NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Minnesota Golden Gophers are 7-5 this season following a season-ending home win over the Wisconsin Badgers with one final matchup left on Friday, Dec. 26 (4:30 p.m.) at Chase Field in Phoenix against the New Mexico Lobos in the Rate Bowl. The Golden Gophers are led by charismatic head coach P.J. Fleck, known for his motivational slogans (‘Row the Boat’) and history of getting maximum effort and performance out of his oftentimes overmatched teams. Fleck coaches in a brave new world of college football including NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) payments for college football players that are often set up by universities, granting lucrative opportunities for student athletes to earn off of sponsorship deals.