Eric Decker News

Last update: November 23, 2009 - 12:30 PM How much force was exerted on Gophers wide receiver Eric Decker earlier this year when he made that unbelievable TD catch and took a shot to the chin against Cal? Well, if you are like us, you sit around constantly and ask yourself just that thing.

University of Minnesota senior wide receiver Eric Decker earned first-team All-Big Ten honors Monday despite missing the final four regular-season games because of a sprained foot.

University of Minnesota starting wide receiver Brandon Green had arthroscopic surgery to repair the meniscus in his knee earlier today.

Gophers reciever Eric Decker talks about his injury and future plans prior to the Gophers game against Michigan State at the TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Saturday night, October 31, 2009.

It will be interesting, when All-Big Ten awards are announced Monday evening, how voters perceive injured University of Minnesota star wideout Eric Decker, who last year was a first-team selection.

FELDY: That was a heck of an effort by your favorite college football team last Saturday, Phersy.

The 15th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes will attempt to halt a two-game losing streak when they play host to the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a Big Ten Conference clash.

The half-filled student section at TCF Bank Stadium seemed to mirror the host team's degree of concentrative powers.

Tim Brewster's team is wearing down at the wrong time again this season. Minnesota's third-year coach watched his team survive 16-13 against South Dakota State on Saturday, but he might not have several of his key players in next week's regular-season finale at Iowa.

After running down the Top Five in Great Lakes/Cornfields 12 Football, it's time to get to the rest of the conference! If there's a consistent theme to these squad's seasons, it's inconsistency.

Jeff Tow-Arnett , his right leg taped tight and braced, returned to the practice field Tuesday.

Adam Weber used Bryan Cupito's advice to deal with the skeptics. When the two were teammates in 2006, Cupito, then a senior quarterback, told Weber that ignoring criticism from people not close to him would become crucial in his career.

Bowl scenarios are complicated. But the University of Minnesota appears ready to join in the confusion.

The supposedly high-performance offenses at Illinois and Minnesota spent most of the first seven weeks of the season stuck in the shop, sputtering and struggling to get going.

Tim Brewster built the Minnesota football program in the image of his alma mater, Illinois.

The spotlight kept focusing on Troy Stoudermire last week for the wrong reasons.

This was no doubt Tim Brewster's biggest victory as Gophers coach, and it came without their best player.

Duane Bennett , Brandon Green and Troy Stoudermire celebrate a touchdown. AP Photo The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers had its best victory of the season Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium over the Michigan State Spartans.

The Rose Bowl and Big Ten championship dreams vaporized in two seconds last week.

MINNEAPOLIS - Adam Weber passed for 416 yards and five touchdowns, helping Minnesota hurdle a school-record 17 penalties and hang on to beat Michigan State 42-34 on Saturday night.