PHOENIX — The Gophers were shorthanded at receiver for the Rate Bowl on Friday, but Jalen Smith stepped into a starring role in Minnesota’s 20-17 win over New Mexico at Chase Field. The redshirt ...

PHOENIX — Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck uses bowl games as a bridge. “It’s a celebration of the (2025) season. … The seniors and everything they’ve given to this program and really start building ...

The Lobos riding a 6-game winning streak and the Gophers have never lost a bowl game under PJ Fleck. One of these streaks is going to have to end. One fun fact about this game is that the New Mexico ...

The Minnesota Gophers are getting ready for their Rate Bowl matchup one week from today, on December 26, against the New Mexico Lobos, a sneaky tough matchup that should put PJ Fleck’s 6-0 bowl game ...

Bob Ligashesky, the coaching veteran who has spent the past two seasons as the Gophers special teams coordinator, won’t return to the team for the 2026 season. Ligashesky, 63, has coached at the ...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. - Gopher tortoises in Cape Coral are facing a growing threat from cars as they cross roads daily. Local wildlife groups are urging drivers to slow down near conservation areas to ...

The Gophers returned to the Rate Bowl at Chase Field, their first appearance since 2021. In a 20-17 overtime win, head coach P.J. Fleck defended his undefeated bowl record, with seven straight. The ...

MESA, ARIZ. — Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck grew up in Sugar Grove, Ill., as a Chicago Bears fan. His favorite player was quarterback Jim McMahon, so much so that Fleck dressed up as McMahon on ...

Friday's Rate Bowl was a perfect encapsulation of the Gophers' 2025 season, and it resulted in a 20-17 win against New Mexico, as their bowl game win streak has extended to nine. After exchanging a ...

PHOENIX — A part of Brian Urlacher must have appreciated the defensive rock fight the Rate Bowl turned into on Friday at Chase Field. But the outstanding ex-New Mexico and Chicago Bears linebacker, ...

The Gophers received a late Christmas gift on Friday when star defensive end Anthony Smith announced that he was going to return to the program in 2026 after the team's Rate Bowl win over New Mexico. ...

Dog is first in United States trained to find gopher tortoises and burrows. Goal is to protect gopher tortoises from development. Gopher tortoise burrows provide food and habitat for about 365 species ...