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Takeaways From Gophers Spring Football Game

Noah Jennings caught 2 passes for 84 yards and earned co-offensive MVP honors after the Gophers’ 31-7 spring-game win.

  • On Saturday, the Minnesota Golden Gophers hosted their first traditional outdoor spring game since 2017 at Huntington Bank Stadium, with Team Gold defeating Team Maroon 31-7 to capture the newly created Prince Lombardi trophy.
  • Breaking a 2025 trend of slow offensive starts, quarterback Drake Lindsey led Team Gold on a pair of scoring drives for 10 points before being replaced, completing four of his five pass attempts for 89 yards.
  • Cincinnati transfer receiver Noah Jennings was named co-offensive Most Valuable Player with game-high 84 receiving yards and a 21-yard completion on a trick play, earning shared honors with Tulsa transfer Zion Steptoe.
  • Rush end Karter Menz earned defensive Most Valuable Player with a team-high two sacks, while safety Parker Knutson produced a 57-yard interception return as the defense generated four total INTs.
  • Redshirt freshman running back Xavier Ford finished with 6 carries for 18 yards as the Gophers prepare for their 2026 regular season opener against Eastern Illinois on September 3 at Huntington Bank Stadium.
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Takeaways from Gophers spring football game

The Gophers’ offense started slow in every game during the 2025 season, and this spring it was a big emphasis to break out of that funk in 2026. On the second play of the spring game Saturday at Huntington Bank Stadium, quarterback Drake Lindsey uncorked a 74-yard completion to Cincinnati transfer receiver Noah Jennings to […]

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