Just curious.

They didn’t get Jeff Brohm. They will hire Scott Satterfield of Appalachian State.

well the ball is in Coyle's court.... if Hoiberg is still available at the end of the season and Pitino doesn't make the tourney this is a no brainer......

- Hoiberg would reel in local 5 star talent (has NBA ties, knows how to use players, and has great relationship with HS coaches)
- Can get transfers eligible (sarcastic, kind of)
- Has MN ties.... has a cabin here and was a Timberwolf


I've heard Musselman a lot as well.... which of the 2 would you all want?

Pitino shows no ability with in-game adjustments, his recruiting is just okay, and he's 31-59 in B1G play with only one NCAA tournament appearance. I'll start...
1a) Eric Musselman
1b) Fred Hoiberg

I was up in the twin cities for the weekend and spent Saturday at the Big 12 Classic at Cretin-Derham Hall. I'm very impressed with the level of talent in the state right now.

Anyway, lots of Gophers targets impressed yesterday.

https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/big-12-classic-state-of-minnesota-is-loaded-with-talent

From Kelly Quinlan:

OPENING STATEMENT

I’m excited to get a chance to coach our team one more game. I know Minnesota finished the season strong. I didn’t see much of their games, but did see them wax Wisconsin. They are formidable and it will be a big challenge for us.

ON UNDERSTANDING THE BOWL SELECTION

I haven’t explained it to them, I haven’t seen them yet, everyone found out at the same time. It is out of our control. I’m happy Detroit wanted us to come play and there are positives, it will be in-door and they will get gifts and a bowl game is a bowl game. I can’t explain it to them.

ON FINAL GAME

I haven’t thought much about it, I’ll get ready to play this game like any other game, it is not about me it is about the players having a good time and the trip. That is what it is about. I haven’t thought much about it.

ON ACC BOWL PECKING ORDER

You need to worry about stuff you can control, I have no control. I’ve heard some good things about the bowl game in Detroit. Accentuate the positive and it could be 20-degrees, it could be that in Annapolis, really damn cold. This one will be a in a great stadium and indoors and will be fun.

ON BOWL PRACTICE

It is always focused on the game, I don’t use bowl practice as another spring practice and it is a reward for the players and I don’t think you need 15 practices to get ready. It is more important for GT for guys to get through finals so they will be here for next year. We will find plenty of time to get ready and get ready to play Minnesota.

ON FACING BIG 10 TEAMS IN HIS CAREER

Iowa in the Orange Bowl, at Navy we played Northwestern a couple of times. I’ve played a game in Detroit we played Eastern or Central Michigan there.

I don’t know of any of our guys interviewing. Our guys the staff, has been recruiting. They were out all week recruiting we called them back in on Thursday. They met with Todd and are recruiting. What Todd and I talked about he is trying to get this staff ready for the bowl and still doing that.

My son and two of my grandchildren will be joining me in a roadtrip to Detroit. Go Gophers!

I can show everyone where the Best BBQ, Tex- Mex and Steaks are located. We have plenty of local Brew Pubs!

Gophers are 3.5-point underdogs to Georgia Tech at Caesars/Harrah's/Rio. Haven't seen any other lines yet.

Just announced at the beginning of a FOUR HOUR "College Football Playoff Show" on ESPN


Georgia's loss was Oklahoma's gain.

The Sooners, who won the Big 12 title Saturday, claimed the last spot in the College Football Playoff over Ohio State and Georgia, which lost to Alabama in the SEC championship. Georgia had been No. 4 followed by Oklahoma and Ohio State.

The next three teams announced Sunday weren't a big surprise. No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Clemson and No. 3 Notre Dame held on to their spots for the semifinal games to be played Dec. 29. The national championship game will be played Jan. 7 in Santa Clara, Calif.

Alabama will play Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, while Notre Dame faces Clemson in the Cotton Bowl.

Georgia finished No. 5, with Ohio State No. 6 in the final CFP rankings.

http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...abama-notre-dame-clemson-alabama-make-playoff

But of all the post I have read about us having to playin Detroit.

I haven't seen anyone post the obvious positive to playing this game against Georgia Tech.

I know this isn't a major bowl game. But from where I'm standing it has a hell of a lot of positives.

Bateman, faleele and Dunlap I'm assuming will have a lot of buddies watching the game. Not to mention a lot of Georgia kids in general to see how a team from they're state is doing I'm guessing.

So I imagine this should//could help with our recruiting the southeast.

Or am I wrong?

I'll hang up and listen.

To paraphrase Dennis Green, Ohio State is what we thought they were. Playing them is akin to a root canal.

