The Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-5) closed out the 2025 season with a 20-17 overtime win over the New Mexico Lobos (9-4) in the Rate Bowl at Chase Field in Arizona on Friday.

The Gophers will be shorthanded at receiver and cornerback for the Rate Bowl against New Mexico at Chase Field on Friday. Senior wideout Le’Meke Brockington, who led Minnesota with 46

The Gophers returned to the Rate Bowl at Chase Field, their first appearance since 2021. In a 20-17 overtime win, head coach P.J. Fleck defended his undefeated bowl record,

Opt-outs have become a massive storyline in modern bowl games, and Minnesota will have three significant contributors out for Friday's Rate Bowl against New Mexico. Leading receiver Le'Meke Borckington, and cornerbacks Za'Quan Bryan and Jai'Onte McMillan are the three headliners out.

New Mexico looks to tie the program record with 10 wins and Minnesota looks to win a ninth straight Bowl game and stay undefeated in bowls under coach P.J. Fleck when they face off in the Rate Bowl on Friday,

Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck, an Illinois native, was surprised by former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon at a Rate Bowl practice.

The Gophers received a late Christmas gift on Friday when star defensive end Anthony Smith announced that he was going to return to the program in 2026 after the team's Rate Bowl win over New Mexico.

The Gophers’ current revenue-sharing contracts with player include a payment for when they appear on the active roster for the bowl game. While some players will still opt out and forgo this money, the clause in their contract can be seen as an attempt to incentive players to remain with the program for the final game of the season.