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Minnesota Football · 10m ago TONIGHT WE BALL 😤 🏟️ Huntington Bank Stadium 🆚 Eastern Illinois 📺 @peacock 📻 @KFAN1003 🤝 @Flint_Hills_ #RTB #SkiUMah #Gophers https://t.co/eS1t6kBymr 2

SB Nation: The Daily Gopher · 1h ago Minnesota Football vs. Eastern Illinois: Staff Predictions 3

Illinois Football · 1h ago Gameday. We’ve been waiting for this. https://t.co/gVx72r9kmK 4

UAB Football · 1h ago ℌ𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔅𝔢 𝔇𝔯𝔞𝔤𝔬𝔫𝔰 🆚 Illinois 🏟️ Gies Memorial Stadium 🕗 8:05 pm CT 📺 Big Ten Network 📻 WJOX 94.5 or https://t.co/RjriLvmAyH 📊 https://t.co/wsFNMw1bZ4 📖 Digital Guide: https://t.co/VRD1oSdRJi #WinAsOne https://t.co/s2xh4xeYy7

Schedule

SEP 3

vs UAB 9:00 PM ET

SEP 12

vs Duke 3:30 PM ET

SEP 19 vs Southern Illinois 2:00 PM ET

SEP 26

@ Ohio State TBD

OCT 3

vs Purdue TBD

OCT 10

@ Michigan State TBD

OCT 24

vs Oregon TBD

OCT 31

@ Maryland TBD

NOV 6

vs Nebraska 8:00 PM ET

NOV 13

@ UCLA 9:00 PM ET

NOV 21

vs Iowa TBD

NOV 28

@ Northwestern TBD

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QB · #4 · SR Katin Houser #31 · ▲ 3 this week 23K followers · 7 mentions / wk

WR · #13 · SR Hudson Clement #141 · ▼ 33 this week 12K followers · 2 mentions / wk

QB · #2 · FR Carson Boyd #141 · steady 12K followers · 2 mentions / wk

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QB · #4 · SR Katin Houser #31 · ▲ 3 this week 23K followers · 7 mentions / wk

WR · #13 · SR Hudson Clement #141 · ▼ 33 this week 12K followers · 2 mentions / wk

QB · #2 · FR Carson Boyd #141 · steady 12K followers · 2 mentions / wk

#PlayerPosClass · Size Attention rankFollowersMentions / wk

Katin Houser QB SR · 6'3" 201 #31 ▲ 3 23K 7 13

Hudson Clement WR SR · 6'1" 190 #141 ▼ 33 12K 2 2

Carson Boyd QB FR · 5'10.5" 180 #141 — 12K 2 26

Ismael Kante EDGE SR · 6'2" 225 #285 — 30K 1 1

Jayshon Platt WR SR · 6'0" 180 #285 ▼ 226 21K 1 3

Kaden Feagin TE JR · 6'2" 217 #285 ▲ 90 7,291 1 52

Pat Farrell LB JR · 6'5" 220 #285 — 4,066 1 37

Ethan Moczulski K SR · 5'11" 180 #285 — 3,902 1 27

Lucas Osada K SO · 6'1" 190 #285 — 3,760 1 43

Joe Barna DL SO · 6'4" 245 #285 — 3,067 1 10

James Kreutz LB SR · 6'1" 210 #285 ▲ 90 2,834 1 4

Daniel Brown EDGE SR · 6'1" 240 #285 ▲ 90 2,577 1 90

Carter Janki DL SR · 6'5" 290 #285 — 2,167 1 81 Lars Rau P SO #285 — 2,149 1 96

Darrell Prater DL SR · 6'3" 300 #285 — 1,915 1 — Joshua Davis DL SO #285 — 717 1 18

