Some big shoes to fill on the defensive side of the ball next year with Royston, Tinsley, Jacobs, and Kirksey all gone. Beal is key from an LB standpoint assuming he recovers, not sure who steps up in the secondary but someone will have to. Getting Stoudermire back for another year will be huge, if he doesn't get another year things could be very dicey in the secondary. Some good potential on the D-Line, hopefully they continue to develop.
Offense should be in good shape outside of finding a go-to-guy at receiver and figuring out the best 5 for the O-Line. Bennett will be missed from a leadership standpoint and special teams standpoint but he was not a huge factor at RB. Not sure who fills McKnight's shoes. I don't think Crawford-Tufts was hurt but he was invisible out there today if he played. Moulton dropped the only ball that came his way and once again Lair was a non-factor in the passing game. Then again Gray was just 7-14 for 85 yards so the passing game was pretty much a non factor the whole game. Worked against Illinois today but something that will need to take big strides next year for the Gophers to be competitive with everyone.
Great win and a good way to end the season on a high note before heading into the long layoff.
