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per BTN:
Best individual matchup: CMU has a good signal-caller in Cooper Rush, who is 10th in the nation in passing with 3,703 yards and 25 TD tosses. The Chips are battle-tested from a rigorous schedule, taking on Michigan State, Oklahoma State and Syracuse in the non-conference. And Central Michigan is hot, arriving in Detroit having won five of its last six games. It will be vital for Gopher DE Theiren Cockran to get pressure on Rush. He is a lithe pass rusher who is quick off the edge and excels at pressuring the passer. Rush can’t work unfettered if the Gophers hope to win.
Best unit matchup: The Minnesota secondary vs. the CMU wideouts. The Gophers have a star-studded secondary, but injuries took a toll. CB Eric Murray enjoyed a good season, as did Briean Boddy-Calhoun. Both are future pros. The Chips’ 313 passing yards per game ranked behind only Bowling Green among MAC teams. Wideouts Jesse Kroll is Rush’s favorite target, catching 59 passes for 856 yards and four touchdowns. Murray and Boddy-Calhoun need to contain him and limit the big plays in the Central Michigan passing attack.
http://btn.com/2015/12/14/quick-lane-bowl-preview-minnesota-vs-central-michigan/
Go Gophers!!
Best individual matchup: CMU has a good signal-caller in Cooper Rush, who is 10th in the nation in passing with 3,703 yards and 25 TD tosses. The Chips are battle-tested from a rigorous schedule, taking on Michigan State, Oklahoma State and Syracuse in the non-conference. And Central Michigan is hot, arriving in Detroit having won five of its last six games. It will be vital for Gopher DE Theiren Cockran to get pressure on Rush. He is a lithe pass rusher who is quick off the edge and excels at pressuring the passer. Rush can’t work unfettered if the Gophers hope to win.
Best unit matchup: The Minnesota secondary vs. the CMU wideouts. The Gophers have a star-studded secondary, but injuries took a toll. CB Eric Murray enjoyed a good season, as did Briean Boddy-Calhoun. Both are future pros. The Chips’ 313 passing yards per game ranked behind only Bowling Green among MAC teams. Wideouts Jesse Kroll is Rush’s favorite target, catching 59 passes for 856 yards and four touchdowns. Murray and Boddy-Calhoun need to contain him and limit the big plays in the Central Michigan passing attack.
http://btn.com/2015/12/14/quick-lane-bowl-preview-minnesota-vs-central-michigan/
Go Gophers!!