Music signals the official start of each Gophers preseason practice, whether it's the thumping bass of hip hop music or the slow twang of country.
Moments before, however, there is nary a sound.
All 150 or so Minnesota football players, coaches and support staff drop to a knee or lower their heads for a moment of silence and think of Gary Tinsley.
More than three years have passed since the Gophers program was shocked and saddened by Tinsley's sudden death. Now, they refuse to let the fog of time obscure their memory of the affable and talented linebacker.