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Gophers football: The clock is running, Oct. 31, 2015
Tracy Claeys’ first game as Gophers’ interim coach following Jerry Kill’s resignation looked like it was going to have a fairy tale ending. But Claeys’ clock management, or lack of it, made it a nightmare and his quarterback, Mitch Leidner, didn’t help matters.
Minnesota trailed 15th-ranked Michigan, 29-26, on Halloween night at TCF Bank Stadium, when Leidner directed a drive late in the fourth quarter that looked like it ended with a 23-yard pass to Drew Wolitarsky with 19 seconds left that initially was ruled a touchdown.
A review showed Wolitarsky’s knee hit the turf just before the ball crossed the goal line, meaning the Gophers had first-and-goal from a half-yard out with one timeout. The Gophers would have to work hard to lose this game. That’s exactly what they did.
The clock started after the review was complete, but Leidner clearly did not realize this and he wasn’t given any help when offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover sent in a play that included plenty of motion and shifts and ate up 17 seconds. Leidner then threw an incomplete pass, meaning the Gophers could either attempt a tying field goal or go for the win on fourth down.
Claeys did the latter and Leidner was stuffed on a sneak attempt as time expired. The fans in TCF Bank Stadium were stunned as Michigan sprinted to grab the Little Brown Jug. The Gophers, as they have done too many times, had turned what appeared to be sure victory into an agonizing defeat.
http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2018/06/zulgad-worst-blunders-minnesota-sports-plenty-pick/
Go Gophers!!
Gophers football: The clock is running, Oct. 31, 2015
Tracy Claeys’ first game as Gophers’ interim coach following Jerry Kill’s resignation looked like it was going to have a fairy tale ending. But Claeys’ clock management, or lack of it, made it a nightmare and his quarterback, Mitch Leidner, didn’t help matters.
Minnesota trailed 15th-ranked Michigan, 29-26, on Halloween night at TCF Bank Stadium, when Leidner directed a drive late in the fourth quarter that looked like it ended with a 23-yard pass to Drew Wolitarsky with 19 seconds left that initially was ruled a touchdown.
A review showed Wolitarsky’s knee hit the turf just before the ball crossed the goal line, meaning the Gophers had first-and-goal from a half-yard out with one timeout. The Gophers would have to work hard to lose this game. That’s exactly what they did.
The clock started after the review was complete, but Leidner clearly did not realize this and he wasn’t given any help when offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover sent in a play that included plenty of motion and shifts and ate up 17 seconds. Leidner then threw an incomplete pass, meaning the Gophers could either attempt a tying field goal or go for the win on fourth down.
Claeys did the latter and Leidner was stuffed on a sneak attempt as time expired. The fans in TCF Bank Stadium were stunned as Michigan sprinted to grab the Little Brown Jug. The Gophers, as they have done too many times, had turned what appeared to be sure victory into an agonizing defeat.
http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2018/06/zulgad-worst-blunders-minnesota-sports-plenty-pick/
Go Gophers!!