University of Minnesota Director of Athletics Mark Coyle spoke to the media on Friday, which was the first time since firing Ben Johnson earlier this week. He had a lot to say, but the main takeaway is that Minnesota plans to move fast in its search for a new men's basketball head coach.

The Gophers were playing a two-game series against Kansas during U.S. Bank Stadium’s small March window for baseball. The home team came back from seven runs down and won 10-8 on Tuesday night. Things didn’t go quite as well during Game 2,