The Minnesota Gophers are building momentum and insider Tom Fornelli wants you to take note of P.J. Fleck's squad.

The Gophers had plenty of coaching staff turnover in the offseason. Danny Collins notably replaced Corey Heatherman as the defensive coordinator, a change that opened the linebackers coach position. Former Minnesota linebacker Mariano Sori-Marin has filled in seamlessly there in his first season as a Division I positions coach.

It's another busy weekend of sports on FOX 9 and FOX 9+, headlined by the Gopher football game on Friday and the Vikings game on Sunday.

The Minnesota Gophers football team upset the #25 Nebraska Cornhuskers Friday night, but was it enough to storm the field? PJ Fleck weighs

Minnesota lost 16 straight games against Nebraska from 1963 to 2012. Since P.J. Fleck took over in 2017, the Gophers have won seven of the last eight games in the series, and Friday night's win was the sixth straight. The Gophers have separated themselves from the Cornhuskers in the Big Ten's hierarchy, and here's why.

Fleck then mentioned one Gopher who has received a lot more attention from NFL personnel when they visit the U this year: Devon Williams. The fifth-year linebacker from Dublin, Ohio, leads the team with 56 total tackles and is third with 4 1/2 tackles for lost yards.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The No. 25-ranked Nebraska football team took its second loss of the season Friday night, losing 24-6 to Minnesota at Huntington Bank Stadium. It was a slow night for Nebraska’s offense, only totaling 213 yards compared to Minnesota’s 339.

Dylan Raiola leads Cornhuskers against Drake Lindsey's Golden Gophers at TCF Bank Stadium, with kickoff at 8 p.m. ET on Fox and streaming options available through multiple platforms.