Television: BTN Mark Followill (PXP) Matt Millen (Analyst) Elise Menaker (Reporter)
Followill is play by play guy for the Dallas Mavs and FC Dallas...UNT alum who did SMU football in past.
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NMSU Game Notes....Matt Millen in the booth
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Television: BTN Mark Followill (PXP) Matt Millen (Analyst) Elise Menaker (Reporter)
Followill is play by play guy for the Dallas Mavs and FC Dallas...UNT alum who did SMU football in past.
from the notes:
Pre-season honors (This team is loaded)
Chris Autman-Bell, WR • Watch List: East-West Shrine Bowl 1000, Senior Bowl • Third Team All-Big Ten (Athlon, PFF)
Trill Carter, DL • Second Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele)
Chuck Filiaga, OL • Watch List: Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award • Third Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele)
Jordan Howden, DB • Watch List: Senior Bowl • Fourth Team All-Big Ten (Athlon)
Mohamed Ibrahim, RB • Watch Lists: Doak Walker Award, East-West Shrine Bowl 1000, Maxwell Award, Senior Bowl • Second Team All-American (The Athletic) • Second Team All-Big Ten (Athlon, PFF, Phil Steele) • Third Team All-Big Ten (PFF) • No. 28 overall (No. 6 RB) on ESPN's Top 100 Players in 2022 • No. 21 on PFF's Top 25 Running Backs
Tanner Morgan, QB • Watch List: East-West Shrine Bowl 1000, Senior Bowl, Unitas Golden Arm Award, Wuerffel Trophy • No. 38 on PFF's Top 50 Quarterbacks
Tyler Nubin, DB • Watch List: East-West Shrine Bowl 1000, Senior Bowl • Third Team All-Big Ten (Athlon)
Trey Potts, RB • Fourth Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele)
Axel Ruschmeyer, OL • Third Team All-Big Ten (PFF)
Thomas Rush, DL • Watch List: East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 • Third Team All-Big Ten (Athlon, Phil Steele)
John Michael Schmitz, OL • Watch Lists: East-West Shrine Bowl 1000, Lombardi Award, Outland Trophy, Rimington Award, Senior Bowl • First Team All-American (The Athletic, Athlon, ESPN) • Second Team All-American (AP, CBS, PFF, Phil Steele, Walter Camp) • First Team All-Big Ten (Athlon, PFF, Phil Steele) • No. 73 overall (No. 2 C) on ESPN's Top 100 Players in 2022 • No. 4 on PFF's Top 25 Interior Offensive Linemen
Mariano Sori-Marin, LB • Watch List: Butkus Award, East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 • Third Team All-Big Ten (Athlon, Phil Steele)
Brevyn Spann-Ford, TE • Watch List: East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 • Fourth Team All-Big Ten (Athlon) • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (PFF) • No. 20 on PFF's Top 25 Tight Ends
Justin Walley, DB • Third Team All-Big Ten (PFF) • Fourth Team All-Big Ten (Athlon)
Brady Weeks, LS • Third Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele)
Dylan Wright, WR • Watch List: Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award • Third Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele)
Pre-season honors (This team is loaded)
Chris Autman-Bell, WR • Watch List: East-West Shrine Bowl 1000, Senior Bowl • Third Team All-Big Ten (Athlon, PFF)
Trill Carter, DL • Second Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele)
Chuck Filiaga, OL • Watch List: Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award • Third Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele)
Jordan Howden, DB • Watch List: Senior Bowl • Fourth Team All-Big Ten (Athlon)
Mohamed Ibrahim, RB • Watch Lists: Doak Walker Award, East-West Shrine Bowl 1000, Maxwell Award, Senior Bowl • Second Team All-American (The Athletic) • Second Team All-Big Ten (Athlon, PFF, Phil Steele) • Third Team All-Big Ten (PFF) • No. 28 overall (No. 6 RB) on ESPN's Top 100 Players in 2022 • No. 21 on PFF's Top 25 Running Backs
Tanner Morgan, QB • Watch List: East-West Shrine Bowl 1000, Senior Bowl, Unitas Golden Arm Award, Wuerffel Trophy • No. 38 on PFF's Top 50 Quarterbacks
Tyler Nubin, DB • Watch List: East-West Shrine Bowl 1000, Senior Bowl • Third Team All-Big Ten (Athlon)
Trey Potts, RB • Fourth Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele)
Axel Ruschmeyer, OL • Third Team All-Big Ten (PFF)
Thomas Rush, DL • Watch List: East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 • Third Team All-Big Ten (Athlon, Phil Steele)
John Michael Schmitz, OL • Watch Lists: East-West Shrine Bowl 1000, Lombardi Award, Outland Trophy, Rimington Award, Senior Bowl • First Team All-American (The Athletic, Athlon, ESPN) • Second Team All-American (AP, CBS, PFF, Phil Steele, Walter Camp) • First Team All-Big Ten (Athlon, PFF, Phil Steele) • No. 73 overall (No. 2 C) on ESPN's Top 100 Players in 2022 • No. 4 on PFF's Top 25 Interior Offensive Linemen
Mariano Sori-Marin, LB • Watch List: Butkus Award, East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 • Third Team All-Big Ten (Athlon, Phil Steele)
Brevyn Spann-Ford, TE • Watch List: East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 • Fourth Team All-Big Ten (Athlon) • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (PFF) • No. 20 on PFF's Top 25 Tight Ends
Justin Walley, DB • Third Team All-Big Ten (PFF) • Fourth Team All-Big Ten (Athlon)
Brady Weeks, LS • Third Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele)
Dylan Wright, WR • Watch List: Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award • Third Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele)
Love this from the notes:
Minnesota is coming off a season where it finished with the No. 3 total defense in the country, allowing just 278.8 yards per game.