The strong, physical Buckeyes made the lane mosh pit on both ends, and combined that with offensive execution and transition finishes on a way to an impressive 79-59 win over Minnesota on Sunday night.

The First half

The physicality of the game was apparent early on. Even though the team’s traded buckets early, and the Buckeyes main big man picked up two fouls right off the bat, they made the Gophers play their style.

Ohio State stretched a 5-5 tie into a 15-7 lead with 11:21 left. At that point, the Buckeyes were only 5 for 16 from the field. The difference was they had 8 offensive rebounds at that point, and had outrebounded the Gophers at that point 15-4. Rebounding was the reason Minnesota only had 8 shots in the first nine minutes, making just one.

Just as importantly, Jordan Murphy picked up his second foul less than nine minutes in. That brought Jarvis Omersa into the game. Chris Holtmann went immediately to a two-man ball-screen action with Duane Washington Jr. and Kyle Young against Isaiah Washington and Omersa. The results were two uncontested layups and a 19-7 lead with 10:37 left.

Ohio State continued to score in the halfcourt. Andre Wesson had 11 points in the first half and Musa Jallow came off the bench and also had 11. A 21-2 Buckeye run stretched the lead to 26-7 at the 9:11 mark.

Minnesota could not buy a bucket up through that stretch. Murphy was on the bench with two fouls, and Gabe Kalscheur was being face guarded.

Richard Pitino decided to come back with Murphy, and the Gophers began chipping into the lead. Amir Coffey was able to get into the lane for a couple of mid-range jumpers. Matz Stockman got into the scoring column, and gave the team much needed size and brawn inside. McBrayer also got to the rim.

Minnesota also settled down on the defensive end and turned defensive rebounds into easy transition buckets. A McBrayer layup on the break brought the Gophers all the way back to 36-28 with 0:47 seconds left. A 9-0 run helped cut the lead to 39-28 going into the half.

The combination of Coffey and McBrayer had been in a recent slump, but the pair kept Minnesota in the game. They had 12 and 8 points respectively for 20 of the team’s 28 points. 3-point shooting was a huge problem. As physical as Ohio State is in the lane, it was obvious the Gophers would have to make the long ball to loosen them up. Instead, they were 0-7 in the first half from behind the arc. Jordan Murphy had only 3 points in the first half on 1 of 5 shooting.

Minnesota shot 37 percent in the first half, compared to 46.7 percent for the Buckeyes. Ohio State also won the first half rebounding battle 22-14.

The second half

McBrayer was able to cut the lead back to single digits on a steal and layin on Ohio State’s second possession of the half. On the other end, Holtmann immediately went to the 270 pound Wesson against the 225 pound Oturu. Oturu picked up his third foul early on, then went right back to Wesson against Stockman. Murphy picked up his third foul at the seventeen minute mark.

Pitino answered with a zone, but excellent ball movement plus a Wesson jumper lead to a 50-35 Buckeye lead at the first media timeout with 15:27 left.

State stretched the lead to 54-37 at the twelve minute mark. During that four minute mark, both teams tried to get the ball to the rim. Minnesota scored on a nice pass off a double t team from Murphy to Stockman. But Coffey failed to finish three shots in traffic. Making a contested shot with his inside hand on the right side of the floor as been a problem for him this season. Jordan Murphy also picked up his fourth foul of the game.

An Andre Wesson 3-pointer got the lead to twenty for the first time with 11:09 remaining, and upped the lead to 65-44 at the seven and a half minute mark. State began to carve up the Minnesota defense with backcuts and drives as the overplayed out of desperation. On the bright side, Hurt got to the foul line twice on nice moves. Washington knocked down a pair of free throws and Omersa had a nice post move. One thing the Minnesota players were able to was draw fouls on Ohio State.

Another bright point was that even though the outcome was not in doubt, McBrayer and Coffey played with lots of energy in the final eight minutes and were able to score due to drives in transition and cuts without the ball in the half-court. Murphy and Oturu were also able to add some late scores. But in the end, Minnesota was not able to cut into the lead as they eventually fell, 79-59.

The stats

Minnesota shot 20 for 51 for 39.2 percent. They were 0 for 13 from behind the arc. The Gophers also converted 19 of 32 foul shots for 59.4 percent rate. They were outrebounded 42-33.

There were two players in double fugures. Coffey had 19 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He added a 3-pointer and was 5 of 7 from the foul line. McBrayer had 13 on 5 of 9 shooting and three foul shots. Oturu chipped in 9. Matthew Hurt 3, Jarvis Omersa 3, and Stockman 4.

