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per Randy:
"We've played some really good teams since I've been here,'' said Fleck, who's in his seventh season at Minnesota. "They are one of the best.''
The Wolverines (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) are the two-time defending conference champions and are on track to make their third consecutive appearance in the College Football Playoff. They boast a quarterback in J.J. McCarthy who's completing 79% of his passes, a running back in Blake Corum who's tied for the national lead with nine touchdowns and a defense that's allowed only three TDs and just five opponent red-zone visits through five games.
"It doesn't matter who is in that football game [for Michigan], it just seems like they're always fresh because they have so many great players,'' Fleck said. "They do such a great job rotating them. And they all make plays.''
The Gophers (3-2, 1-1) enter the game coming off a 35-24 win over Louisiana in which they posted a season high in points and put together a second-half defensive effort that limited the Ragin' Cajuns to three first downs. They face a much more well-rounded offensive team in Michigan, and to compete the Gophers will need all three facets working efficiently.
"One thing we have to continue to work on is being cohesive, playing complementary football,'' Fleck said. "When we have success, we're really good at that.''
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Go Gophers!!
"We've played some really good teams since I've been here,'' said Fleck, who's in his seventh season at Minnesota. "They are one of the best.''
The Wolverines (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) are the two-time defending conference champions and are on track to make their third consecutive appearance in the College Football Playoff. They boast a quarterback in J.J. McCarthy who's completing 79% of his passes, a running back in Blake Corum who's tied for the national lead with nine touchdowns and a defense that's allowed only three TDs and just five opponent red-zone visits through five games.
"It doesn't matter who is in that football game [for Michigan], it just seems like they're always fresh because they have so many great players,'' Fleck said. "They do such a great job rotating them. And they all make plays.''
The Gophers (3-2, 1-1) enter the game coming off a 35-24 win over Louisiana in which they posted a season high in points and put together a second-half defensive effort that limited the Ragin' Cajuns to three first downs. They face a much more well-rounded offensive team in Michigan, and to compete the Gophers will need all three facets working efficiently.
"One thing we have to continue to work on is being cohesive, playing complementary football,'' Fleck said. "When we have success, we're really good at that.''
Gophers' next opponent, No. 2 Michigan, dominates on offense, defense
Coach P.J. Fleck said this Michigan football team is one of the best the Gophers have faced since he came to Minnesota in 2017.
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Go Gophers!!