Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, April 10, 2016

The Minnesota football team held its first spring game under Tracy Claeys on Saturday afternoon at TCF Bank Stadium.

[ MORE: Watch a replay of the Minnesota spring game on BTN2Go ]

Leading up to it all, BTN cameras followed Claeys, the longtime Jerry Kill assistant, around for an all-access look at a day with the Gophers.

Claeys became the interim coach following Kill's retirement midway through last season, and he earned the full-time position in November.

Watch our feature on Claeys in the video above.

And, check out some of the top Minnesota spring game highlights below.