The numbers that stand out were Murphy with only 7 and a scoreless Klascheur. With the combination of only six field goal attempts, a packed in defense, and limited time due to foul trouble, Murphy never could get it going. Kalscheur was face guarded and only had one 3-point attempt.

Ohio State shot 46.7 percent from the field, and got to the line a total of twenty times. They had six players and four of the five starters finish with double-figures.

The takeaway

Minnesota ran into the first game tonight where it looked like they were really game planned. It started with Kalscheur being face guarded. His defender did not worry about playing help defense. Then Murphy was taken out of his rhythm. The two factors worked hand in hand.

Murphy couldn’t get going because the shooting couldn’t stretch the Buckeyes defense. They couldn’t make jumpers because they weren’t going to let Kalscheur do that.

Coffey and McBrayer combined for nice games. They were 12 of 25 overall for a combined 32 points. They also got to the foul line 32 times, which is an astronomical number. They only converted 19 though. The ideal number to start out with would have been 25 makes.

Minnesota has established they can get to the foul line, and their guards can get to the rim. They also did a good job of pushing the ball in transition off of turnovers and long rebounds. But Pitino can expect packed in half court defenses that will force them to make 3-pointers. He will also have to devise a plan to do it with a defender glued to Kalscheur.

There were also only seven assists on twenty made field goals. The offense never had got into any flow. The Big Ten Network broadcast team agreed that there isn’t an answer at the point guard spot right now between Coffey and Washington. Coffey only had one assist tonight. Washington had three, but he is often confused against set defenses.

Defensively, they were dominated on the boards in the second half. Although Oturu and Omersa have huge up-sides and athleticism, they do not have bodies yet that can bang and rebound with Big Ten post players. Holtmann went at Oturu in the second half with Kaleb Wesson, and also put the youngsters in pick and roll situations.

The passing lanes weren’t challenged and closeouts weren’t long. Ohio State easily moved the ball side to side. The constant ball movement and cutting broke down the Minnesota defense after a couple of reversals. The help-side was also absent several times on wing isolations.

Pitino won’t have long to get things together. The Gophers host Nebraska (7-1, 1-0) on Wednesday night. The Cornhuskers opened the Big Ten season on Sunday with a 75-60 win over Illinois.

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• Ohio State was more physical and obliterated us on the boards. We need to look ourselves in the mirror and figure out how to change this. Big Ten, physical basketball is what we signed up for. If you're not going to bring it physically, you're going to lose.
• Playing at 9 pm two nights ago is what it is. You can only control what you can control. Not ideal but no excuses.
• Ohio State does a great job with the little things being physical, whether it's a screen, blockout, or offensive rebound.
• Positives from today's game are that no one got hurt and I hope our flight is on time.
• Don't like the early conference games at all, would prefer to play them by Christmas. I don't know how other conferences are doing it, but I don't love it.
• I've said before I don't know if we're ever going to be a phenomenal shooting team. We need to be physical and scratch and claw in the Big Ten, and we didn't do that.

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Kristian Williams got to Minnesota yesterday and they went to the basketball game with Coach Fleck and Coach West. He will be here until sometime on Sunday, as we reported Thursday. He has a top-five of Indiana, Memphis, Minnesota, Missouri, and Tennessee. Although he said he wasn't sure if he was going to decide before or after the early signing period (Dec. 19th-21st), his only two visits set before then are Minnesota (currently), and Missouri on Dec. 14th. We are not currently predicting it happens, but with it so close to signing day, it is not unthinkable that he leaves Minnesota on Sunday a Gopher.

Matt talked to him about his in-home visit, and I talked to him briefly to preview the visit.

On the in-home visit: "It went good. He (Coach West) broke down everything Minnesota has to offer - from the city to the facilities to the atmosphere. After this talk, I've gained more attraction towards Minnesota and what impact I'll have coming into a developing program."

On what he's looking forward to on the visit. "I'm really looking forward to seeing everything at Minnesota - the hospitality, the facilities, the city, the comfortable feeling. Everything."

Their D made our offense look silly weak tonight. They clearly look like the best team in the North. Damn looks like we’d better build the oline quickly.

David's preview: https://minnesota.rivals.com/news/scouting-ohio-state-3

Ohio State will run some high-low and some four-out motion. Holtmann likes to get the ball inside to his bigs. Defensively, they play man.

Ohio State has two wins on the road against Kenpom top 40 teams in Cincinnati and Creighton, beat a bunch of really bad teams, and lost to Syracuse on Wednesday.

