The rivalry game was called off by COVID last month and put back on the schedule Sunday when the Big Ten revised its plan for the final week of the regular season.
When the Gophers open next season with a home game against Ohio State, they could be doing so in a stadium that carries the name of a bank based in Columbus.
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Mohamed Ibrahim scored two touchdowns and deliberately avoided a third to ensure the Gophers would win at Nebraska in their return after two weeks off.
Defensemen Brock Faber, Ryan Johnson and Jackson LaCombe will play for Team USA in the upcoming World Junior Championship. Three others with Minnesota ties also made the team.
Several Regents questioned whether the revenue from those deals — estimated at about $300,000 per year — is high enough to merit changing a longstanding policy. U President Joan Gabel has recommended approval.
With just two games left on the schedule, the Gophers could have resurfaced from a COVID-19 outbreak lacking any semblance of motivation. Instead, they preach reinvigoration.