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University of Minnesota Athletics
Spring Game Slated For April 9
3/28/2016 12:00:00 AM | Football
March 28, 2016
Broadcast Information Announced for Spring Game
The Minnesota football team will hold its annual Spring Game at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, at TCF Bank Stadium. The game will complete a busy day at Minnesota's pristine stadium.
The 50-yard line at TCF Bank Stadium will serve as the finish line for Goldy's Run on Saturday morning. The run features thousands of participants competing in either a 10-mile run, 10-mile relay run (two runners), 5k run/walk or Goldys' Gallop Kids Run. Gopher Sports and the St. Jude Medical Foundation have partnered for this event, which benefits the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital on campus. The run has and will continue to generate significant proceeds in donations to help sponsor cardiac research, improve patient outcomes, and save lives.
Following Goldy's Run, the football team will take the field at 12:45 p.m. for its annual spring game. The team will begin to stretch, warm up and run a few drills before breaking off into a White versus Gold scrimmage (Minnesota's quarterbacks will be wearing Anthracite jerseys, which the team wore once last season). The game, which will use traditional scoring, is scheduled to be played with two 40-minute halves and a 10-minute halftime. A running clock will be used, except for the final five minutes of the second half.
At the conclusion of the game, fans are invited onto the field for a 30-minute autograph session with student-athletes and coaches.
The spring game is free and open to the public. Doors (Gate E will be the only gate used) open at 12 p.m. to TCF Bank Stadium. Fans wishing to tailgate before the game can do so starting at 11 a.m. in the Ski-U-Mah, Victory, Gold and Gopher lots ($4 for Ski-U-Mah, Victory and Gold lots and $6 for Gopher lot).
Fans wishing to partake in Spring Game activities are encouraged to plan ahead and arrive on campus early as there are non-athletic events taking place at Williams Arena and Mariucci Arena during the day as well.
Schedule of Events:
11 a.m. - Ski-U-Mah, Victory, Gold and Gopher lots open for tailgating
12 p.m. - Gate E opens to TCF Bank Stadium
12:45 p.m. - Gophers take field for Spring Game
3-3:30 p.m. (approximately) - Player autographs on the field