Kenpom: Ohio State No. 28, Minnesota No. 52
TeamRankings: Ohio State No. 18, Minnesota No. 62
Vegas line: Ohio State by 8.5

Bowl Destination Announced Sunday
Gophers will play in their 20th bowl game later this year.



FOOTBALL | 11/30/2018 9:58:00 AM

The University of Minnesota football team qualified for a bowl game when it won its sixth game of the season with a 37-15 victory at Wisconsin. The Gophers will find out what bowl they are going to in the afternoon on Sunday, Dec. 2.

Minnesota has played in 19 bowl games and most recently beat Washington State 17-12 in the 2016 Holiday Bowl.

Those who do bowl projections have Minnesota playing a bowl game in either California, Michigan or New York. The Gophers are 2-1 in California bowl games. In addition to winning the 2016 Holiday Bowl in San Diego, Minnesota also split a pair of Rose Bowls in 1961 and 1962.

The Gophers are 1-0 in a Michigan bowl game, as they beat Central Michigan 21-14 in the 2015 Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit. Minnesota has never played a bowl game in New York.

MINNESOTA'S BOWL RECORDS

RUSHING
Most Carries
Minnesota
42 Tellis Redmon vs. N.C. State (2000 MicronPC)
37 Marion Barber III vs. Alabama (2004 Music City)
34 Amir Pinnix vs. Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
29 Laurence Maroney vs. Alabama (2004 Music City)
26 Laurence Maroney vs. Virginia (2005 Music City)
Opponent
27 Kenny Flowers, Clemson (1985 Independence)
24 George Scott, Maryland (1977 Hall of Fame)
22 Alexander Robinson, Iowa State (2009 Insight)
21 Austen Arnaud, Iowa State (2009 Insight)
21 Reuben Droughns, Oregon (1999 Sun)
19 Romello Ross, Central Michigan (2015 Quick Lane)
19 Shannon Woods, Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
16 Jerome Smith, Syracuse (2013 Texas)
16 Jake Sharp, Kansas (2008 Insight)
16 Wali Lundy, Virginia (2005 Music City)
16 William Howard, Tennessee (1986 Liberty)

Most Yards Gained
Minnesota
246 Tellis Redmon vs. N.C. State (2000 MicronPC)
187 Marion Barber III vs. Alabama (2004 Music City)
179 Amir Pinnix vs. Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
136 Darrell Thompson vs. Tennessee (1986 Liberty)
131 Laurence Maroney vs. Oregon (2003 Sun)
109 Laurence Maroney vs. Virginia (2005 Music City)
105 Laurence Maroney vs. Alabama (2004 Music City)
100 Thomas Tapeh vs. Arkansas (2002 Music City)
Opponent
157 Marcus Murphy, Missouri (2015 Citrus)
148 Kenny Flowers, Clemson (1985 Independence)
137 Alexander Robinson, Iowa State (2009 Insight)
114 Russell Hansbrough, Missouri (2015 Citrus)
109 Shannon Woods, Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
100 Romello Ross, Central Michigan (2015 Quick Lane)

Most Rushing Touchdowns
Minnesota
3 Thomas Tapeh vs. Oregon (2003 Sun)
2 Jon Hoese vs. Kansas (2008 Insight)
2 Tellis Redmon vs. N.C. State (2000 MicronPC)
2 Sandy Stephens vs. UCLA (1962 Rose)
Opponent
3 Shannon Woods, Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
2 Terrel Hunt, Syracuse (2013 Texas)
2 Wali Lundy, Virginia (2005 Music City)
2 Joey Harrington, Oregon (1999 Sun)
2 George Scott, Maryland (1977 Hall of Fame)

YARDS PER CARRY (5 carries minimum)
Minnesota:
8.7, Laurence Maroney vs. Oregon (15 carries) (2003 Sun)
Opponent:
13.6, Bob Schloredt, Washington (1961 Rose)

PASSING
Most Passes Attempted
Minnesota
37 Billy Cockerham vs. Oregon (1999 Sun)
34 Adam Weber vs. Kansas (2008 Insight)
32 Adam Weber vs. Iowa State (2009 Insight)
32 Asad Abdul-Khaliq vs. Arkansas (2002 Music City)
31 Mitch Leidner vs. Missouri (2015 Citrus)
31 Bryan Cupito vs. Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
Opponent
55 Graham Harrell, Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
51 Luke Falk, Washington State (2016 Holiday)
45 Seth Doege, Texas Tech (2012 Meineke)
43 Joey Harrington, Oregon (1999 Sun)
42 Kellen Clemens, Oregon (2003 Sun)
39 Philip Rivers, N.C. State (2000 MicronPC)
36 Spencer Pennington, Alabama (2004 Music City)

