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Per Randy:
He’s spent time as an NFL wide receiver, a sixth-grade social studies teacher and a head football coach for the past 13 years. As Saturday night stretched into Sunday morning at California Memorial Stadium, P.J. Fleck took on another role: a would-be pharmacist recommending some over-the-counter medication.
“It’s about swallowing the pill of accountability,” Fleck said after his Gophers suffered a fourth-quarter collapse in a 27-14 loss to Cal. “All of us — head coach, coaches, players, staff, everybody. … It’s simple. I didn’t do a good enough job of getting this team prepared, and maybe I overthought it."
The Gophers left Berkeley with their first loss of the season, one built on mistakes they avoided in a 2-0 start against overmatched Buffalo and Northwestern (La.) State. Facing an opponent from another Power Four conference, the Gophers didn’t own the key moments in a game that saw the Golden Bears leading by a tight, 17-14 margin midway through the fourth quarter.
A missed 51-yard field-goal attempt by Brady Denaburg, which followed an unsuccessful and highly questioned run call on third-and-7 from the Cal 30-yard line, started the downturn. It continued when Koi Perich muffed a punt that the Bears recovered at the Gophers 8 and cashed in for a touchdown and 10-point lead three plays later. A turnover on downs led to a Cal field goal to end matters.
“Sometimes, you can just kind of feel the energy down a little bit, and that can’t happen,” said Gophers quarterback Drake Lindsey, who passed for 205 yards and a touchdown with an interception in his first road start.
The bye this week could help the Gophers rediscover that energy and tidy up their game.
“There’s only one thing we can do now; the past is the past,” Lindsey said. “We’ve gotta create our future at this point.”
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Go Gophers!!
He’s spent time as an NFL wide receiver, a sixth-grade social studies teacher and a head football coach for the past 13 years. As Saturday night stretched into Sunday morning at California Memorial Stadium, P.J. Fleck took on another role: a would-be pharmacist recommending some over-the-counter medication.
“It’s about swallowing the pill of accountability,” Fleck said after his Gophers suffered a fourth-quarter collapse in a 27-14 loss to Cal. “All of us — head coach, coaches, players, staff, everybody. … It’s simple. I didn’t do a good enough job of getting this team prepared, and maybe I overthought it."
The Gophers left Berkeley with their first loss of the season, one built on mistakes they avoided in a 2-0 start against overmatched Buffalo and Northwestern (La.) State. Facing an opponent from another Power Four conference, the Gophers didn’t own the key moments in a game that saw the Golden Bears leading by a tight, 17-14 margin midway through the fourth quarter.
A missed 51-yard field-goal attempt by Brady Denaburg, which followed an unsuccessful and highly questioned run call on third-and-7 from the Cal 30-yard line, started the downturn. It continued when Koi Perich muffed a punt that the Bears recovered at the Gophers 8 and cashed in for a touchdown and 10-point lead three plays later. A turnover on downs led to a Cal field goal to end matters.
“Sometimes, you can just kind of feel the energy down a little bit, and that can’t happen,” said Gophers quarterback Drake Lindsey, who passed for 205 yards and a touchdown with an interception in his first road start.
The bye this week could help the Gophers rediscover that energy and tidy up their game.
“There’s only one thing we can do now; the past is the past,” Lindsey said. “We’ve gotta create our future at this point.”
After suffering first loss of the season last week, Gophers using bye week to regroup
In the first road start of his career, Gophers redshirt freshman quarterback Drake Lindsey passed for 205 yards and a touchdown with an interception.
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Go Gophers!!
