U:'-J I VERSITY OF Ml :--.1~ ESOTA lEW§ Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis. MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 Fax 625-0359 For Immediate Release November 28, 1995 THREE ASSIST ANT FOOTBALL COACHES TO BE REPLACED University of Minnesota Head Football Coach Jim Wacker announced today that the contracts of defensive coordinator Marc Dove, linebackers coach Scott Brown and defensive backs coach Chip Garber will be terminated. A search to replace the three coaches will begin immediately. The Golden Gopher defense finished last in the Big Ten this season in ooth total defense (443 yards per game) and scoring defense (33.5 points per game). In '94, the Golden Gophers were ranked ninth in the league in total defense (403.6) and lOth in scoring defense (31.6). "Obviously, we've struggled on the defensive side of the ball the past few seasons," Wacker said. "All three coaches are outstanding human beings for whom I have the utmost respect. I will do anything I can to help them further their careers. At this point, however, it is obvious that a change and a fresh start are necessary." UNIVERSITY Ofi MINNESOTA JEW§ Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612)'625-4090 Fax 625-0]59 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 15, 1995 GOLDEN GOPHERS INK TREBIL TO LETTER OF INTENT The Golden Gopher hockey program has received a national letter of intent from a recruit that has committed to attend the University of Minnesota for the 1996-96 season. Senior defenseman Ryan Trebil, younger brother of current Golden Gopher senior co­ captain Dan Trebil, has indicated he intends to play for the Maroon and Gold next season. Trebil, from Bloomington, Minn., (Jefferson High School), joins fellow prep teammate Ben Clymer in signing during the early committment period, which officially ended today. Trebil helped lead the Jaguars to the Class AA state tournament consolation title last season and a 24-2-2 overall record. The signing gives the Golden Gophers six early signees. The others were defensemen Ben Clymer and Mike Lyons, forwards Dave Spehar and Rico Pagel, and goaltender Erik Day. lJ:-<IHRSITY OF \1!:-<:-<ESOTA JEW§ Biennan Field Athletic Building 5!6 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 Fax 625-0359 For Immediate Release November 30. 1995 HASKINS TO BE HONORED BY TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL University of Minnesota Men's Head Basketball Coach Clem Haskins will be honored by his high school alma mater, Taylor County High School, in Cambellsville, Ky., in a ceremony Tuesday, December 5, 1995, when the school will official retire his number 22 jersey. Haskins' jersey was unofficially retired shortly after he graduated from Taylor County High School after he the team to the state tournament and garnered high school All-America honors. Haskins will be officially honored in person in a ceremony before the Taylor County versus Washington County game on Tuesday night. A banner honoring the jersey retirement will be hung in the gymnasium and many of Haskins' high school teammates will be in attendance. Haskins' jersey is the only one in the history of Taylor County High School to be retired. C:--;rvERSITY oF \1r:--;:--;EsOTA JEW§ Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis. MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 Fax 625-0..159 For Immediate Release: December 4, 1995 GOPHER HOTLINE The Golden Gopher Hotline features daily inter­ THIS WEEK ... views with players and coaches. It is available to the media 24 hours a day by calling (612) 625- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9 7887. The Hotline is broadcast quality and is Basketball vs. Nebraska Williams Arena changed by noon each day. This service is for 6 p.m., WCCO-AM (830), MSC media use only. The schedule for this week is as follows: Hockey vs. North Dakota MariucciArena 9:05p.m., KSTP-AM (1500), MSC MONDAY. DECEMBER 4 Head Wrestling Coach J Robinson SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10 TUESDA)'. DECEMBER 5 Hockey vs. North Dakota Sophomore basketball player Sam Jacobson MariucciArena 7:05p.m., KSTP-AM (1500), MSC WEDNESDAY. QECEMBER 6 Assistant Hockey Coach Mike Guentzel - North Dakota Wrestling at Fresno State scouting report vs. Fresno State and San Francisco St. North Gym THURSQAY. QECEMBER 7 Noon., Fresno, Calif. Sophomore goaltender Steve DeBus at California-Bakersfield FRIDAY. QECEMBER 8 9:30 p.m., Bakersfield, Calif. Basketball Assistant Head Coach Milton Barnes­ Nebraska scouting report All Times are Central SAJ.