KSTP Sports’ Online "Countdown to Kickoff" Preview Show: Gophers vs Michigan

All this week, KSTP Sports aired "Countdown to Kickoff" segments leading up to Saturday’s season-opening Gophers football game.

Our segments highlight the storied rivalry for the ‘Little Brown Jug’, have former players recalling great moments and games against Michigan, and some analysis of the 104th edition of the Minnesota Gophers vs. the Michigan Wolverines ahead on Saturday.

Click the video box on this page to see all of KSTP Sports "Countdown to Kickoff" segments as they aired throughout the week assembled in one, combined "Digital Pre-Game Show"

Be sure to tune into 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS for the 2020 season opener between the Gophers and Michigan at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Additional extended interviews and online segments:

• Tanner Morgan’s father remembers the Gophers star QB as a kid and explains what P.J. Fleck’s ‘Row The Boat’ culture has meant to the family through a recent medical situation
• Former Gophers coach Jerry Kill on the Michigan rivalry and the passing of Sid Hartman
• QB Tanner Morgan and RB Mo Ibrahim preview the season opener
• Former Gopher RB David Cobb remembers the Gophers most recent win over Michigan
• Why former Gopher and TV host Pete Najarian feels Michigan are the Gophers’ true archrival
• Former Gophers kicker Chip Lohmiller recalls his game-winning kick that beat Michigan in 1986
• Gophers legend Darrell Thompson recalls "The Run" – his 98-yard TD against Michigan in 1987