The Minnesota Daily

Gjere ends career after concussion battle

by Dane Mizutani
Published August 13, 2012

Minnesota sophomore offensive lineman Jimmy Gjere has opted to end his football career due to his ongoing battle with concussion-like symptoms, the team announced Monday. Gjere, a four-star recruit out...

U hires Chuck Merzbacher as next women’s tennis coach

by Charlie Armitz
Published July 27, 2012

The Gophers have hired Chuck Merzbacher as their next head women's tennis coach, athletics director Norwood Teague announced Friday. A Minnesota alum, Merzbacher was Ohio State's head coach for 16 years,...

Brookins decommits from Gophers, chooses Badgers

by Charlie Armitz
Published July 26, 2012

Three-star football recruit Keelon Brookins has decommitted from the Gophers and committed to play at Wisconsin, TheBadgerNation reported Wednesday on Twitter. Brookins, a junior linebacker from Tartan...

Gophers, Smith agree to three-year extension

by Andrew Krammer
Published July 25, 2012

Coach Tubby Smith is coming off back-to-back losing seasons in the Big Ten.

Second associate AD follows Teague to Minnesota

by Andrew Krammer
Published July 20, 2012

Mike Ellis, former associate athletics director at Virginia Commonwealth University, will join Minnesota's new AD Norwood Teague, the Star Tribune reported. Ellis, who has been with VCU for 19 years, joins...