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Game Date:
12/27/2016
7:00pm EST
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Minnesota +9
Washington State -9
Total:
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Minnesota Golden Gophers and Washington St. Cougars Thread
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– Minnesota’s bowl preparation was derailed by a team boycott that was the product of 10 players getting suspended for their roles in an alleged sexual assault. Minnesota is on the cusp of winning nine games for the first time since 2003. Similarly, Washington State is trying to reach its own milestone by winning nine games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 2002-03 seasons. Continue to Article
December 27, 2016 9:16:am EST
Minnesota President Eric Kaler stepped behind the podium and began to speak, a crisis averted after seven Golden Gophers football players announced that the team would not boycott the upcoming Holiday Bowl against Washington State because 10 of their teammates had been suspended in a sexual assault case. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because of a team-wide agreement not to speak publicly about the case to keep a focus on the bowl game in San Diego on Tuesday. The interviews revealed a lingering divide between an administration trying to actively investigate allegations from a woman who says she was pressured into sex with multiple football players and a team that was concerned about the fairness of the process. Continue to Article
December 27, 2016 2:16:am EST
Minnesota enters its National Funding Holiday Bowl appearance trying to gain ground against Washington State because of the distraction of a recent boycott by the Golden Gophers following the suspension of 10 their teammates. Trying to subdue the Cougars' "Air Raid" offense led by quarterback Luke Falk and productive receiver Gabe Marks requires their undivided attention for the Dec. 27 game at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium (7 p.m. ET, ESPN). The Gophers (8-4) ended their two-day boycott Dec. 17 after they were assured the players accused of involvement in an alleged sexual assault case will get a fair hearing. Continue to Article
December 22, 2016 5:59:pm EST
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Prosecutors say they're reviewing a report prepared by University of Minnesota investigators on allegations of sexual assault by several members of the Gopher football team. Continue to Article
December 20, 2016 5:20:pm EST
Former Minnesota coach Jerry Kill has been named Rutgers offensive coordinator. Coach Chris Ash announced the hiring Monday. Kill will replace Drew Mehringer, who left after one season to join Tom Herman's staff at Texas. Continue to Article
December 19, 2016 1:46:pm EST
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