The University of Wisconsin Twitter account has frequently made mention of the fact that Twitter was not around the last time the Minnesota Golden Gophers won Paul Bunyan’s Axe, so you can imagine the Tweet storm that ensued once the players re-claimed the axe.
Several current players took to Twitter as part of their celebration:
To the University, the entire state of Minnesota, and all of the alumni that have played in this game... THIS ONE IS FOR YOU #SkiUMah #RTB pic.twitter.com/usEBHN0XaT
— Emmit Carpenter (@Mit_Carp) November 25, 2018
It was also a proud moment for a number of Gopher Football alumni:
Not since Glen Mason has the Axe been in Minnesota.