The conference media days are fast approaching, and that means the unofficial kickoff to the college football season. In the meantime, we’re taking a look at the reasons why each league team will or won’t reach a specific goal in 2016.
Next up are the Minnesota Golden Gophers, who are coming off a 6-7 season. They extended their streak of making bowls to four seasons last year despite a 5-7 regular-season record, thanks to their high APR scores. Tracy Claeys then shook up his staff over the offseason by letting go both offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover and quarterbacks coach Jim Zebrowski.