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Taking advantage of an opportunity is typically the spark to begin a successful career for an athlete.

Deon Hightower paused to look at the life-sized mural on a wall inside Minnesota's football practice facility, admiring the image of a Gophers celebration following the victory over Iowa two years ago.

Nov 16, 2008 1:12 pm US/Central Formerly-Hot Gophers: Now What? MADISON, Wis. Minnesota coach Tim Brewster tried to strike the right tone after his team's 35-32 loss at Wisconsin on Saturday.

Ita s time for Ben Kuznia to prove naysayers wrong one more time. Kuznia, a Minnesota Gophers wide receiver from Olivia, turned a deaf ear when critics said he wasna t a Division I-caliber player.

Adam Weber picked Minnesota over Wisconsin. David Gilreath ran an end around the Gophers to play for the Badgers.

Riding their first losing streak of the season, the Minnesota Golden Gophers will try to get back on track this weekend against the Wisconsin Badgers in a Big Ten clash at Camp Randall Stadium.

Big Ten title chase coming to a close Vince McMahon couldn't have dreamed up a better storyline than the one that's playing out at the close of this Big Ten season.

Eric Decker's record-setting season has been painfully slowed. Decker will not play in Saturday's game at Wisconsin because of an ankle injury he suffered on Nov.

So you think the University of Wisconsin's modest bowl options have dulled the players' desire to beat rival Minnesota this week? If anything, UW's record and the fact the Badgers have been out of the running ...

Cue the psychedelic music. Put on the paisley shirts. Fire up the strobe lights.

Looking for proof of how wacky this Big Ten football season has been? Try this on for size - Minnesota is setting a standard Michigan hopes to follow.

Posted on November 2nd, 2008 2:09 PM By Kent Youngblood The Gophers might have lost yesterday, but they came out a winner in another area when they got an oral commitment from junior college wide receiver Hayo ...

Eric Decker has played through plenty of pain this season to pile up the big receiving numbers he has at Minnesota.

There's nothing concrete to play for this season at Michigan, but coach Rich Rodriguez insisted Monday the Wolverines will soldier on through the remaining three games.

A few weeks back I was reading an article on ESPN.com about the biggest turn around from one season to another.

Brendan Smith grabbed a deflected ball and returned an interception 48 yards for a touchdown with 12 seconds remaining, sending Northwestern past stunned Minnesota 24-17 and spoiling homecoming for the ...

While there may not be a ton of great games to watch this weekend, we do get two titanic match ups containing four of the top 10 teams in the country -- and quality always trumps quantity in my book.

The 20th-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers are set to begin a stretch where they will play three of their final four opponents at home, starting with Big Ten foe Northwestern this weekend.

Give Kyle Theret some credit. When the 5-foot-9, 185-pound Minnesota safety goes looking for a fight on the football field, he's not just picking on guys his own size.

One play at at time. One game at a time. Play NU like its the last game of the season boys! Go Gophers! GOPHERS FOOTBALL Up next: vs.