Author: Caleb Stene

The Minnesota Gophers (5-3) travel to Lincoln Saturday to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-5) at Memorial Stadium at 12:00 pm (EST). Minnesota is a 16.0-point favorite and are given a 77.2% chance to win according to ESPN’s FPI. With that let’s see what to expect in Minnesota vs. Nebraska. Minnesota Minnesota got back on track this past week with a 31-0 shutout win over Rutgers (4-4). The Gophers snapped their three-game losing streak and look to rip off five straight wins to finish 9-3. Standing in their way are the Cornhuskers. A win against them would put Minnesota at…

The Minnesota Vikings came off their bye week picking up where they left off in week six, beating the Arizona Cardinals (3-5) 34-26. The Vikings are now 6-1 for the first time to start a season since 2009. Minnesota ran the ball well, racking up 173 yards and three touchdowns and Za’Darius Smith embraced his inner Jared Allen tallying three sacks as the Vikings welcomed the legend into their Ring of Honor. With that let’s take a look at my Minnesota Vikings week 8 takeaways. The Offensive Line Is Becoming A Problem The offensive line has struggled, specifically in their…

The Gophers snapped their three-game skid in shutout fashion, blanking Rutgers (4-4) 31-0. It took Minnesota a while, but they got up 14-0 at the half. A slow third quarter turned into a 17-point fourth, putting away the Scarlet Knights for their first Big 10 shutout since Illinois in 2004. Mohamed Ibrahim led the way with 159 yards and three touchdowns. Tyler Nubin had a pair of picks and the Gophers got back in the win column. With that let’s take a look at my Minnesota Gophers week 9 takeaways. Returning To Normal The Gophers finally looked like their 4-0…

The Gophers’ season hasn’t quite panned out like they would’ve hoped. After a great and dominating 4-0 start to the season, the Gophers have dropped three straight to Purdue (5-3), #17 Illinois (6-1), and #13 Penn State (6-1). Now, Minnesota hasn’t lost to bad teams by any means. It’s just that they’ve failed to beat the only good teams they’ve faced and will face all season. This means that there’s a good chance that Minnesota can win out and finish 9-3. They do have some tough, gritty opponents on their schedule still, but it’s much easier than what they just…

The Arizona Cardinals (3-4) travel to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Vikings (5-1) at 1:00 pm (EST) at U.S Bank Stadium. The Vikings are a 3.5 point favorite and are given a 58.3% chance to win according to ESPN’s FPI. With that let’s take a look at what to expect from Arizona vs. Minnesota. Minnesota The Minnesota Vikings enjoyed a week off, especially watching the Green Bay Packers lose. The Vikings now hold a three-game lead in the NFC North and look to extend their lead. The Vikings now look to keep their winning ways going as they host…

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-3) travel to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-3) at 2:30 pm (EST) at Huntington Bank Stadium. Minnesota is a 14.0-point favorite and given a 88.5% chance to win according to ESPN’s FPI. With that let’s see what to expect in Rutgers vs. Minnesota. Minnesota The Minnesota Gophers come into this game on a three-game losing skid. After starting 4-0 to start the year, Minnesota has dropped three in a row including last week’s 45-17 blowout loss to #13 Penn State. Minnesota’s season is still salvageable. Yes, even at 4-3, Minnesota is in…

Minnesota’s losing streak continued after getting routed 45-17 by Penn State (6-1) in their annual White Out game. The Gophers looked like they could maybe keep it close right away and were only down seven at the half. Unfortunately, Penn State came out and scored 21 unanswered in the third quarter, putting the game in hand. The game was frustrating to watch as a Gopher fan. Were their glimmers of hope, of course, but for most part it was painful to get through. With that let’s take a look at the Minnesota Gophers week 8 takeaways. Penalities/Refs Okay, so I’m…

The Minnesota Vikings couldn’t have asked for a much better start to their season than this. The Vikings enter their week seven bye with a 5-1 record and a two-game lead in the NFC North. Oh, they also swept their entire division at home already. Their only loss came by the Eagles (6-0) on Monday Night Football 24-7 a game that should have been much closer than it was. With that, let’s take a look at what we know and don’t about the Vikings as they enter their bye week. Know – The Vikings Are Great At Winning Games Late…

The Minnesota Gophers (4-2) travel to Happy Valley to take on the #16 Penn State Nittany Lions (5-1) in their annual White Out game at 7:30 (EST) at Beaver Stadium. No. 16 Penn State is a 4.0-point favorite and given a 62.5% chance of winning according to ESPN’s FPI. Penn State is 7-6 in White Out games all time. With that let’s see what to expect in Minnesota vs. Penn State. Minnesota The Gophers come into this game on a two-game losing streak. Minnesota has lost back-to-back games to Purdue and #18 Illinois. The Gophers have struggled greatly offensively, not…

It is time for the Minnesota Vikings takeaways after their week six win over the Miami Dolphins. The Vikings went into Miami and emerged victorious, beating the Dolphins (3-3) 24-16. The Vikings are now 5-1 heading into their bye week. The Vikings and Dolphins started out ugly, with each team combining for seven punts to start the game. Things picked up when Miami kicked a field goal, followed by the Vikings scoring a touchdown to go up 7-3. The Dolphins missed a field goal and threw an interception leading to a Vikings field goal putting them up 10-3 at the…