-SUN .. QECEMBER 9-10 Head Basketball Coach Clem Haskins with postgame com­ ments following Saturday's game vs. Nebraska GOPHERS ONLINE The UniversitY of Minnesota Men's Athletic Department is no~ on the Internet. The World Wide Web site contains press releases, statistics, rosters, schedules and much more information. The Web pages can be accessed at: http://www.umn.edu/mica/ Information on every Big Ten school and the con­ ference is also available via computer internet. The Big Ten's home page on ESP!'I'ET SponsZone will be available at the following address: http://espnet.sponszone.com. Grapplers Travel to Southern California: The Golden Gophers travel to the west coast this weekend to take on Fresno State, San Francisco State and Cal-Bakersfield. This weekend's competition will be the last for the Minnesota wrestlers until they travel to Grand Rapids High School for a dual meet against North Dakota on Jan. 5. Gophers Win Season Opener: The Golden Gopher wrestling team posted an impressive 29-6 victory over the Missouri Tigers on Friday night in their season opener at the Sports Pavilion. Two-time All-American Billy Pierce (Minneapolis, Minn.) improved his record to 13-1 as he led the way for Minnesota, scoring five team points with a technical fall against Missouri's Thomas Patterson. Minnesota is now 1-0 in dual meets, while Missouri drops to 0-1. Three Minnesota grapplers scored major decisions, as freshmen Chad Kraft (9-2, Lakefield, Minn.), Jesse Krebs (9-3, Minot, N.D.) and junior Gerald Carr (8-2, Dublin, Ga.) posted victo­ ries at 150, 158 and 167, respectively. Seven redshirt freshmen wrestled for Minnesota Friday night, and five of the seven won their matches. No. 10 Minnesota 29, Missouri 6 (Sports Pavilion) 118- Bart Golyer, Minn., dec. Briart Harris, Mo., 9-5 126- Brooks Travis, Mo., dec. Pat Connors, Minn., 6-5 134- Mauricio Mora. Minn., dec. Mark Ridings, Mo., 7-3 142- Jason Davids, Minn., dec. Ron Emery, Mo., 6-2 !50- Chad Kraft, Minn .. maj. dec. Matt Webster, Mo., 14-4 158- Jesse Krebs, Minn., maj. dec. Alfonso Castelucci, Mo., 14-3 167- Gerald Carr, Minn .. maj. dec. Justin Thaw, Mo., 10-2 177- Tim Hartung, Minn., dec. Joe Weir, Mo., 8-4 190- Cory Hodapp. Mo., dec. Josh Dodd, Minn., 4-3 HWT- Billy Pierce, Minn. tech. fall Thomas Patterson, Mo., 5:44 L'~I\'ERSITY OF MI~:'-!ESOTA JEW§ B liU1f\aljl_fi£ld A'hleti~ltildinl! 516 15th A venue Southeast Minneapolis. MN 55455 ( 612) 625-A090 nax 6l5-015.Q ror unmemate Ke1ease uecemoer lS, 1~'::1 5 ROSE NAMED GOLDEN GOPHER DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR University of Minnesota Head Football Coach Jim Wacker announced today that Tim Rose has been selected as the Golden Gophers' new defensive coordinator. A 16-year coaching veteran at the Division I-A level, Rose, 54, spent the 1995 season as the defensive coordinator/linebackers coach at the University of Cincinnati. Under his direction the Bearcats were ranked 19th in the nation in sc.oring defense (17.9 points per game) and 26th in total defense (324.5 yards per game) en route to a '6-5 overall record. In 1994, or one season prior to his arrival in Cincinnati, the Bearcats finished 75th in the country in total defense. This past season, Rose's Cincinnati defense registered an impressive 16-0 shutout of Sugar Bowl­ bound Virginia Tech. The Bearcats also had close losses to Kansas (23-18), who will play in the Aloha Bowl, and Kansas State (23-21), who is set to play in the Holiday Bowl. · Rose spent three seasons (1992-94) as the defensive coordinator at the University of Memphis, where his defensive units were ranked third (1992), 16th (1993) and again third (1994) in the nation in total defense. Prior to his arrival, the Tigers were ranked 61 st in the country in total defense in 1991. He was offered the job as head coach at Memphis following the 1994 season, but elected not to accept the position. From 1983-89, Rose was the head coach at Miami (Ohio) University. After his 1985 team posted an 8- 2-1 overall record, his 1986 squad had an 8-4 mark en route to the Mid-American Conference championship and a berth in the California Bowl. He also served as the defensive coordinator at the school from 1978-82. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Rose was a quarterback/defensive back at Xavier University where he completed an undergraduate degree in German in 1963. He earned his masters in physical education from Xavier in 1965. He launched his coaching career in 1962 at his alma mater as an assistant freshman team coach, before coaching in the high school ranks from 1963 to 1977. Tim and his wife, Joyce, have three children: Craig, basketball coach at Jones Community College in Ellisville, Miss.; Kurt, a graduate assistant football coach at Southern Mississippi; and Christine, a teacher in Hamilton, Ohio. "I feel in my heart that I'm getting the opportunity to work with an excellent coach in Jim Wacker," Rose said. "I respect him so much and that played a big part in my decision to accept the position.