 Teammates, rather, the Gopher Day, by the way, is a week from today, while the three-day event kicks off Tuesday at Lucas Oil Stadium down there in Indianapolis. Gophers open the season Thursday, August 29th against North Carolina in Minneapolis. Guess what? The Minnesota Vikings open training camp this weekend. Rookies report to camp on Sunday. Veteran players next Tuesday. Coach Kevin O'Connell has made it clear.