A transfusion of confidence and better personnel has elevated the group from its spot as the nation's worst in 2007.
By PATRICK REUSSE, Star Tribune
uld be duking it out with the upper echelon of the Big Ten.

Eric Decker's mom probably doesn't love the line, but among football guys, it's one of the highest compliments a player can receive.
Minnesota head coach Tim Brewster could easily gush about Decker's receiving statistics. The junior leads the nation in receiving yards (696) and ranks second in receptions (50) on a much-improved Golden Gophers team. But Brewster would much rather talk about Decker's blocking ability and willingness to take on contact, two qualities many wide receivers lack, even the best ones.
catches in three of the Gophers' six games this year.

The Gophers enter the most significant weekend of their season fresh off a 1-0 overtime win over Indiana last Sunday. Minnesota enters this weekend’s crucial set of games against No. 26 Purdue and No. 16 Illinois with the nation’s third-best winning percentage (.923) and as one of only two teams in the coutnry - along with No. 1 Notre Dame - with 12 or more victories this season.
Minnesota Soccer will celebrate its annual Rock the Robbie’ promotion this Friday at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium in St. Paul. Minnesota hopes to break the all-time Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium attendance record of 1,751 set on Sept. 23, 2005.
eld by fellow seniors Wagner and Clare Grimwood, the three Gopher seniors in the center of the pitch have combined for 198 career starts entering this weekend.

Eric Decker's mom probably doesn't love the line, but among football guys, it's one of the highest compliments a player can receive.

by John Heuser | The Ann Arbor News One of the few bright spots during Minnesota's 1-11 2007 campaign was receiver Eric Decker, who set a single-season

By Jack Lyman Fighting Illini tight end Tim Brewster will be returning for Homecoming Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Unfortunately, he will be roaming the