... to the sports forefront in 1997 when he took the Gophers to their first Final Four in school history, the men's basketball program was put on the map.

On the other side of things, the Minnesota Gophers football program hadn't been a significant part of college football for over 40 years. Former head coach Glen Mason had the program heading in the right direction, but could never get them to take it one step further.

Under Mason, the Gophers played in four different bowl games and a total of seven in his ten years as coach.

In 2007, a new era of Gophers football began. Tim Brewster was named head coach after an extensive search for the most suitable candidate.

He did a lot of talking in his first press conference an...

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