Tracy

Yeah, I'm Erin McCoy.

I live over by Tracy, Minnesota, which is about an hour northeast of Pipestone.

I grew up on a hog farm.

My dad had 200 sows that he farrowed to finish.

The University of Minnesota football team tackles Mississippi State on Saturday at Huntington Bank Stadium.

We'll hear from offensive lineman Tony Nelson of Tracy, Minnesota, next.

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[upbeat music] It's episode 236 of the Go Gopher Podcast.

The Golden Gophers are 1-0 on the college football season here in 2026, and the starting right guard is Tony Nelson, Tracy, Minnesota, and it's our pleasure to have you be our first guest of the, uh, of the football season.

How are you?

Thank you.

Um, how would you describe his coaching style, and how would you describe him in terms of developing you as a player?

Yeah, I'm grateful.

You know, he took a bet on a kid, small- a small town kid from Tracy, Minnesota.

So I'm very grateful that he took a chance on me and I've, I, I've taken the chance to, you know, develop in this program, and that's one of the things that he talks about, is just developing and understanding when y- what, what's your role and, and how to leverage that to the best of your ability to show your, you know, what you can do.