Most Passes Completed
Minnesota
24 Mitch Leidner vs. Central Michigan (2015 Quick Lane) 
21 Mitch Leidner vs. Missouri (2015 Citrus)
19 Adam Weber vs. Kansas (2008 Insight)
19 Bryan Cupito vs. Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
19 Billy Cockerham vs. Oregon (1999 Sun)
18 Adam Weber vs. Iowa State (2009 Insight)
18 Bryan Cupito vs. Virginia (2005 Music City)
Opponent
36 Graham Harrell, Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
32 Kellen Clemens, Oregon (2003 Sun)
31 Seth Doege, Texas Tech (2012 Meineke)
30 Luke Falk, Washington State (2016 Holiday)
25 Marques Hagans, Virginia (2005 Music City)
22 Jeff Francis, Tennessee (1986 Liberty)
22 Spencer Pennington, Alabama (2004 Music City)

Most Touchdown Passes Thrown
Minnesota
4 Bryan Cupito vs. Virginia (2005 Music City)
3 Bryan Cupito vs. Texas Tech (2006 Insight Bowl)
3 Billy Cockerham vs. Oregon (1999 Sun)
Opponent
4 Todd Reesing, Kansas (2008 Insight)
3 Jeff Francis, Tennessee (1986 Liberty)
3 Kellen Clemens, Oregon (2003 Sun)
2 Maty Mauk, Missouri (2015 Citrus)
2 Graham Harrell, Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
2 Marques Hagans, Virginia (2005 Music City)
2 Philip Rivers, N.C. State (2000 MicronPC)

Most Passing Yardage
Minnesota
263 Bryan Cupito vs. Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
263 Bryan Cupito vs. Virginia (2005 Music City)
261 Adam Weber vs. Iowa State (2009 Insight)
258 Mitch Leidner vs. Missouri (2015 Citrus)
257 Billy Cockerham vs. Oregon (1999 Sun)
Opponent
445 Graham Harrell, Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
363 Kellen Clemens, Oregon (2003 Sun)
358 Marques Hagans, Virginia (2005 Music City)
313 Todd Reesing, Kansas (2008 Insight)
310 Philip Rivers, N.C. State (2000 MicronPC)

Most Interceptions Thrown
Minnesota
3 Sandy Stephens vs. Washington (1961 Rose)
2 Billy Cockerham vs. Oregon (1999 Sun)
Opponent
2 Maty Mauk, Missouri (2015 Citrus)
2 Seth Doege, Texas Tech (2012 Meineke)
2 Austen Arnaud, Iowa State (2009 Insight)
2 Philip Rivers, N.C. State (2000 MicronPC)

Best Completion Percentage (min 5 att.)
Minnesota: .800, Mitch Leidner (24-30) vs. Central Michigan (2015 Quick Lane)
.667, Mitch Leidner (21-31) vs. Missouri (2015 Citrus)
Opponent: .781, Marques Hagans (25-32), Virginia (2005 Music City)

RECEIVING
Most Receptions
Minnesota
8 KJ Maye vs. Central Michigan (2015 Quick Lane)
8 Eric Decker vs. Kansas (2008 Insight)
7 Maxx Williams vs. Missouri (2015 Citrus)
7 Da'Jon McKnight vs. Iowa State (2009 Insight)
7 Jack Simmons vs. Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
7 Ernie Wheelwright vs. Virginia (2005 Music City)
7 Ron Johnson vs. Oregon (1999 Sun)
Opponent
16 Samie Parker, Oregon (2003 Sun)
14 Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas (2008 Insight)
10 Kerry Meier, Kansas (2008 Insight)
11 Darrin Moore, Texas Tech (2012 Meineke)
11 Joel Filani, Texas Tech (2006 Insight)

Most Receiving Yardage
Minnesota
149 Eric Decker vs. Kansas (2008 Insight)
134 Jack Simmons vs. Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
126 Luke Leverson vs. Oregon (1999 Sun)
124 Da'Jon McKnight vs. Iowa State (2009 Insight)
120 Ernie Wheelwright vs. Virginia (2005 Music City)
108 Derrick Engel vs. Texas Tech (2012 Meineke)
107 Aaron Hosack vs. Oregon (2003 Sun)
Opponent
201 Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas (2008 Insight)
200 Samie Parker, Oregon (2003 Sun)
162 Joel Filani, Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
157 Koren Robinson, N.C. State (2000 MicronPC)
128 Tom Santi, Virginia (2005 Music City)
126 Chuck White, Maryland (1977 Hall of Fame)

