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"Gophers take a step back
After the Gophers had played better in the past few weeks, coach Jerry Kill expected that type of performance Saturday. Instead, he got what he described as a lack of execution in a 42-13 loss to Wisconsin, special teams accounting for the Gophers' only two touchdowns.
Field position killed the Gophers all day, with punter Dan Orseske averaging only 31.2 yards on four punts.
It also didn't help that the Gophers faced maybe the best quarterback in the nation in Russell Wilson, who completed 16 of 17 passes for 178 yards and four touchdowns while also rushing seven times for 19 yards.
On the other hand, Gophers quarterback MarQueis Gray was playing despite a bad back injured last week at Michigan State. There was some question whether he would play, but he still rushed 19 times for 68 yards. He completed only six of 14 passes for 51 yards, but Kill called attention to the fact that some of those incomplete passes were drops.
Unlike the Iowa and Michigan State games, the Gophers didn't take advantage of the opportunities Wisconsin gave them. But the truth of the matter is that the Gophers had no defense for Wilson and Montee Ball, who rushed 23 times for 166 yards and two touchdowns.
The only way the Gophers were going to make a respectable performance against this great Badgers team was to keep the Wisconsin offense off the field, and on this day the home team offense did anything but.
And like Kill said, it was apparent that the Gophers offensive line didn't come close to its performance of a week ago, when it did a great job against a Michigan State defense that is one of the nation's best."
http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/133725623.html
Go Gophers!!
"Gophers take a step back
After the Gophers had played better in the past few weeks, coach Jerry Kill expected that type of performance Saturday. Instead, he got what he described as a lack of execution in a 42-13 loss to Wisconsin, special teams accounting for the Gophers' only two touchdowns.
Field position killed the Gophers all day, with punter Dan Orseske averaging only 31.2 yards on four punts.
It also didn't help that the Gophers faced maybe the best quarterback in the nation in Russell Wilson, who completed 16 of 17 passes for 178 yards and four touchdowns while also rushing seven times for 19 yards.
On the other hand, Gophers quarterback MarQueis Gray was playing despite a bad back injured last week at Michigan State. There was some question whether he would play, but he still rushed 19 times for 68 yards. He completed only six of 14 passes for 51 yards, but Kill called attention to the fact that some of those incomplete passes were drops.
Unlike the Iowa and Michigan State games, the Gophers didn't take advantage of the opportunities Wisconsin gave them. But the truth of the matter is that the Gophers had no defense for Wilson and Montee Ball, who rushed 23 times for 166 yards and two touchdowns.
The only way the Gophers were going to make a respectable performance against this great Badgers team was to keep the Wisconsin offense off the field, and on this day the home team offense did anything but.
And like Kill said, it was apparent that the Gophers offensive line didn't come close to its performance of a week ago, when it did a great job against a Michigan State defense that is one of the nation's best."
http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/133725623.html
Go Gophers!!