It was the program's lowest mark since 1974 when it allowed just 135.4 yards per game.
The Golden Gophers held each of their last eight opponents under 300 yards of total offense, the longest active streak in the nation. On the season they held nine teams below that number, tying with Alabama for the second most in the FBS behind only Wisconsin (11).
The Gophers had one of the strongest rush defenses in the country, ranking eighth nationally and second in the Big Ten by allowing 97.5 rushing yards per game. That was the best opponent rush total for the Gophers since a program-record 52.2 yards allowed per game in 1962. Only two opponents last year gained over 185 rushing yards and seven were held to less than 80 rushing yards.
The -19 rushing yards allowed at Colorado on Sept. 18 were the second fewest in any game in the country last year and the fewest involving two Power 5 teams.
Minnesota led the country last year in fewest opponent rush attempts (376) and ranked seventh in opponent rush yards (1268), 12th in opponent rushing touchdowns (11) and 13th in opponent yards per carry (3.37).
Teams didn't have much success through the air either as Minnesota ranked eighth in the country and second in the Big Ten with 181.2 yards allowed per game. Four times last year Minnesota held a team below 100 yards passing, tied with Arizona for the third most in the country behind Washington and Georgia, who each did it five time.
The Gophers held opponents to 17.3 points per game, good for sixth in the country. It was the first time since 1999 (16.3) and the second time since 1977 (15.5) that Minnesota held its opponents below 20 points per game. The Gophers held nine opponents to 16 points or fewer last year, tied with Wisconsin for second most in the nation behind only Georgia (12).
Minnesota is coming off a season where it finished with the No. 3 total defense in the country, allowing just 278.8 yards per game.
It was the program's lowest mark since 1974 when it allowed just 135.4 yards per game.
The Golden Gophers held each of their last eight opponents under 300 yards of total offense, the longest active streak in the nation. On the season they held nine teams below that number, tying with Alabama for the second most in the FBS behind only Wisconsin (11).
The Gophers had one of the strongest rush defenses in the country, ranking eighth nationally and second in the Big Ten by allowing 97.5 rushing yards per game. That was the best opponent rush total for the Gophers since a program-record 52.2 yards allowed per game in 1962. Only two opponents last year gained over 185 rushing yards and seven were held to less than 80 rushing yards.
The -19 rushing yards allowed at Colorado on Sept. 18 were the second fewest in any game in the country last year and the fewest involving two Power 5 teams.
Minnesota led the country last year in fewest opponent rush attempts (376) and ranked seventh in opponent rush yards (1268), 12th in opponent rushing touchdowns (11) and 13th in opponent yards per carry (3.37).
Teams didn't have much success through the air either as Minnesota ranked eighth in the country and second in the Big Ten with 181.2 yards allowed per game. Four times last year Minnesota held a team below 100 yards passing, tied with Arizona for the third most in the country behind Washington and Georgia, who each did it five time.
The Gophers held opponents to 17.3 points per game, good for sixth in the country. It was the first time since 1999 (16.3) and the second time since 1977 (15.5) that Minnesota held its opponents below 20 points per game. The Gophers held nine opponents to 16 points or fewer last year, tied with Wisconsin for second most in the nation behind only Georgia (12).