Limegrover said the Gophers showed about 40 percent of the playbook in Saturday’s spring game that was actually a controlled scrimmage with no score kept. Defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys said his unit used about 25 percent of its playbook.
College football teams typically hold back in spring games, reluctant to show opening game opponents too much of their tendencies.
Student tickets for the Gophers’ seven game home schedule went on sale Saturday. Students purchasing tickets prior to May 6 will be entered in a drawing for an all expense paid trip for two to the season-opener against USC in Los Angeles. Student tickets are priced at $84 with a $7 handling fee.
The Gophers athletic department will send out 53,000 emails to students this week promoting football tickets.
The rescheduled and free Gopher Football Youth Clinic will be Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium. Registration will be from 1 to 1:30 p.m., then drills and skills work with the Gopher football players and coaches from 1:30-2:30. The clinic ends with an autograph session from 2:30 to 3 p.m.
Next up on the Twins parade of creative TV commercials is one with manager Tom Kelly and his successor, Ron Gardenhire. Twins vice president of marketing Patrick Klinger said the commercial is amusing and will be released in the “next couple of weeks.”
Ticket availability for Twins games may be better than many fans believe, Klinger said. Tickets that were on hold from sources such as players can become available, so his advice is for fans to keep “checking back” on inventory.
Matt Capps earned the save yesterday in the Twins’ 4-3 win over Cleveland, Minnesota’s third straight victory. Capps has made good on each of his four save opportunities this season, allowing three hits in four innings.
Gardenhire said during his post-game news conference on Fox Sports North that shortstop Alexi Casilla didn’t run hard enough on a play where Casilla was out at home plate.