huntington Bank Stadium started playing “Jump Around” which is what Wisconsin plays at Camp Randall Stadium in the third quarter in an annual tradition. It gets the fans riled up and even the players start to join in […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Rivalry Week
The best weekend of the college football season is finally here. That’s right folks: it’s rivalry week. After fans are done celebrating Thanksgiving, the college football slate promises to entertain all weekend long. With games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the action on the field is sure to entertain throughout the holiday. Rivalry weekend is […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 12
Only two weeks remain in the 2021 college football regular season, which means the most wonderful time of the year is just around the corner. It also means that we at The Spun are nearing the end of our weekly picks and the race for the top prize of bragging rights is heating up. The […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 11
With the 2021 college football season rapidly coming to a close, the playoff picture is starting to take shape. However, plenty can happen in these next three weeks and with the upcoming slate, madness is likely to be on the menu. Georgia and Alabama held serve atop the latest edition at of the College Football […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 10
This week brought us the first College Football Playoff rankings of the year. SEC powers Georgia and Alabama are in good shape, at Nos. 1 and 2 in the country respectively, with Michigan State and Oregon rounding out the ever-important top four. Sparty has launched itself into the Playoff discussion after beating rival Michigan in […]
Read MoreCollege Football World Reacts To The PJ Fleck News
The Minnesota Golden Gophers came in at No. 20 in the first edition of the 2021 College Football Playoffs on Tuesday evening, but that wasn’t the biggest news for the program this week. Even more importantly, the Big Ten West school locked down football head coach P.J. Fleck to a new seven-year deal. Fleck, who […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 9
Last weekend wasn’t the most exciting on paper, without any ranked matchups between college football teams, but we did get some very interesting upsets and results. Coastal Carolina was knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten, Penn State fell in a wild game featuring the controversial new overtime rules to Illinois, and Pitt solidified its […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 8
Once again, a Saturday of college football helped give some clarity at the full scope of this season. Perhaps the most notable result came at Kinnick Stadium, where then-No. 2 Iowa’s, a squad that had gotten by on great defense and just enough offense, fell to a pretty explosive Purdue squad, 24-7. That loss drops the […]
Read MoreScott Frost Fires Back At P.J. Fleck’s “Culture” Comment
Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck had some choice words for his team’s matchup against Nebraska after beating them this past week. Nebraska head coach Scott Frost didn’t particularly appreciate them. Following the game, Fleck told the media that the Minnesota-Nebraska game result was “culture versus skill,” and his school had the better culture. But on […]
Read MoreMinnesota Security Asked Scott Frost For Credentials To Enter Stadium Saturday
Minnesota knows it needs to slow down Scott Frost’s offense to win Saturday’s Big Ten clash. The Gophers began their defensive game-plan a bit earlier than expected, though. Frost walked through the stadium tunnel and started making his way out onto the field ahead of Saturday’s game before he was stopped by a Minnesota security […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 7
Once again, college football brought us some shocking results last weekend. None was more jarring than No. 1 Alabama’s upset loss at Texas A&M. With that loss, Georgia vaults to the No. 1 spot in the AP Poll. The Bulldogs’ defense has been virtually impenetrable this season, and the offense has been efficient enough for […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 5
Week 5 of the 2021 college football season is upon us. It may just be the best week that we’ve had yet, at least on paper. There are four games between ranked teams. In the SEC, upstart Arkansas, ranked No. 8, can prove it is truly elite with a trip to No. 2 Georgia. No. […]
Read MoreP.J. Fleck Has Honest Reaction To Brutal Loss To Bowling Green
The biggest upset of Week 4 took place at Huntington Bank Stadium, as the Minnesota Golden Gophers fell flat on their face against the Bowling Green Falcons. Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan had a chance to lead his team to victory in the closing minutes, but he threw a costly interception that sealed the deal. During […]
Read MoreCFB World Reacts To Surprising Minnesota-Bowling Green Game
Most college football analysts expected Minnesota to cruise past Bowling Green this Saturday. So far, this weekend’s matchup has been anything but smooth sailing for the Golden Gophers. P.J. Fleck’s offense has been unable to move the chains through the first two quarters, as senior quarterback Tanner Morgan has just 32 passing yards at halftime. […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 4
Week 3 brought us some interesting college football results. No. 1 Alabama got everything it could handle from No. 11 Florida, No. 3 Oklahoma looked pretty sluggish once again against Nebraska, and No. 6 Clemson nearly fell to Georgia Tech. It was also a bad weekend for SEC referees, botching calls in Penn State‘s win […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 3
Week 2 of the college football season really took us for a ride. One of the top teams in the country, Ohio State, fell in a big upset to Oregon, while USC‘s loss to Stanford opened up one of the biggest jobs in the sport. Week 3 brings us some more very interesting matchups. Early […]
Read MoreSports World Reacts To The Gable Steveson News
The changes to Name, Image, and Likeness rules have paid off in a big way for a number of college athletes. One superstar wrestler, Minnesota‘s Gable Steveson, just signed a deal that could set him up for an awesome professional opportunity down the road. Steveson is one of the world’s best freestyle wrestlers. After winning […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 2
Week 2 of the college football season is set to begin on Friday night. Last weekend gave us some interesting first games, with a number of the nation’s dominant programs looking pretty susceptible. And then there is No. 1 Alabama, which looks pretty far ahead of the field. We have a great slate of games […]
Read MoreBig Ten Admitted Incorrect Call In Minnesota vs. Ohio State
Minnesota fans were right. The Big Ten admitted on Tuesday it made a major officiating error in the Gophers’ season opener versus Ohio State. In the fourth quarter of last Thursday’s game, Buckeyes safety Lathan Ransom lowered the boom on Minnesota wideout Mike Brown-Stephens. The hit caused a fumble which the Ohio State defense recovered […]
Read MoreCollege Football World Reacts To Mo Ibrahim Injury News
The Minnesota football program has confirmed the injury to star running back Mo Ibrahim on Monday morning. Unfortunately, the Gophers’ running back will miss the rest of the season with a lower-leg injury suffered in Thursday’s loss to Ohio State. Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck confirmed the news on Monday morning. News: #Gophers running back […]
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