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Gophers hot
Could this be the year Gophers football surprises everybody and makes a big jump from last year’s 5-7 record?
The Gophers certainly put on a good show Saturday in beating Miami (Ohio) 26-3. Coach P.J. Fleck wasn’t exactly happy with the defense, but the offense was excellent.
The Gophers and Iowa are the only teams in the Big Ten West without a loss. Division favorite Wisconsin lost at home Saturday to Brigham Young, which was a 22½-point underdog. Maryland, which plays host to the Gophers next week, also lost at home, to previously winless Temple.
So if the Gophers can beat Maryland, their next game, at home against Iowa, will tell the story of the season.
Offensively, the Gophers had some real stars Saturday. The combination of quarterback Zack Annexstad and Tyler Johnson reminds me of the Adam Weber-Eric Decker combination that set so many passing records.
Annexstad completed 12 of 20 passes for 142 yards with Johnson catching nine passes for 133 yards and two touchdowns. Johnson has caught 20 passes for 283 yards and five TDs in three games.
Annexstad’s big pass of the day might have come in the second quarter, when he hit running back Bryce Williams for a key first down on third-and-17. And what a day Williams had, rushing 33 times for 141 yards and catching that one big pass for 35 yards.
Lastly, let’s not forget the efforts of Emmit Carpenter, who kicked a 44-yard field goal and found the end zone on all of his kickoffs.
http://www.startribune.com/harrison...-face-familiar-rival-aaron-rodgers/493397441/
Go Gophers!!
Gophers hot
Could this be the year Gophers football surprises everybody and makes a big jump from last year’s 5-7 record?
The Gophers certainly put on a good show Saturday in beating Miami (Ohio) 26-3. Coach P.J. Fleck wasn’t exactly happy with the defense, but the offense was excellent.
The Gophers and Iowa are the only teams in the Big Ten West without a loss. Division favorite Wisconsin lost at home Saturday to Brigham Young, which was a 22½-point underdog. Maryland, which plays host to the Gophers next week, also lost at home, to previously winless Temple.
So if the Gophers can beat Maryland, their next game, at home against Iowa, will tell the story of the season.
Offensively, the Gophers had some real stars Saturday. The combination of quarterback Zack Annexstad and Tyler Johnson reminds me of the Adam Weber-Eric Decker combination that set so many passing records.
Annexstad completed 12 of 20 passes for 142 yards with Johnson catching nine passes for 133 yards and two touchdowns. Johnson has caught 20 passes for 283 yards and five TDs in three games.
Annexstad’s big pass of the day might have come in the second quarter, when he hit running back Bryce Williams for a key first down on third-and-17. And what a day Williams had, rushing 33 times for 141 yards and catching that one big pass for 35 yards.
Lastly, let’s not forget the efforts of Emmit Carpenter, who kicked a 44-yard field goal and found the end zone on all of his kickoffs.
http://www.startribune.com/harrison...-face-familiar-rival-aaron-rodgers/493397441/
Go Gophers!!