About this episode

The episode breaks down the Gophers' impressive victory over Eastern Illinois in their football season opener.

The Gophers football season started off with a bang as Minnesota defeated EIU 59-7, and the Gopher Gridiron Radio gang is here to break it all down. From an impressive special teams performance to questions we still have in the trenches, get all the thoughts from Ryan Burns, Luke Buer, and Dan Owen in this day after recap.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ryan Burns, Luke Buer, Dan Owen

Topics covered

• Gophers football
• Eastern Illinois
• game recap
• special teams
• football analysis

Keywords

• Gophers
• football
• Eastern Illinois
• game recap
• special teams
• analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gopher Gridiron Radio

Places: Minnesota, Eastern Illinois

More episodes of Gopher Gridiron Radio

• Episode 420: Mississippi State Preview · September 10, 2026 · 1h 30m
• Episode 418: EIU Preview · August 31, 2026 · 58 min
• Episode 417: 2026 Pre-Season Predictions · August 27, 2026 · 1h 34m
• Episode 416: 2026 B1G Honors Draft - Live at Launchpad · August 25, 2026 · 53 min
• Episode 415: Fall Camp Observations · August 19, 2026 · 1h 23m
• Episode 414: 2026 Defense and Special Teams · August 12, 2026 · 1h 15m

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