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per First Level Media:
Football players get fewer chances to prove themselves than other athletes. In the pandemic-shortened 2020 Big Ten Conference season, teams’ opportunities to play games have gone down by at least 25 percent.
That makes Minnesota’s trip to Illinois on Saturday even more important for both squads. Off to 0-2 starts overall and in the conference, neither team can afford an 0-3 beginning with tougher opponents waiting in the wings.
“This league is really, really tough,” Golden Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said after his team’s 45-44 overtime loss at Maryland last week. “It doesn’t matter who you play. We were a first down or two away from finishing that game and just weren’t able to.”
Fleck added Monday, “We’ve got a lot of really good players, but they’re just inexperienced and they’re getting experience right now. Especially with the COVID season, you usually benefit from all that offseason work, but everybody’s in the same boat right now, and we got to find a way to be better.”
www.lindyssports.com
Go Gophers!!
Football players get fewer chances to prove themselves than other athletes. In the pandemic-shortened 2020 Big Ten Conference season, teams’ opportunities to play games have gone down by at least 25 percent.
That makes Minnesota’s trip to Illinois on Saturday even more important for both squads. Off to 0-2 starts overall and in the conference, neither team can afford an 0-3 beginning with tougher opponents waiting in the wings.
“This league is really, really tough,” Golden Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said after his team’s 45-44 overtime loss at Maryland last week. “It doesn’t matter who you play. We were a first down or two away from finishing that game and just weren’t able to.”
Fleck added Monday, “We’ve got a lot of really good players, but they’re just inexperienced and they’re getting experience right now. Especially with the COVID season, you usually benefit from all that offseason work, but everybody’s in the same boat right now, and we got to find a way to be better.”
Minnesota, Illinois both desperate for first win | Lindy's Sports
Football players get fewer chances to prove themselves than other athletes. In the pandemic-shortened 2020 Big Ten Conference season, teams' opportunities to play games have gone down by at least 25 percent.
www.lindyssports.com
Go Gophers!!