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per the Daily:
The Gophers have relied on the ground game to stay undefeated through three nonconference games this year.
But what about the passing game?
The Gophers currently rank second-to-last in the Big Ten in terms of passing yards per game with an average of 173. Rutgers (1-3) is the only team with less, with 164 average yards per game. The best receiving team in the Big Ten is Ohio State (4-1) with 319 yards and three receiving touchdowns per game.
"My confidence level is we have what we have and I believe in the guys we put on the field to be able to do that job, but a lot of the guys we put on that field haven't had the game experience to prove it yet," said head coach P.J. Fleck. "We're going to run our offense."
Underclassmen play a big part of the receiving core, as the depth chart lists four of six receivers as underclassmen. The two leading receivers, Tyler Johnson and Demetrius Douglas, are also underclassmen.
“You’re not just going to be the best wideout in the country the first rep you take,” Fleck said. “We’ve got to speed that up for these players and that’s why you’re going to start to see this youth movement of all these guys coming in inexperienced.”
http://www.mndaily.com/article/2017...-gophers-receiving-core-looks-for-improvement
Go Gophers!!
The Gophers have relied on the ground game to stay undefeated through three nonconference games this year.
But what about the passing game?
The Gophers currently rank second-to-last in the Big Ten in terms of passing yards per game with an average of 173. Rutgers (1-3) is the only team with less, with 164 average yards per game. The best receiving team in the Big Ten is Ohio State (4-1) with 319 yards and three receiving touchdowns per game.
"My confidence level is we have what we have and I believe in the guys we put on the field to be able to do that job, but a lot of the guys we put on that field haven't had the game experience to prove it yet," said head coach P.J. Fleck. "We're going to run our offense."
Underclassmen play a big part of the receiving core, as the depth chart lists four of six receivers as underclassmen. The two leading receivers, Tyler Johnson and Demetrius Douglas, are also underclassmen.
“You’re not just going to be the best wideout in the country the first rep you take,” Fleck said. “We’ve got to speed that up for these players and that’s why you’re going to start to see this youth movement of all these guys coming in inexperienced.”
http://www.mndaily.com/article/2017...-gophers-receiving-core-looks-for-improvement
Go Gophers!!