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Soon after the Gophers’ 31-24 victory over Auburn in Wednesday’s Outback Bowl, Tanner Morgan glanced at his brown leather-banded wristwatch to check when the clock started ticking toward the 2020 season.
“It’s all going to start over — now,” Minnesota’s redshirt junior-to-be starting quarterback said.
GOPHERS OFFENSE
The U will have nine returning starters on offense, but the two departures are headliners at key skill positions: receiver Tyler Johnson and running back Rodney Smith. They combined for 7,950 yards from scrimmage and 62 touchdowns during their illustrious careers at the U.
GOPHERS DEFENSE
Minnesota’s defense, however, will undergo a much deeper makeover. Only four starters will return if, as expected, unanimous All-American safety Antoine Winfield Jr., turns pro after his just-concluded fourth season at the U.
The Gophers will lose five of their top six tacklers, including impact seniors on all three levels — Coughlin, linebackers Thomas Barber and Kamal Martin, nickel back Chris Williamson and potentially Winfield.
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Go Gophers!!
Soon after the Gophers’ 31-24 victory over Auburn in Wednesday’s Outback Bowl, Tanner Morgan glanced at his brown leather-banded wristwatch to check when the clock started ticking toward the 2020 season.
“It’s all going to start over — now,” Minnesota’s redshirt junior-to-be starting quarterback said.
GOPHERS OFFENSE
The U will have nine returning starters on offense, but the two departures are headliners at key skill positions: receiver Tyler Johnson and running back Rodney Smith. They combined for 7,950 yards from scrimmage and 62 touchdowns during their illustrious careers at the U.
GOPHERS DEFENSE
Minnesota’s defense, however, will undergo a much deeper makeover. Only four starters will return if, as expected, unanimous All-American safety Antoine Winfield Jr., turns pro after his just-concluded fourth season at the U.
The Gophers will lose five of their top six tacklers, including impact seniors on all three levels — Coughlin, linebackers Thomas Barber and Kamal Martin, nickel back Chris Williamson and potentially Winfield.
Look ahead to 2020: What Gophers football will look like next fall
Here’s how things look on both sides of the ball.
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Go Gophers!!