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per Hammersley:
This week, the Bucks take on a 3-2 Minnesota Golden Gophers squad. Unlike the last two games (Penn State and Indiana), the Gophers bring a true passing quarterback.
Zack Annexstad is the man under center for the Gophers. He’s a true freshman, and slingshotted up the depth chart over training camp due to there not being a true veteran on the roster. While he doesn’t have a lot of experience, he’s been the showrunner for this Gopher offense through five games. Annexstad has passed for 924 yards and eight touchdowns on 75-of-144 passing. He’s also thrown five interceptions, too. Doing the math—or in this case, peeking at the stat sheets—shows that Annexstad is averaging 184.8 yards in the air per contest. That’s not a bad average to have, especially for a freshman in the Big Ten. But, the competition faced hasn’t been anywhere near what Ohio State will bring on Saturday afternoon in Columbus.
Last week, Annexstad upped his average with a 218-yard, three TD performance at home against Iowa. However, he threw three of his five interceptions to the Hawkeyes, and the Gophers ended up taking a loss, 48-31. Not only did the Gophers lose out on bringing the Floyd of Rosedale back to Minneapolis, but the Hawkeyes gave the PJ Fleck-coached program their second-straight loss of the season. Now, the Gophers’ boat may go over the waterfall, as they have the Buckeyes and Nebraska Cornhuskers on tap—and both are road games.
It’s a trial by fire for Annexstad, but to get to this point (a starting QB) early in his career, you have to be doing something correct. Even in the first loss of the season to Maryland, he made some highlight worthy plays.
https://www.landgrantholyland.com/2...ate-football-preview-minnesota-zack-annexstad
Go Gophers!!
This week, the Bucks take on a 3-2 Minnesota Golden Gophers squad. Unlike the last two games (Penn State and Indiana), the Gophers bring a true passing quarterback.
Zack Annexstad is the man under center for the Gophers. He’s a true freshman, and slingshotted up the depth chart over training camp due to there not being a true veteran on the roster. While he doesn’t have a lot of experience, he’s been the showrunner for this Gopher offense through five games. Annexstad has passed for 924 yards and eight touchdowns on 75-of-144 passing. He’s also thrown five interceptions, too. Doing the math—or in this case, peeking at the stat sheets—shows that Annexstad is averaging 184.8 yards in the air per contest. That’s not a bad average to have, especially for a freshman in the Big Ten. But, the competition faced hasn’t been anywhere near what Ohio State will bring on Saturday afternoon in Columbus.
Last week, Annexstad upped his average with a 218-yard, three TD performance at home against Iowa. However, he threw three of his five interceptions to the Hawkeyes, and the Gophers ended up taking a loss, 48-31. Not only did the Gophers lose out on bringing the Floyd of Rosedale back to Minneapolis, but the Hawkeyes gave the PJ Fleck-coached program their second-straight loss of the season. Now, the Gophers’ boat may go over the waterfall, as they have the Buckeyes and Nebraska Cornhuskers on tap—and both are road games.
It’s a trial by fire for Annexstad, but to get to this point (a starting QB) early in his career, you have to be doing something correct. Even in the first loss of the season to Maryland, he made some highlight worthy plays.
https://www.landgrantholyland.com/2...ate-football-preview-minnesota-zack-annexstad
Go Gophers!!