Gopher Gridiron Radio

Gopher football fell flat in its marquee non-conference matchup, losing 38-13 to the Mississippi State Bulldogs in week 2. Ryan Burns and Dan Owen recap Minnesota's total system failure in the latest edition of Gopher Gridiron Radio. From a poor defensive gameplan to weak line play on both sides of the ball, year four of health issues for Darius Taylor and more, the guys break it all down.

The Gopher football team is facing its toughest non-conference test as Minnesota welcomes Mississippi State to Huntington Bank Stadium. Ryan Burns and Luke Buer are back to preview the week 2 battle in the latest episode of Gopher Gridiron Radio. Bonus content with Dan Owen's interview with CBS analyst Charles Davis as they preview this week 2 tilt. 

The Gophers football season started off with a bang as Minnesota defeated EIU 59-7, and the Gopher Gridiron Radio gang is here to break it all down. From an impressive special teams performance to questions we still have in the trenches, get all the thoughts from Ryan Burns, Luke Buer, and Dan Owen in this day after recap.

Week 1 is here! Ryan Burns and Luke Buer preview the Gophers opening game against undefeated Eastern Illinois (1-0). The guys discuss the need for Minnesota to practice what they preach and start off fast on offense and the surprising pipeline from EIU to the NFL. Plus, the Big Ten makes a surprising announcement about new injury reporting rules for the 2026 season.

Will Minnesota beat the Vegas insiders' over/under win total yet again? With the Gophers football season just days away, it's time for Gopher Gridiron Radio's annual season predictions show! Ryan Burns and Luke Buer are back to share their win/loss predictions for the year and take plenty of trips down narrative street.

Daniel House joins Luke Buer and Ryan Burns for the 6th B1G Honors draft live at Launchpad!

After two weeks of Gopher football fall camp, Ryan Burns and Dan Owen share their practice observations. From questions about the offensive line to confidence in the defensive backfield, the guys cover it all as we're just two weeks away from the start of the 2026 season.Join the Gopher Gridiron Radio crew LIVE for the annual Big Ten honors preview show at LaunchPad Golf in Prior Lake, MN. The event is free for all to attend, just let us know that you're planning to attend at the following link - https://www.sevenrooms.com/events/launchpadgolfthemeadows

The Gopher Gridiron Radio season preview rolls on to the Gophers defense and special teams units. Ryan Burns and Luke Buer break down Minnesota's depth along the defensive line, Anthony Smith's pursuit of Gopher greatness in the record books, Aidan Gousby's likely role this season, and a surprising face that might be appearing in the special teams room.Join the Gopher Gridiron Radio crew LIVE for the annual Big Ten honors preview show at LaunchPad Golf in Prior Lake, MN. The event is free for all to attend, just let us know that you're planning to attend at the following link - https://www.sevenrooms.com/events/launchpadgolfthemeadows

With fall camp underway, Luke and Ryan start to preview the 2026 season starting with the offense. 

Ryan sits down for exclusive interviews with OC Greg Harbaugh and DC Danny Collins ahead of this 2026 Gopher football season.

Ryan and Luke discuss the biggest questions facing Minnesota ahead of the 2026 season for Gopher football.

Conference realignment might be heating back up with a congressional clamp down lurking on the horizon. Dan Owen joins Ryan Burns to discuss several elements of college football business, including the Big Ten's TV ratings and what the future might hold for college football scheduling.

Ryan is joined by Daniel House to review what they learned from spring football in 2026.

Luke and Ryan are joined by Mike Grimm to talk the spring game and enjoy and in-person conversation with the voice of Gopher Sports. Apologies for Luke's audio being a little louder than the others.

Luke is joined by Minnesota Deputy Athletic Director Mike Wierzbicki across a range of topics including but not limited to what the athletic department and fans can do to make the high profile sports like football, basketballs, volleyball and men's hockey more competitive. 

Luke and Ryan are joined by Eric Vegoe of Gopher Puck Live to talk about the state of the athletic department's finances for fiscal year 2025.

Luke and Ryan return to kick off the 2026 season by breaking down the schedule, the coaching changes and the portal changes.

Luke and Ryan discuss the ramifications of Koi Perich entering the the transfer portal. 

Derek returns to help Luke and Ryan break down the final game of 2025 and the ninth state bowl win for the Gophers.

Luke and Ryan preview the Gophers upcoming bowl game with New Mexico.

Luke and Ryan catch up and talk about the evolving realities of college football. 

Allen Trieu joins Ryan to help break down the Gophers 2025 recruiting class.

Derek helps Luke and Ryan break down the Gophers victory in a snow globe to retain the axe. 

Luke and Ryan preview the final regular season game as the Gopher battle the Badgers – for the axe.

Derek joins Luke and Ryan to break down the Gophers final road loss to close out a winless road campaign.

Luke and Ryan preview the Gopher trip to Wrigley Field to play football against Northwestern.

Luke and Ryan are joined by Derek to break down the Gophers loss to Oregon. Another guest makes a brief appearance to mix things ups. 

Luke and Ryan preview the Gophers first trip to Eugen as the visit the Ducks.

Luke and Ryan spend the bye talking about the season, spending and the evolving state of collegiate athletics – among other things.

Derek joins Luke and Ryan to break down the up and down victory at home against Michigan State.

Luke and Ryan return to preview the Gophers first game over November against Michigan State.

Derek joined Luke and Ryan to breakdown the Gophers loss, but Luke messed up the audio so some had to rerecorded. 

Luke and Ryan preview the battle for the Floyd as the Gopher take on Iowa.

Derek joins Luke and Ryan to help them break down the ranked win at home against Nebraska.

Luke and Ryan preview the Gophers Friday night tilt with Nebraska.

Derek joins Luke and Ryan to make sense of the Gophers come from behind win at home against Purdue.

Luke and Ryan return to preview the homecoming tilt with Purdue.

Derek join Luke and Ryan to help and make sense of the Gopher lopsided loss in Columbus. 

Luke and Ryan preview the Gophers prime time matchup with #1 Ohio State. 

Derek returns to help Ryan and Luke break down the Gophers first B1G victory of the season.

Luke and Ryan preview the first home game for that Gophers as they host the Scarlet Knights. 

Luke and Ryan return to talk about how the Gophers could improve based on what we've seen in non-conference season. 

Luke and Ryan return to break down the Gophers first loss of the season to Cal.

Luke and Ryan preview the Golden Gophers first road trip of the season as they travel to Berkeley to take on the Golden Bears.

Luke and Ryan break down the Gophers win over the Demons.

Luke and Ryan return to preview the second game of the season against the Demons of Northwestern State.

Luke and Ryan return to breakdown the Gopher opening win over Buffalo.

Luke and Ryan return to preview the Gophers season opener against Buffalo.

Luke is join by Chris Vokracka of Aramark Sports and Entertainment to pull back the curtain of the logistics of the food and beverage logistics of a gameday. 

Luke and Ryan are joined by 3 generative AI products to help predict the Gophers 2025 season record.