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P.J. Fleck Gives Wisconsin lots of credit. Very disciplined. Very deep. Very talented. Paul Chryst is a class act. Compliments Barry Alvarez for starting the culture years ago and being able to keep the culture sustained. We kind of ran out of people the last few games. They did a great job...

P.J. Fleck What you saw today was a trust in the process. We got better from last week to this week. Had a great practice. A team meeting that got real, really fast. I told them they had practiced better this week than they have all year. Showed their courage and strength with how they played...

P.J. Fleck As a team, we really have to learn from this. Physically, emotionally, mentally, we’ve got to learn from this. The environment’s really special. That’s a no-brainer. Pouring down rain, 40-something degrees there’s 100,000 people here. That’s Michigan. We’ve been in four rain...

P.J. Fleck Really proud of the football team. We drew a line in the sand in the locker room. Wanted to learn from the 6 games prior and apply it to this game. I think they applied almost all of it. Saw belief, finish, trust and a team that KNEW they were going to win the football game. I think a...

P.J. Fleck On MSU running game: Did what MSU does, run the ball. Had lots of success on the toss came back with zone to the backside. Didn’t hold the point of attack very well and lost contain. Need DB’s to come up and help support the run. Tale of two halfs. Thought defense played well in...

P.J. Fleck We didn’t deserve to win the football game. When you look at why and how we win football games. They flipped it on us. They have incredible athletes. Fleck said they pulled a few redshirts. We turned the ball over 2-0. Special teams played poorly; kickoffs out of bounds two times...

P.J. Fleck Very proud of the resolve. Didn’t start fast on offense. Defense created energy, purpose, flying around everywhere. Said he wanted a defense that would inspire people by watching them play. Result didn’t matter, how they played mattered. Have to clean up the undisciplined plays and...

Here are some postgame notes and quotes from the press conference. P.J. Fleck Give Buffalo a lot of credit. Very improved football team. Praises Buffalo QB Tyree Jackson. Says he’s going to be the next big time QB from the MAC. Proud of team for finding a way to win. Never not appreciate a...

After falling to UMD on Friday, the Gophers wanted to at least get one win this year at the NSCC. Despite a slow start, Minnesota rebounded with a big 4-0 victory over No. 20 Bemidji State. Getting A Win The Gophers came into the game losers of two straight, and needed to top BSU to stem the...

After getting yanked in Friday’s loss to Minnesota State, goalie Eric Schierhorn responded brilliantly, making 23 saves and notching a shutout. Justin Kloos scored the only goal for the Gophers, and one was all they needed. Quotes Don Lucia “We didn’t give ourselves a chance to win Friday...

Tracy Claeys What the win means for the seniors: They’ve done a good job establishing things. They are 20-8 here at TCF as seniors. Awfully proud to send them off with a win. The D played hard and competed well. We held them to 2-of-15 on 3rd and 1-of-4 on fourth. Competed all the way. You...

Eric Schierhorn stopped all 33 shots to propel No. 13 Minnesota to a shutout victory over No. 3 North Dakota on Saturday. Mike Szmatula scored in the first period and Vinni Lettieri added an insurance goal in the second for a 2-0 win. Postgame Quotes Don Lucia “Obviously a hard-fought game...

Blake Cashman: This season I’ve felt more comfortable being on the field. I know my assignment so when the opportunity in there I can make the play. Felt great to get the sacks. There was a couple times I was right there to make a third sack, but I just couldn’t get it. Momentum is huge in...

Tracy Claeys: On what stands out in the loss: Obvious, we got whipped up front. Couldn’t create space with the OL. No pocket to pass. Leidner couldn’t ever set his feet because he had to get the hell out of the way. They were tight on our receivers, didn’t have as big of windows to throw to...

Tracy Claeys: On the offense: We continued to come back and answer when teams score on us. We’ve seemed to find a way to answer. Think we’re playing well on offense. Can do things better, but we’ll improve. Defense saved us after the INT to keep them from getting points. Have to fix defending...

Tracey Claeys: It’s been a long time since we’ve had that good of an offensive start. Didn’t plan on having that many penalties. We were pretty good after the first quarter on that. Mitch threw the ball well. Few guys scored their first TD today. Played well on third down on O, poorly on D. Have...

Here are some notes and quotes from the postgame press conference. These quotes are not verbatim. Tracy Claeys: -We shot ourselves in the foot a few times. Preach stick-together mentality. Cant have snaps over the QB's head. Dropped a punt, didn't like that. Best thing about first games is...

MINNEAPOLIS (GopherSports.com) –Gopher Hockey junior forward Hudson Fasching, who helped Minnesota win three-straight conference championships in three years with the program, will forego his final year of eligibility after signing an entry-level contract with the Buffalo Sabres. “I wouldn’t...

Going into the Big Ten Tournament, the Gophers knew they’d have to win it all to extend their season. Despite a slow start against Ohio State on Friday, Minnesota rallied and scored four goals in the third to top the Buckeyes, 4-2. The Maroon and Gold face the Maize and Blue tomorrow evening for...

Hudson Fasching blistered a one-timer past Michigan goalie Steve Racine in overtime to give the Gophers a 3-2 win on Friday night at Mariucci Arena. The victory put Minnesota back atop the Big Ten standings with four regular-season games remaining. Hudson Fasching On how it felt scoring the...