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per Randy:
In the grand scheme of things, one play late in the first half of the Gophers' 41-10 victory over Purdue didn't mean much. It wasn't a touchdown, nor did it lead to one, but it showed the attitude Minnesota took in rebounding from a 34-point loss at Illinois the week before and sent a message to the Boilermakers.
With 1:09 left in the first quarter, the Gophers got the ball at their 20-yard line after a Purdue punt. Running back Mohamed Ibrahim took the first-down handoff from Tanner Morgan and charged into the Boilermakers defensive front. The redshirt freshman appeared stuffed, but he kept his legs churning and a band of his teammates joined, pushing the pile in a rugby-like scrum for an 11-yard gain.
"That definitely gave us motivation going into halftime,'' said Ibrahim, who was a game-time decision to play because of an undisclosed injury but rushed 18 times for 155 yards. "I enjoyed it. We enjoyed it as a whole unit.''
His coach certainly enjoyed it, too.
"He's a tremendous, high-character, go-to-battle-with performer,'' P.J. Fleck said. "He's not that big, but he's got a bigger heart than every single one of us in this room combined. That's why he's here.''
Operating behind an offensive line that won one-on-one battles throughout the game, the 5-10, 205-pound Ibrahim got better as the game went on. He had 4 rushing yards through one quarter and 39 at halftime before gaining 102 on five carries in the third quarter as the Gophers tenderized Purdue's defense. Included in that were consecutive runs of 16 and 43 yards on a touchdown drive that made it 27-3, followed by a 33-yarder on the march that pushed the lead to 34-3.
"Mo's one of the toughest kids I know,'' Morgan said. "He takes a lot of hits each and every day and each and every game. But he's dependable. Whatever happens, we know we can go to Mo. He's gonna get that yard, he's gonna make those plays. He took over the game in the second half.''
Ibrahim notched his third 100-yard rushing game of the season, the most for a Gophers freshman since Laurence Maroney had five in 2003.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...fort-sets-tone-for-gophers-offense/500219532/
Go Gophers!!
In the grand scheme of things, one play late in the first half of the Gophers' 41-10 victory over Purdue didn't mean much. It wasn't a touchdown, nor did it lead to one, but it showed the attitude Minnesota took in rebounding from a 34-point loss at Illinois the week before and sent a message to the Boilermakers.
With 1:09 left in the first quarter, the Gophers got the ball at their 20-yard line after a Purdue punt. Running back Mohamed Ibrahim took the first-down handoff from Tanner Morgan and charged into the Boilermakers defensive front. The redshirt freshman appeared stuffed, but he kept his legs churning and a band of his teammates joined, pushing the pile in a rugby-like scrum for an 11-yard gain.
"That definitely gave us motivation going into halftime,'' said Ibrahim, who was a game-time decision to play because of an undisclosed injury but rushed 18 times for 155 yards. "I enjoyed it. We enjoyed it as a whole unit.''
His coach certainly enjoyed it, too.
"He's a tremendous, high-character, go-to-battle-with performer,'' P.J. Fleck said. "He's not that big, but he's got a bigger heart than every single one of us in this room combined. That's why he's here.''
Operating behind an offensive line that won one-on-one battles throughout the game, the 5-10, 205-pound Ibrahim got better as the game went on. He had 4 rushing yards through one quarter and 39 at halftime before gaining 102 on five carries in the third quarter as the Gophers tenderized Purdue's defense. Included in that were consecutive runs of 16 and 43 yards on a touchdown drive that made it 27-3, followed by a 33-yarder on the march that pushed the lead to 34-3.
"Mo's one of the toughest kids I know,'' Morgan said. "He takes a lot of hits each and every day and each and every game. But he's dependable. Whatever happens, we know we can go to Mo. He's gonna get that yard, he's gonna make those plays. He took over the game in the second half.''
Ibrahim notched his third 100-yard rushing game of the season, the most for a Gophers freshman since Laurence Maroney had five in 2003.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...fort-sets-tone-for-gophers-offense/500219532/
Go Gophers!!