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Gopher Sports: News & Notes
8/27/2025 8:52:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
THURSDAY
- Soccer vs. Marquette | Noon | B1G+
- Football vs. Buffalo | 7PM | FS1
FRIDAY
- Cross Country Hosts Oz Memorial | Les Bolstad | 6PM
- #11 Volleyball vs. Cal Poly | 6PM | B1G+
SATURDAY
- #11 Volleyball vs. Ball State | 5PM | B1G+
SUNDAY
- #11 Volleyball vs. St. Thomas | 3PM | B1G+
MONDAY
- Soccer at Brown | 11AM | ESPN+
LAST WEEK
Soccer (2-1-0)
W, 4-0 vs. Northern Illinois | Highlights
Volleyball (0-1)
L, 1-3 vs. #9 Texas A&M | Highlights
GopherSports.com: Football opens its 2025 season on Thursday night against the Buffalo Bulls. Kickoff is set for 7PM on FS1.
GopherSports.com: Get ready for the opener with an update on new food, game themes and enhanced game day features.
GopherSports.com: Gopher Digital has a recap of the final week of training camp.
GopherSports.com: Junior Izzy Roemer and redshirt sophomore Aidan Jones were named Big Ten Runners to Watch ahead of Friday's Oz Memorial at Les Bolstad.
WCCOTV.com: Prior to Monday's season opener, Coach Cook sat down with WCCO TV to preview the Volleyball season.
GopherSports.com: Max McEnelly won gold at the U20 World Championships in Bulgaria last week after an 8-0 win in the 86kg title match.
GopherSports.com: Swimming & Diving announced the addition of Zachary Hawley as assistant diving coach.
GopherSports.com: Men's Hockey's 2025-26 schedule is complete after the Big Ten unveiled the conference slate.
KSTP.com: Mark Coyle provided a department update heading into 2025-26 with KSTP's Darren Wolfson.
Gophers at the State Fair:
- Fox9.com: The P.J. Fleck Show debuted from the Minnesota State Fair.
- GopherSports.com: Football visits the Fair.
- IHeart.com: Coach Plitzuweit visited with KFAN's Dan Barreiro on Monday.
- IHeart.com: Coach Motzko appeared on KFAN with Paul Allen on Tuesday morning.
- Fox9.com: Coach Motzko also talked with Fox 9's Jim Rich.
- WCCORadio.com: Alums Kelly Pannek and Lee Stecklein reflected on back-to-back titles with the Minnesota Frost on WCCO Radio.
ESPN.com: Sophomore safety Koi Perich was rated No. 42 on ESPN's Top 100 Players of 2025.
ESPN.com: Sophomore safety Kerry Brown was named one of the top sleepers of the 2025 season.
@GopherMBB: Coach Thorson was a guest on the Talk Gopher Buckets podcast.
GopherSports.com: Five-time All-American Stephanie Samedy is competing with the U.S. National Volleyball team at the FIVB World Championships (Tournament Site).
KSTP.com: KSTP TV was in St. Cloud as former Gopher Nate Schmidt brought the Stanley Cup to his hometown.
YouTube.com: Redshirt freshman setter Stella Swenson was featured in BTN's "At the Net" series.
KFAN.com: Vikings quarterback Max Brosmer chatted with KFAN's Paul Allen (25:30 mark).
Gophers in the NFL:
- @GopherFootball: Here's a list of Gophers that have made 53-man NFL rosters
- @HoustonTexans: Rookie Daniel Jackson hauled in his first preseason score
- @GopherFootball: Max Brosmer cemented his roster spot with another strong outing for the Vikings
- @Buccaneers: Tampa Bay is celebrating the franchise's top 50 players which includes Antoine Winfield Jr.
The Latest from Gopher Digital:
- Women's Basketball: The Story Behind the Photos – Episode 5
- Football: Food Tasting at Huntington Bank Stadium
- Football: Gopher Football Wing Night