Minnesota Football: 3 takeaways from lopsided win over Colorado

BleedGopher · Sep 17, 2022

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Chris Autman-Bell Injury was and would be a huge loss

On the Gophers’ final drive of the first half, Autman-Bell was running a drag route across the middle of the field when Tanner Morgan threw a ball behind him. In an effort to make a tough catch, Autman-Bell tweaked his knee and quickly fell to the ground.

Autman-Bell was clearly in pain and needed assistance from the trainers to get off the field. He did not return to the game after heading to the locker room.

The Gophers Defense was dominant again

The Gophers’ defense looked great once again today. Entering today’s game, the Gophers led the nation in yards allowed per game and were second in points allowed per game. Those rankings shouldn’t change much after another great performance from the defense again today.

The Gophers finished the day allowing just 226 total yards and only14 first downs. In the first half, the Gophers’ defense held Colorado to just 25 total yards, before pulling a number of their starters for the second half. Safety Michael Dixon was all over the field and broke up a plethora of passes. Captain, and middle linebacker, Mariano Sori-Marin was great again clogging up the middle of the field.

The Minnesota football secondary was glued to Colorado receiving options all game long. There were multiple instances in which the Gophers blitzed 6 and failed to reach the quarterback, but the defensive backs still did not allow a pass-catching option to get open.

Mohamed Ibrahim is as good as ever

Mohamed Ibrahim continued to add to his already spectacular Gopher career in today’s game against Colorado. Ibrahim returned to Minnesota for a sixth year after suffering a season-ending Achilles injury in the Gophers’ season opener against Ohio State last season.