Most Touchdown Receptions
Minnesota
2 Jared Ellerson vs. Virginia (2005 Music City)
2 Ron Johnson vs. Oregon (1999 Sun)
1 Seventeen tied
Opponent
3 Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas (2008 Insight)
2 Bud Sasser, Missouri (2015 Citrus)
2 Samie Parker, Oregon (2003 Sun)
2 Joey Clinkscales, Tennessee (1986 Liberty)

SCORING
Most Points
Minnesota
18 Thomas Tapeh vs. Oregon (2003 Sun)
12 Jon Hoese vs. Kansas (2008 Insight)
12 Jared Ellerson vs. Virginia (2005 Music City)
12 Tellis Redmon vs. N.C. State (2000 MicronPC)
12 Dan Nystrom vs. N.C. State (2000 Micron PC)
12 Ron Johnson vs. Oregon (1999 Sun)
12 Sandy Stephens vs. UCLA (1962 Rose)
Opponent
18 Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas (2008 Insight)
18 Shannon Woods, Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
12 Bud Sasser, Missouri (2015 Citrus)
12 Terrel Hunt, Syracuse (2013 Texas)
12 Wali Lundy, Virginia (2005 Music City)
12 Samie Parker, Oregon (2003 Sun)
12 Joey Harrington, Oregon (1999 Sun)
12 Joey Clinkscales, Tennessee (1986 Liberty)
12 George Scott, Maryland (1977 Hall of Fame)

KICKING
Most Extra Points
Minnesota
5 Joel Monroe vs. Texas Tech (2006 Insight Bowl)
4 Jordan Wettstein vs. Texas Tech (2012 Meineke)
4 Joel Monroe vs. Virginia (2005 Music City)
4 Rhys Lloyd vs. Oregon (2003 Sun)
3 Joel Monroe vs. Kansas (2008 Insight)
3 Dan Nystrom vs. N.C. State (2000 MicronPC)
3 Tom Loechler vs. UCLA (1962 Rose Bowl)
Opponent
6 Jason Branstetter, Kansas (2008 Insight)
5 Alex Trlica, Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
4 Ryan Bustin, Texas Tech (2012 Meineke)
4 Connor Hughes, Virginia (2005 Music City)

Most Field Goals
Minnesota
5 Dan Nystrom vs. Arkansas (2002 Music City)
3 Dan Nystrom vs. N.C. State (2000 MicronPC)
Opponent
2 Erik Powell, Washington State (2016 Holiday)
2 Andrew Baggett, Missouri (2015 Citrus)
2 Ryan Bustin, Texas Tech (2012 Meineke)
2 Connor Hughes, Virginia (2005 Music City)
2 David Treadwell, Clemson (1985 Independence)

Longest Field Goal
Minnesota
45 Dan Nystrom vs. Arkansas (2002 Music City)
43 Emmit Carpenter vs. Washington State (2016 Holiday)
42 Ryan Santoso vs Central Michigan (2015 Quick Lane)
42 Rhys Lloyd vs. Oregon (2003 Sun)
41 Chris Hawthorne vs. Syracuse (2013 Texas)
41 Jordan Wettstein vs. Texas Tech (2012 Meineke)
39 Joel Monroe vs. Virginia (2005 Music City)
38 Ryan Santoso vs. Missouri (2015 Citrus)
Opponent
52 Alex Trlica, Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
47 Jared Siegel, Oregon (2003 Sun)
41 Erik Powell, Washington State (2016 Holiday)
39 Connor Hughes, Virginia (2005 Music City)
39 David Treadwell, Clemson (1985 Independence)

DEFENSE
Most Tackles
Minnesota
18 Tyrone Carter vs. Oregon (1999 Sun)
15 Kim Royston vs. Iowa State (2009 Insight)
14 Cedric Thompson vs. Syracuse (2013 Texas)
14 Bruce Holmes vs. Clemson (1985 Independence)
12 Delvin Jones vs. Oregon (1999 Sun)
11 Blake Cashman vs. Wash. State (2016 Holiday)
10 Brock Vereen vs. Texas Tech (2012 Meineke)
10 John Shevlin vs. Virginia (2005 Music City)
10 Dominic Jones vs. Virginia (2005 Music City)
10 Jon Leverenz vs. Tennessee (1986 Liberty)
10 Mark Dusbabek vs. Tennessee (1986 Liberty)
10 Larry Joyner vs. Clemson (1985 Independence)

Opponent
16 Peter Sirmon, Oregon (1999 Sun)
14 D.J. Johnson, Texas Tech (2012 Meineke)
14 Mike Rivera, Kansas (2008 Insight)
14 Kai Parham, Virginia (2005 Music City)
14 Roman Harper, Alabama (2004 Music City)

