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per Megan:
The Gophers’ upcoming Saturday opponent entered the weekend with the highest-scoring offense and stingiest defense in the Big Ten Conference. And for a precarious Gophers team, that’s a formidable challenge in reclaiming the Axe.
But the Gophers might not even have to encounter Wisconsin, the reigning Big Ten West champion, at all this season if they can’t control their COVID-19 spread.
When the Gophers faced Purdue on Friday, scraping by with a 34-31 win, they did so without more than 20 players from a combination of injuries and positive COVID-19 tests. The game still went on at TCF Bank Stadium, though Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said it was a “close” call.
The Gophers athletics department only releases testing updates at the end of the month and does not specify between players and staff or by sport. Fleck has declined to name specific players who have tested positive but has intimated as much, including for several early season absences among the kickers and punters.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
The Gophers’ upcoming Saturday opponent entered the weekend with the highest-scoring offense and stingiest defense in the Big Ten Conference. And for a precarious Gophers team, that’s a formidable challenge in reclaiming the Axe.
But the Gophers might not even have to encounter Wisconsin, the reigning Big Ten West champion, at all this season if they can’t control their COVID-19 spread.
When the Gophers faced Purdue on Friday, scraping by with a 34-31 win, they did so without more than 20 players from a combination of injuries and positive COVID-19 tests. The game still went on at TCF Bank Stadium, though Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said it was a “close” call.
The Gophers athletics department only releases testing updates at the end of the month and does not specify between players and staff or by sport. Fleck has declined to name specific players who have tested positive but has intimated as much, including for several early season absences among the kickers and punters.
Before facing Badgers, Gophers football needs to stop its virus spread
If that goal is not met, the games ahead could be in jeopardy.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!