Gophers come up short against No. 2 TCU

Minnesota loses to TCU in first game of season
Ranthony Texada breaks up a pass intended for the Gophers' Eric Carter during the second quarter of the Gophers' 23-17 loss against the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis Thursday.
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The University of Minnesota's Golden Gopher football team lost to second-ranked T.C.U., 23-17, in their first game of the season.

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about what the Gophers' performance tells us about how well the team will do the rest of the season.

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