As Dawn Plitzuweit said—it’s a good thing a game is 40 minutes long.

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Several UMN and area small school athletes will work out for pro scouts on Wednesday, but only Gophers DE Deven Eastern is projected as a potential pick in the April 23-25 NFL Draft.

For the first time since 2021, the Minnesota Gophers football team will host a spring game at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Saturday, April 25. And, yes, the plan is to open the stadium to ...