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per the AP:
With a new position coach, a couple of junior-college transfers in the starting lineup and another as a key backup, Minnesota’s offensive line has undergone a significant change in identity.
The primary focus, buoyed by an intense offseason of work in the weight room, for the Gophers in 2016 was to present more of a punishing group of blockers to help restore the power in the running game. “Road graders” was the way coach Tracy Claeys colorfully described the style of players desired up front.
Their performance in the opener was a promising start. Quarterback Mitch Leidner wasn’t sacked in the game, and the Gophers rushed for touchdowns on all four trips inside the 20-yard line.
“There were Oregon State players falling over the place,” Leidner said, “so it was good to see the o-line knocking people on the ground.”
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/09/09/gophers-offensive-line/
Go Gophers!!
With a new position coach, a couple of junior-college transfers in the starting lineup and another as a key backup, Minnesota’s offensive line has undergone a significant change in identity.
The primary focus, buoyed by an intense offseason of work in the weight room, for the Gophers in 2016 was to present more of a punishing group of blockers to help restore the power in the running game. “Road graders” was the way coach Tracy Claeys colorfully described the style of players desired up front.
Their performance in the opener was a promising start. Quarterback Mitch Leidner wasn’t sacked in the game, and the Gophers rushed for touchdowns on all four trips inside the 20-yard line.
“There were Oregon State players falling over the place,” Leidner said, “so it was good to see the o-line knocking people on the ground.”
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/09/09/gophers-offensive-line/
Go Gophers!!