Jack Gray P FR · 6'0" 180 #285 — — 1 — Nasir Rankin PG 5'11.5" 167 — 51K 0 7

Michael Clayton QB FR · 6'3.5" 200 — 9,722 0 32

Tywan Cox S FR · 5'9.5" 165 — 8,453 0 19

Jacob Eberhart S FR · 6'2" 210 — 8,396 0 6

Juice Clarke CB JR · 6'1" 166 — 8,073 0 3

Nick Hankins Jr. CB FR · 6'0" 195 — 8,030 0 14

Andre Lovett CB FR · 6'1.5" 160 — 7,772 0 20

John Forster RB FR · 5'10" 185 — 7,364 0 52

Micah Smith IOL FR · 6'5.5" 320 — 7,146 0 83

Eddie Kasper WR SR · 5'10" 160 — 7,060 0 1

Xavier Scott CB SR · 6'0" 180 — 6,972 0 8

Cam Thomas LB FR · 6'0" 200 — 6,853 0 30

Tony Williams LB FR · 5'10.5" 215 — 6,339 0 59

Jake Renfro IOL SR · 6'2" 310 — 5,881 0 7

Matthew Bailey S SR · 6'2" 190 — 5,832 0 21

Aidan Laughery RB SR · 5'11" 183 — 5,369 0 33

Grant Beerman LB FR · 6'3.5" 210 — 5,221 0 0

Kenyon Alston WR FR · 6'2" 172 — 5,201 0 11

Brayden Trimble WR FR · 6'0" 170 — 5,191 0 38

Jack Paris LB FR · 6'3" 210 — 4,931 0 24

Javari Barnett RB FR · 6'0" 215 — 4,772 0 23

Jordan Anderson TE SR · 6'3" 240 — 4,737 0 55

TJ McMillen IOL JR · 6'4" 235 — 4,616 0 5

Jakwon Morris CB SO · 6'1" 175 — 4,505 0 78

Eddie Tuerk DL SO · 6'3.5" 260 — 4,435 0 17

Collin Dixon WR JR · 6'1" 200 — 4,330 0 99

King Liggins DL FR · 6'3" 255 — 4,323 0 2

RJ Jones CB FR · 6'1" 165 — 4,295 0 10

Ty Robinson WR SR · 6'4" 190 — 4,187 0 53

Kai Pritchard IOL FR · 6'4.5" 280 — 4,037 0 25

Nelsyn Wheeler RB FR · 5'9" 200 — 3,980 0 75

Brandon Henderson IOL JR · 6'4.5" 305 — 3,922 0 11

Jacob Alexander EDGE FR · 6'4" 226 — 3,772 0 23

Jaylen Stewart EDGE FR · 6'3" 230 — 3,766 0 27 Corey Rashad RB JR — 3,750 0 16

Logan Farrell TE FR · 6'3" 235 — 3,750 0 15

Jershaun Newton QB FR · 6'0" 205 — 3,670 0 74

Zafir Stewart IOL SO · 6'4" 345 — 3,631 0 25

Desmond Straughton S FR · 5'11" 180 — 3,579 0 15

Kingston Shaw EDGE FR · 6'3" 235 — 3,543 0 21

Ben Clawson S SR · 6'0" 190 — 3,518 0 18

Mason Muragin EDGE JR · 6'4" 235 — 3,374 0 22

Deuce Fillmore CB JR · 5'11" 185 — 3,281 0 31

Murphy Clement RB SO · 5'11" 175 — 3,235 0 58

Landen Von Seggern IOL FR · 6'3" 290 — 3,219 0 76

Dylan Frechette OT FR · 6'5" 340 — 3,199 0 20

Almirian Thomas CB FR · 6'1" 165 — 3,190 0 91

Cameron Brooks DL FR · 6'3" 240 — 3,165 0 37

Caden Considine S FR · 6'0" 205 — 3,061 0 89

Tanner Hollinger TE SO · 6'5" 220 — 3,020 0 86

Christian Abney TE JR · 6'4" 205 — 2,966 0 22

Cedric Wyche RB FR · 5'10" 195 — 2,956 0 44 Patrick Mahoney III LS JR — 2,828 0 0

Mac Resetich S JR · 6'1" 210 — 2,781 0 81

Leslie Mosley Jr. WR FR · 5'10" 155 — 2,766 0 9

Lavon Williams CB SR · 5'11" 195 — 2,651 0 85

Will Vala TE FR · 6'3" 225 — 2,640 0 54

Griffin Rousseau OT FR · 6'6" 280 — 2,618 0 54

Demetrius John DL SO · 6'3.5" 255 — 2,571 0 55

Tony Balanganayi DL FR · 6'4" 260 — 2,564 0 — Dane Eisenmenger QB FR — 2,556 0 62

Casey Thomann OT FR · 6'7" 300 — 2,527 0 66

Brandon Hansen OT SO · 6'6" 290 — 2,513 0 51

Parker Crim EDGE FR · 6'2.5" 240 — 2,499 0 —

James Finley S FR · 6'0.5" 183 — 2,436 0 45

Robert Edmonson Jr. LB JR · 6'3" 222 — 2,400 0 12

Isaiah Williams S FR · 6'1" 180 — 2,356 0 14

Maurice Smith TE SR · 6'3" 220 — 2,334 0 35

Kaedyn Cobbs S FR · 6'1" 190 — 2,318 0 16

Tanner Heckel S SO · 5'11" 175 — 2,309 0 94

Connor Sullivan DL FR · 6'4" 260 — 2,210 0 28

Kayden Bennett EDGE FR · 6'1" 245 — 2,196 0 79

TJ Taylor OT SO · 6'6" 300 — 2,167 0 17

Isaiah Thomison DL JR · 6'3" 230 — 2,094 0 95

Isaiah White DL FR · 6'3" 320 — 2,086 0 5

Ca'lil Valentine RB SO · 5'11" 175 — 2,062 0 9

Alex Perry WR SR · 6'6" 200 — 2,060 0 70

Maika Matelau IOL SR · 6'4" 341 — 2,026 0 49

Zach Haber LS JR · 5'10" 226 — 2,024 0 57 Zach Barrett OL SO — 1,958 0 13

Xanai Scott S FR · 6'0" 170 — 1,864 0 8

Davon Grant WR FR · 6'3" 210 — 1,826 0 71

Nathan Knapik OT SO · 6'7" 260 — 1,795 0 — BJ Thurman TE SO — 1,757 0 88

Davin Stoffel TE JR · 6'6" 250 — 1,642 0 84

Grant Smith TE FR · 6'5" 225 — 1,623 0 82

Jacob Harvey WR FR · 6'2" 190 — 1,602 0 28

Karson Kaiser WR SR · 6'3" 210 — 1,584 0 68

Michael McDonough IOL FR · 6'3" 270 — 1,528 0 34

Erik Gayle EDGE FR · 6'3" 215 — 1,311 0 51

Alfred Washington OT SO · 6'5" 295 — 1,058 0 24

William Holmes EDGE JR · 6'4" 240 — 755 0 72

Christian Martin OT JR · 6'5" 265 — 582 0 48 Carter Smith LB SO — 562 0 56

JJ Hirdes OT FR · 6'5" 275 — 551 0 56 Guillermo Gallardo DL SR — 367 0

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