The Gophers begin their 140th season and seventh under head coach P.J. Fleck when they host Nebraska Thursday night at a sold-out Huntington Bank Stadium.

Fleck previewed the game and where the program is now vs. when he took it over in a news conference on campus Friday.

***Click the video box above to watch Fleck’s Aug. 25 news conference ***

The Gophers are 4-2 in season openers under Fleck and are a 7-point favorite. The Gophers have won five of the last six games in this series, including the last four.

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Nebraska is led by first year head coach Matt Rhule. The former head coach at Temple and Baylor has an overall college record of 47-43. Rhule last was the head coach of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers.

The Gophers went 9-4 last year, reaching the 9-win mark for the third time in four years under Fleck.

Kickoff on Thurs. Aug. 31 is set for 7 p.m.