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One of a kind Gophers win
I’ve never seen a win like the Gophers had on Saturday over Georgia Southern to finish their wild nonconference schedule 3-0.
Late in the fourth quarter the Maroon and Gold gave up a blocked field goal for a touchdown and then watched as Tanner Morgan was sacked, fumbled and had that returned for a touchdown — all of which happened in a span of 3 minutes, 18 seconds, but they still found some way to win this game.
P.J. Fleck’s squad tried to beat themselves in this contest as that shocking turn of events turned a 28-20 Gophers lead to a 32-28 deficit with 3:47 left and no timeouts remaining.
But like their close wins over South Dakota State and Fresno State, you can credit the Gophers receivers for saving another win.
Rashod Bateman had the biggest play of the game in their opening win against SDSU, a 42-yard fingertip touchdown catch down the sideline.
In their win at Fresno State it was Chris Autman-Bell catching a 20-yard pass on fourth down with 46 seconds left to force overtime.
On Saturday it was Tyler Johnson, who finished with 10 receptions for 140 yards and three scores and capped off his day with the game-winning touchdown catch with 13 seconds left.
There’s no doubt that none of these nonconference games were dominant or pretty, but 3-0 is 3-0 and that’s all anyone will remember.
http://www.startribune.com/vikings-...-barr-everson-griffen-still-around/560362282/
Go Gophers!!
One of a kind Gophers win
I’ve never seen a win like the Gophers had on Saturday over Georgia Southern to finish their wild nonconference schedule 3-0.
Late in the fourth quarter the Maroon and Gold gave up a blocked field goal for a touchdown and then watched as Tanner Morgan was sacked, fumbled and had that returned for a touchdown — all of which happened in a span of 3 minutes, 18 seconds, but they still found some way to win this game.
P.J. Fleck’s squad tried to beat themselves in this contest as that shocking turn of events turned a 28-20 Gophers lead to a 32-28 deficit with 3:47 left and no timeouts remaining.
But like their close wins over South Dakota State and Fresno State, you can credit the Gophers receivers for saving another win.
Rashod Bateman had the biggest play of the game in their opening win against SDSU, a 42-yard fingertip touchdown catch down the sideline.
In their win at Fresno State it was Chris Autman-Bell catching a 20-yard pass on fourth down with 46 seconds left to force overtime.
On Saturday it was Tyler Johnson, who finished with 10 receptions for 140 yards and three scores and capped off his day with the game-winning touchdown catch with 13 seconds left.
There’s no doubt that none of these nonconference games were dominant or pretty, but 3-0 is 3-0 and that’s all anyone will remember.
http://www.startribune.com/vikings-...-barr-everson-griffen-still-around/560362282/
Go Gophers!!