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n P.J. Fleck’s first two seasons as head coach, the Minnesota Golden Gophers were 0-11 when trailing going into the fourth quarter. That has changed with back-to-back comeback victories to open this season.
They were down 21-14 to Fresno State after three quarters before winning 38-35 in double-overtime Saturday, Sept 7. Two weeks ago, the Gophers trailed South Dakota State 21-20 before a late touchdown and two-point conversion turned it into a 28-21 victory.
The rallies were, albeit, over two programs in lower-level conferences or divisions, but Fresno State is a favorite to win the Mountain West and South Dakota State is one of highest-ranked programs in FCS.
Gophers defensive coordinator Joe Rossi held the same job at FCS-level Maine from 2009-11 and saw how bigger programs didn’t handle the threat of getting beat by an FCS school very well.
“A lot of times panic sets in late in the game,” he said last week.
But in the past two games, what Rossi saw from the Gophers was poise. “Guys knew what they needed to do,” he said. “They went out and executed on both sides of the ball and got the W.”
https://www.brainerddispatch.com/sp...st-fourth-quarter-comebacks-of-P.J.-Fleck-era
Go Gophers!!
n P.J. Fleck’s first two seasons as head coach, the Minnesota Golden Gophers were 0-11 when trailing going into the fourth quarter. That has changed with back-to-back comeback victories to open this season.
They were down 21-14 to Fresno State after three quarters before winning 38-35 in double-overtime Saturday, Sept 7. Two weeks ago, the Gophers trailed South Dakota State 21-20 before a late touchdown and two-point conversion turned it into a 28-21 victory.
The rallies were, albeit, over two programs in lower-level conferences or divisions, but Fresno State is a favorite to win the Mountain West and South Dakota State is one of highest-ranked programs in FCS.
Gophers defensive coordinator Joe Rossi held the same job at FCS-level Maine from 2009-11 and saw how bigger programs didn’t handle the threat of getting beat by an FCS school very well.
“A lot of times panic sets in late in the game,” he said last week.
But in the past two games, what Rossi saw from the Gophers was poise. “Guys knew what they needed to do,” he said. “They went out and executed on both sides of the ball and got the W.”
https://www.brainerddispatch.com/sp...st-fourth-quarter-comebacks-of-P.J.-Fleck-era
Go Gophers!!