Hawkeye Insider Preview: Minnesota

Hawkeye Insider takes a look at this weekend's Iowa-Minnesota football game.   Full Story

After a loss to Illinois, the Gophers are facing an FCS school in South Dakota State. They have put themselves in a difficult position now.   Full Story

One week after a strong performance against Michigan State, the Gophers fell after a poor first-half performance to Illinois.   Full Story

Senior defensive tackle Garrett Brown was named co-Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week alongwith Wisconsin’s Chris Borland for his efforts in Minnesota's 42-34 win over Michigan State Saturday night.   Full Story

Minnesota junior quarterback Adam Weber completed just 20 of 45 passes for 213 yards with no touchdowns and three interceptions in road losses to Ohio State and Penn State and plenty of fans were calling for MarQueis Gray. However, Weber quieted the critics as he was named Big Ten Player of the Week after completing 19 of 31 passes for 416 yards and five touchdowns in 42-34 win Saturday night.   Full Story

Christyn Lewis, a 6-foot-1, 165-pound sophomore defensive back from Citrus (CA) CC, is visiting Minnesota this weekend. Lewis was recently named Central Conference Defensive Player of the Week. after he recorded a game-high 12 tackles, broke up one pass, and blocked an extra point in the game against 9th ranked Allan Hancock. Lewis is expected to be able to enroll in January.   Full Story

Minnesota senior wide receiver Eric Decker, who is a finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff award for the second consecutive year, will miss the rest of the regular season with a sprained foot, according to Minnesota head coach Tim Brewster.   Full Story

The Gophers had a chance to make a game of it against Ohio State, but they simply made too many mistakes to have much hope. In the second half, it all unraveled.   Full Story

Ohio State got a break when Minnesota's best offensive weapon left the game with an injury, but the Buckeyes also helped themselves by limiting penalties and turnovers. We look at those three issues and more in this week's edition of Five Answers.   Full Story

Hard to remember a more eventful week on the Ohio State beat. Jim Tressel defended himself and his quarterback Tuesday, then Terrelle Pryor took up his own cause Wednesday. The youngster did quite well for himself, as you will find if you read on.   Full Story

The Buckeyes went through a quarterback benching last year, but head coach Jim Tressel isn’t inclined to do the same before Ohio State takes on the Gophers Saturday.   Full Story

The Gophers were just shut out at Penn State, so what makes them think they stand a chance at Ohio State? There are a few reasons for the optimism.   Full Story

Minnesota comes to town with a premier receiver and a veteran quarterback. Can the Golden Gophers attack the Buckeyes as Purdue did? We ponder that along with turnovers, penalties, rushing the passer and more in the latest edition of Five Questions.   Full Story

The University of Minnesota football program has announced that Play4Brew.com, the official Web site of Gophers head coach Tim Brewster, will re-launch on Tuesday, Oct. 20, after a complete redesign by Minneapolis-based design firm TST Media. The site will provide viewers with an indepth look at all aspects of the Gophers football program using some of the latest innovations in web design.   Full Story

Blake Haudan, a redshirt senior from Toledo, has plenty of things on his mind as the Gophers face Ohio State this weekend. Haudan, who is averaging 42.6 yards per punt, will have to contend with his second straight crowd of 100,000 or more hostile fans. He is also worried about finding enough tickets for his family and friends who are making the two and half hour trip to Columbus this weekend.   Full Story

Some of the best and worst offensive and defensive units in the Big Ten get together this weekend when Ohio State plays host to Minnesota. Details about that, the series history, an impending milestone for Terrelle Pryor and more are included in this week's look at the numbers.   Full Story

The Gophers’ 10-0 deficit Saturday was overcome by an opportunistic attitude and big plays. They hope that can instill confidence for a tough two games on the road.   Full Story

The Gophers are starting to lose some of their players and face a 1-4 Purdue team that has been playing quality opponents close.   Full Story

Carl Davis spent a week in Iowa City this summer out the Hawkeye program. This weekend, the big DT from Michigan will take his official visit to Iowa. We spoke with Davis Monday night to see what he'd be looking for, how he feels about the Hawkeyes, his leader, what's ahead and more. Read all about it in this premium recruiting update.   Full Story

MINNEAPOLIS – It was down to the bitter end, just like every other Wisconsin-Minnesota match-up in recent memory. But for the sixth straight season, the Badgers hold on and hoist the coveted Paul Bunyan Axe after winning a 31-28 thriller at TCF Bank Stadium. Badger Nation Publisher Benjamin Worgull hands out the grades against the Gophers.   Full Story

For the second straight week, Wisconsin saw it fitting to make things interesting, letting a double-digit lead slip close to danger levels. Fortunately, Wisconsin makes enough plays in the end to seal the Badgers' fifth victory in a row.   Full Story

Thanks to a career-high 182 yards and three rushing touchdowns by sophomore John Clay and another gritty performance by Wisconsin's secondary, the Badgers remain undefeated on the year and victors in their last six games against their bitter rivals, upending Minnesota, 31-28, Saturday.   Full Story

Stick with Badger Nation's drive blog for all the information! It certainly wasn't easy, especially after a Zach Brown fumble was returned 88 yards for a Gopher touchdown to cut the lead to three. But the Badgers defense steps up and allowed Wisconsin to remain unbeaten on the season, beating Minnesota.   Full Story

Badger Nation's Brad Fedie takes his look at the upcoming Badger football game in his Keys to the Game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, UW's first road game of the season.   Full Story

Taking care of home-field advantage to begin the 2009 season, Wisconsin football take its 4-0 start to Minnesota, facing an upgraded Gophers team that hasn't won Paul Bunyan's Axe since 2003.   Full Story