Most TACKLES FOR LOSS
Minnesota
2 Blake Cashman vs Wash. State (2016 Holiday)
2 De'Vondre Campbell vs. C. Michigan
(2015 Quick Lane)
2 Ra'Shede Hageman vs. Syracuse (2013 Texas)
2 Lee Campbell vs. Iowa State (2009 Insight)
2 Cedric McKinley vs. Kansas (2008 Insight)
2 John Shevlin vs. Virginia (2005 Music City)
2 Darrell Reid vs. Oregon (2003 Sun)
2 Mark Losli vs. Arkansas (2002 Music City)
Opponent
4 Charles Johnson, Maryland (1977 Hall of Fame)
4 James Holt, Kansas (2008 Insight)
3 Shane Riggs, N.C. State (2000 Micronpc.com)
3 Garrett Sabol, Oregon (1999 Sun)
3 Saul Patu, Oregon (1999 Sun)

Most SACKS
Minnesota
2 De'Vondre Campbell vs. Central Michigan (2015 Quick Lane)
2 Cedric McKinley vs. Kansas (2008 Insight)
2 Mark Losli vs. Arkansas (2002 Music City)
Opponent
3 James Holt, Kansas (2008 Insight)
2 M Smith, Oregon (1999 Sun)
2 Dietrich Moore, Oregon (1999 Sun)

Most INTERCEPTIONS
Minnesota
2 Michael Carter vs. Texas Tech (2012 Meineke)
2 Kyle Theret vs. Iowa State (2009 Insight)
2 Mike Lehan vs. Arkansas (2002 Music City)
Opponent
1 Fourteen tied

TEAM RECORDS
Total Offense
Most Yards Gained
Minnesota
502 vs. N.C. State (2000 MicronPC)
458 vs. Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
461 vs. Virginia (2005 Music City)
434 twice
Opponent
548 Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
468 Virginia (2005 Music City)
453 Oregon (2003 Sun)
446 Kansas (2008 Insight)

Fewest Yards Gained
Minnesota
253 vs. Washington (1961 Rose)
268 vs. Maryland (1977 Hall of Fame)
Opponent
107 UCLA (1962 Rose)
193 Washington (1961 Rose)

Most Touchdowns
Minnesota
5 vs. Texas Tech (2006 Insight Bowl)
4 vs. Texas Tech (2012 Meineke)
4 vs. Virginia (2005 Music City)
4 vs. Oregon (2003 Sun)
Opponent
6 Kansas (2008 Insight)
5 Texas Tech (2006 Insight Bowl)
5 N.C. State (2000 MicronPC)

Fewest Touchdowns
Minnesota
1 vs. Iowa State (2009 Insight)
1 vs. Maryland (1977 Hall of Fame)
1 vs. Washington (1961 Rose)
Opponent
0 UCLA (1962 Rose)

Rushing
Most Rushes
Minnesota
72 vs. Alabama (2004 Music City)
58 vs. N.C. State (2000 MicronPC)
Opponent
48 Clemson (1985 Independence)
46 Syracuse (2013 Texas)
45 Missouri (2015 Citrus)

Fewest Rushes
Minnesota
32 vs. Iowa State (2009 Insight)
Opponent
21 Alabama (2004 Music City)
23 Washington State (2016 Holiday)
24 Texas Tech (2012 Meineke)
24 Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
24 N.C. State (2000 MicronPC)
24 Oregon (2003 Sun)

Most Yards Gained
Minnesota
300 vs. N.C. State (2000 MicronPC)
276 vs. Alabama (2004 Music City)
Opponent
337 Missouri (2015 Citrus)
216 Iowa State (2009 Insight)

Fewest Yards Gained
Minnesota
80 vs. Kansas (2008 Insight)
96 vs. Oregon (1999 Sun)
Opponent
21 Alabama (2004 Music City)
39 Washington State (2016 Holiday)
55 UCLA (1962 Rose)

Passing
Most Passes Attempted
Minnesota
37 vs. Oregon (1999 Sun)
35 twice
Opponent
55 Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
51 Washington State (2016 Holiday)
48 Oregon (1999 Sun)

Fewest Passes Attempted
Minnesota
11 vs. UCLA (1962 Rose)
12 vs. Alabama (2004 Music City)
Opponent
5 Washington (1961 Rose)
7 UCLA (1962 Rose)

Most Passes Completed
Minnesota
24 vs. Central Michigan (2015 Quick Lane)
22 vs. Missouri (2015 Citrus)
20 vs. Kansas (2008 Insight)
20 vs. Iowa State (2009 Insight)
Opponent
36 Kansas (2008 Insight)
36 Texas Tech (2006 Insight)

