Chip Scoggins
Columnist
SportsChip Scoggins is a sports columnist and enterprise writer for the Minnesota Star Tribune. A graduate of the University of Missouri journalism school, Scoggins worked at newspapers in Texas, Connecticut, North Carolina and Chicago before joining the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2000. He has been named Minnesota's Sportswriter of the Year four times by the National Sports Media Association.
Latest from Chip Scoggins
How do Minnesota pros prepare for a game? Collier, Faber, Gobert and others showed us.
Special report: Go behind Minnesota's pro-athlete curtain to see how the best athletes in our state get ready for their biggest moment: gameday.
December 9, 2025
Scoggins: Vikings defense feeds off a vintage performance by Harrison Smith
“We had a good time out there,” Smith said of the 31-0 win over Washington. That statement hasn’t been a frequent theme this season.
December 8, 2025
Scoggins: Déjà vu visits the ol’ Barn as Gophers upset Indiana in Big Ten opener
Missing three of their top players, and on a three-game losing streak, the U found something special in tripping the unbeaten Hoosiers.
December 4, 2025
Scoggins: Legendary Minnesota sports figure dies at 105
WWII veteran and Hall of Fall high school football coach Stan Nelson’s legacy will live on.
December 3, 2025
Scoggins: Lindsey’s strong season gives U something to build around for 2026
His first regular season concluded with a trophy-game victory, another game where he showed the traits that gave the Gophers confidence to start a redshirt freshman to begin with.
November 30, 2025
Scoggins: How’d the Vikings get here? It started with a bad plan.
The Vikings’ brain trust miscalculated in its pairing of unproven QB J.J. McCarthy with an expensive, veteran roster constructed to contend immediately.
November 25, 2025
Scoggins: Vikings' second half vs. Packers is worst NFL performance I've ever seen
The Vikings' blueprint for success requires near perfection around J.J. McCarthy. But this team is proving to be unreliable and undisciplined in all phases.
November 24, 2025
Scoggins: Vikings have plenty of mixed metaphors, but few quick fixes, for J.J. McCarthy
A society, and a fanbase, seeking instant gratification doesn’t mix well with a young Vikings quarterback who requires a lot of work.
November 23, 2025
Scoggins: When Vikings play at Lambeau Field, things get weird, full moon or not
Brett Favre has taken part in more strange moments in Green Bay than most players over the past 27 years.
November 19, 2025
Tears then, love now: She’s coached football at Minneapolis North for 26 seasons
Football Across Minnesota: Any program in the state would be lucky to have Beulah Verdell. A special teams coach and a matriarch, "she’s a Polar" for life.
November 18, 2025
Scoggins: This J.J. McCarthy performance might have been the most alarming of all
The Vikings quarterback benefited from solid pass protection and an effective running game vs. the Bears. So what’s going on with his accuracy?
November 17, 2025
Scoggins: Spring Lake Park’s turnaround builds with ‘a different kind of intensity’
The Panthers upset St. Thomas Academy and head undefeated to the Class 5A Prep Bowl a season after going 4-6.
November 15, 2025
