Gophers kickoff football season, Vikings get ready for their first game

Minnesota Now

High school and college football fans are ringing in a new season. There are about one hundred high school games scheduled for Thursday afternoon and evening. The Minnesota Gophers play their first game at Huntington Bank Stadium. And for the Vikings, the regular season is just around the corner.

Joining MPR News guest host Nina Moini with a football preview and other Minnesota sports news are Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson. Langfellow is the founder of Minnesota Score Sports Magazine and co-host of the sports talk show Ten Thousand Takes. Nelson is the other host of that show and Vikings reporter for CBS Sports radio’s Eye on the NFL.