BleedGopher
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per Rittenberg:
Anyone who watched the 2012 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas noticed Minnesota offensive lineman Zac Epping midway through the second quarter. Epping drew personal-foul penalties on back-to-back plays, which, combined with a sack and an illegal block foul, resulted in a third-and-49 situation for the Gophers. Although Epping might not have been a fan favorite at that very moment, he displayed an attitude and an edge that Minnesota's offensive line has, quite frankly, lacked for years.
Epping's penalties generated attention, but his overall performance in the game flew under the radar. When I reached out to Minnesota for Big Ten all-bowl team offensive line candidates, the coaches nominated Epping, who had graded out best among the Gophers linemen in a game where Minnesota piled up 222 rush yards. The Gophers had generated a meager 4 net rush yards in their final regular-season game against Michigan State and just 87 the previous week against Nebraska.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post...rings-edge-to-minnesota-golden-gophers-o-line
Go Gophers!!
Anyone who watched the 2012 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas noticed Minnesota offensive lineman Zac Epping midway through the second quarter. Epping drew personal-foul penalties on back-to-back plays, which, combined with a sack and an illegal block foul, resulted in a third-and-49 situation for the Gophers. Although Epping might not have been a fan favorite at that very moment, he displayed an attitude and an edge that Minnesota's offensive line has, quite frankly, lacked for years.
Epping's penalties generated attention, but his overall performance in the game flew under the radar. When I reached out to Minnesota for Big Ten all-bowl team offensive line candidates, the coaches nominated Epping, who had graded out best among the Gophers linemen in a game where Minnesota piled up 222 rush yards. The Gophers had generated a meager 4 net rush yards in their final regular-season game against Michigan State and just 87 the previous week against Nebraska.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post...rings-edge-to-minnesota-golden-gophers-o-line
Go Gophers!!