Gophers defense will have hands full with Illinois running back Chase Brown

[BleedGopher]

per Greder:

Brown leads the nation with 879 rushing yards in six games, while Minnesota’s run defense is sixth in the country. That’s a grab-your-popcorn matchup when Minnesota faces No. 24 Illinois at 11 a.m. Saturday in Champaign, Ill.

Gophers defensive coordinator Joe Rossi credited not only Brown but an Illini offensive line that is playing at a “really high level.” With their big success on the ground, Rossi has seen it set up play-action passing.

Gophers defense will have hands full with Illinois running back Chase Brown

Brown leads the nation with 879 rushing yards in six games for the Illini.

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[#2Gopher]

Will be tough. However, if the players do their jobs and stay in their lanes. We can slow him down.

 

[MNVCGUY]

Will be tough. However, if the players do their jobs and stay in their lanes. We can slow him down.

And that is something Rossi is very good at coaching his guys to do and is one of the reasons our D has been as successful as it has been in spite of a lack of sacks. I feel confident that Rossi will have a good plan for keeping Brown in check as much as possible and forcing Illinois to beat us through the air.

On the flip side I think they are going to try and do the exact same thing to us in regards to Ibrahim.