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Per Randy:
This week, Gophers embark on a stretch of seven games over eight weeks of Big Ten play to close the season and stamp their 2023 legacy.
It starts with what might be the biggest challenge of all: Second-ranked Michigan, which has been in the College Football Playoff the past two seasons, visits Huntington Bank Stadium on Saturday night. Mixed in are a trip to Iowa, which hasn't lost to a P.J. Fleck-coached Gophers team and where Minnesota hasn't won since 1999; a trip to No. 4 Ohio State, which is 40-2 vs. the Gophers since 1969; and the home finale against archrival Wisconsin.
The Gophers weren't the favorites to win the Big Ten's West Division but were considered contenders. And given the state of the West so far — every team but 1-0 Wisconsin has at least one Big Ten loss — the division is up for grabs. For the Gophers, though, that loss to Northwestern hangs like an anchor, and shedding that weight likely would take a win over Michigan or Ohio State to avoid three or more Big Ten defeats.
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Go Gophers!!
This week, Gophers embark on a stretch of seven games over eight weeks of Big Ten play to close the season and stamp their 2023 legacy.
It starts with what might be the biggest challenge of all: Second-ranked Michigan, which has been in the College Football Playoff the past two seasons, visits Huntington Bank Stadium on Saturday night. Mixed in are a trip to Iowa, which hasn't lost to a P.J. Fleck-coached Gophers team and where Minnesota hasn't won since 1999; a trip to No. 4 Ohio State, which is 40-2 vs. the Gophers since 1969; and the home finale against archrival Wisconsin.
The Gophers weren't the favorites to win the Big Ten's West Division but were considered contenders. And given the state of the West so far — every team but 1-0 Wisconsin has at least one Big Ten loss — the division is up for grabs. For the Gophers, though, that loss to Northwestern hangs like an anchor, and shedding that weight likely would take a win over Michigan or Ohio State to avoid three or more Big Ten defeats.
Gophers complete nonconference schedule; now comes the tough part — facing only Big Ten rivals
Gophers Football Insider: The Gophers now embark on a stretch of seven games over eight weeks of Big Ten play to stamp their 2023 legacy. First up is No. 2-ranked Michigan.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!