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Oct 2, 2009 | StarTribune

U's Nick Tow-Arnett: Grunt work, great results

Twice a week last summer, Nick Tow-Arnett, his brothers Nate and Jeff and a few of their teammates on the Gophers football team would get prehistoric.

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Sun Sep 06, 2009

Sid Hartman

Gophers need to play a lot better next time

The Gophers football team passed its opening test by winning at Syracuse even though Minnesota certainly didn't play its 'A' game.

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Thu Sep 03, 2009

The Post-Standard

Continue reading "A look at Syracuse University football's 2009 opponents"

Coach: Tim Brewster, third year Last season: 7-6, 3-5 in Big Ten, lost to Kansas 42-21 in Insight Bowl Losses: DE Willie VanDeSteeg led the team with 19.0 TFL and 10.5 sacks and made second-team all-conference. S Tramaine Brock was fourth on the team with 73 tackles before academic woes sent him packing.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

The New York Times

The Quad Countdown: No. 63 Minnesota

Nickname : Golden Gophers. Most gophers are brown, including this handsome devil .

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Thu May 07, 2009

The Charlotte Observer

Inspectors looking at Cowboys' facility

Government inspectors sorted through the Dallas Cowboys' flattened practice facility Monday, trying to figure out why fierce winds sent the tent-like structure crashing during a rookie workout session.

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Tue May 05, 2009

News Sun

Carmel grad gets foot in NFL door Jack Simmons signs with Jets after strong minicamp

It's just a small step. But still, it's a step in the right direction. On Monday, the NFL's New York Jets announced the signing of undrafted rookie free-agent tight end Jack Simmons.

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