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But not all of them. Take penalties, for example. The Gophers were called for 13 penalties for 133 yards, both season highs.

Posted on October 25th, 2008 9:45 AM By Kent Youngblood Greetings from West Lafayette.

Tim Brewster was in his first season as a full-time assistant coach under Mack Brown at North Carolina.

Posted on October 21st, 2008 4:09 PM By Kent Youngblood Coach Brewster has gotten his point across to his players very clearly.

The defense hasn't been perfect this season for the University of Minnesota, which was evident as Illinois racked up 550 yards of total offense Saturday, but big plays in critical situations have helped a ...

Posted on October 4th, 2008 12:27 PM By Kent Youngblood This, in my opinion, was the worst half of football the Gophers have played this season.

Minutes after the Gophers had lost their Big Ten opener Saturday at Ohio State, senior linebacker Deon Hightower was asked what he had learned about his team.

The Gophers football program has unfairly taken grief for playing unattractive opponents during its nonconference schedule.

Seven of the 11 teams in the Big Ten are off to a 2-0 start this season. Truth be told, most teams from the six power conferences in college football are expected to be 2-0 at this point every season, as more ...

Duane Bennett went down, but the Gophers vowed not to go with him. As coach Tim Brewster revealed a season-ending injury to Bennett, Minnesota's featured running back, he refused to acknowledge any ...

Big Ten 4, Mid-American Conference 0. The MAC was shut out yesterday by the Midwest's bigger college football conference.

Tim Brewster's motivational tactic Saturday was to convince his players that nobody thought they had a chance to beat Bowling Green, even though a Big Ten Conference team playing the underdog role against a ...

There was no question, Tim Brewster answered. His team needed a victory. It had been nearly a year since the last one.

Tackles by safeties Tramaine Brock and Kyle Theret and linebacker Deon Hightower.

The big question was whether the Golden Gophers football players remembered the words to the Minnesota Rouser.

The Gophers' new defensive coordinator has high hopes he can rebuild the program, starting with rebuilding his players' confidence.

Gophers coach Tim Brewster, left, and athletics director Joe Maturi walk off the field together after the Gophers beat Miami 41-35 Sept.

Junior Lee Campbell could barely contain his excitement Thursday describing the feeling he had two days ago when he was moved from backup left defensive end to starting middle linebacker.

The Gopher football team is set to begin play in 10 days and its hard to tell whether it should be an exciting time for fans or an apprehensive time.

Tarvaris Jackson seemed to play with a lot of confidence Friday night in the 34-17 loss to Seattle at the Metrodome.