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Per Randy:
An offense, though, isn’t built on a quarterback alone, and Harbaugh aims to make sure there’s steak behind the sizzle.
“I know with a young quarterback — and this goes without saying — the run game has to be his friend,’’ Harbaugh said.
To that end, Lindsey has a very good friend in junior running back Darius Taylor, who amassed 1,336 all-purpose yards last year while also catching 54 passes, the most by any Big Ten running back. Taylor burst on the scene as a freshman in 2023 by posting three games of 200 or more all-purpose yards while being limited to six games because of injuries.
Should Taylor take the next step in his progression — he finished 14 yards shy of a 1,000-yard rushing season last year — the Gophers could have the offensive balance that will make the play-action game all that more effective.
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Go Gophers!!
An offense, though, isn’t built on a quarterback alone, and Harbaugh aims to make sure there’s steak behind the sizzle.
“I know with a young quarterback — and this goes without saying — the run game has to be his friend,’’ Harbaugh said.
To that end, Lindsey has a very good friend in junior running back Darius Taylor, who amassed 1,336 all-purpose yards last year while also catching 54 passes, the most by any Big Ten running back. Taylor burst on the scene as a freshman in 2023 by posting three games of 200 or more all-purpose yards while being limited to six games because of injuries.
Should Taylor take the next step in his progression — he finished 14 yards shy of a 1,000-yard rushing season last year — the Gophers could have the offensive balance that will make the play-action game all that more effective.
Drake Lindsey gets the headlines, but the redshirt freshman quarterback will need lots of support from Gophers running game, offensive line
The Minnesota Gophers offense is led by quarterback Drake Lindsey and running back Darius Taylor, but they'll need lots of support in a tough Big Ten football schedule.
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Go Gophers!!