Fewest Passes Completed
Minnesota
5 vs. Washington (1961 Rose)
5 vs. Alabama (2004 Music City)
Opponent
2 Washington (1961 Rose)
4 UCLA (1962 Rose)

Most Passes Intercepted
Minnesota
3 vs. Washington (1961 Rose)
Opponent
3 Arkansas (2002 Music City)

Most Yards Passing
Minnesota
312 vs. Iowa State (2009 Insight)
267 vs. Missouri (2015 Citrus)
Opponent
445 Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
376 Oregon (2003 Sun)

Fewest Yards Passing
Minnesota
51 vs. Washington (1961 Rose)
75 vs. UCLA (1962 Rose)
75 vs. Alabama (2004 Music City)
Opponent
16 Washington (1961 Rose)
52 UCLA (1962 Rose)

Highest Completion Percentage
Minnesota
.800 vs. Central Michigan (2015 Quick Lane)
.667 vs. Missouri (2015 Citrus)
Opponent
.781 Virginia (2005 Music City)
.778 Kansas (2008 Insight)

Lowest Completion Percentage
Minnesota
.278 vs. Washington (1961 Rose)
Opponent
375 Clemson (1985 Independence)
.450 Arkansas (2002 Music City)

Punting
Most Punts
Minnesota
9 vs. Maryland (1977 Hall of Fame)
7 vs. Washington State (2016 Holiday)
7 vs. Oregon (1999 Wells Fargo Sun)
Opponent
8 Washington State (2016 Holiday)
8 Oregon (1999 Sun)
8 Washington (1961 Rose)

Fewest Punts
Minnesota
2 vs. Arkansas (2002 Music City)
Opponent
1 Texas Tech (2006 Insight)

Kickoff Returns
Most Kickoff Returns
Minnesota
7 vs. Kansas (2008 Insight)
5 vs. Texas Tech (2012 Meineke)
4 five tied
Opponent
8 Arkansas (2002 Music City)
7 N.C. State (2000 MicronPC)

First Downs
Most First Downs
Minnesota
31 vs. N.C. State (2000 MicronPC)
25 vs. Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
24 vs. Virginia (2005 Music City)
Opponent
29 Texas Tech (2006 Insight)
26 Kansas (2008 Insight)
25 Oregon (2003 Sun)

Fewest First Downs
Minnesota
14 vs. Washington (1961 Rose)
Opponent
8 UCLA (1962 Rose)

Penalties
Most Penalties Against
Minnesota
14 vs. N.C. State (2000 MicronPC)
Opponent
13 Texas Tech (2012 Meineke)

Fewest Penalties Against
Minnesota
1 vs. Central Michigan (2015 Quick Lane)
1 vs. Iowa State (2009 Insight)
3 vs. Washington (1961 Rose)
Opponent
1 UCLA (1962 Rose)

Most Yards Penalized
Minnesota
107 vs. N.C. State (2000 MicronPC)
Opponent
135 vs. Texas Tech (2012 Meineke)

Fewest Yards Penalized
Minnesota
5 vs. Central Michigan (2015 Quick Lane)
9 vs. Iowa State (2009 Insight)
19 vs. Oregon (2003 Sun)
Opponent
5 UCLA (1962 Rose)

Fumbles
Most Fumbles LOST
Minnesota
3 vs. Missouri (2015 Citrus)
Opponent
3 Clemson (1985 Independence)

Fewest Fumbles
Minnesota
0 five times, last vs. Texas Tech (2012 Meineke)
Opponent
0 seven times, last vs. Washington State (2016 Holiday)

https://gophersports.com/news/2018/11/30/football-bowl-destination-announced-sunday.aspx

Am I missing any key gopher news by watching the Victoria Secret Show right now?

Many are aware that there were 2 high NFL draft picks from WMU in 2017 (Corey Davis, WR, by TEN in R1, and Taylor Moton, OT, by CAR in R2).

I was unaware that a 3rd WMU player was drafted in 2017- Keion Adams, DE, by PIT in R7, and that 3 more WMU players were drafted in 2018. These draftees were Sam Beal, WR in R3 by NYG, Chukwuma Okorafor, OT in R3 by PIT, and Darius Phillips, DB, in R5 by CIN. I heard Phillips name and school called in the DEN/CIN game today and was prompted to research this.

There were also 2 WMU players drafted in 2016 - Willie Beavers, R4 by Vikings, and Daniel Braverman, R7 by CHI.

I'm looking forward to seeing this draft success follow Coach Fleck and staff at Minnesota.