I can't speak for any trick-or-treaters, but Goldy the Gopher sure followed Jim Harbaugh's tip for children to get the most candy on Halloween. "I advised them to get two costumes, to be go ...

Goldy has been the heart and soul of the University of Minnesota since 1940. The lovable Golden Gopher only wears UM apparel. You can find him anywhere around campus, including at all sporting events.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- There's no bigger fan cheering for the University of Minnesota to bring home the bacon this weekend than "Goldy ... the "Gopher State" in 1857 in a political cartoon.

The cartoon became so popular that it eventually stuck with Minnesota. Goldy Gopher started his career at the University of Minnesota in 1940. Fairchild the Gopher will turn 52 this year.

But before the players take the field, the mascots — Wisconsin's Bucky Badger and Minnesota's Goldy the Gopher — have been battling all week on X, formerly known as Twitter. In a yearly ...