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per Sid:
It will be interesting what Gophers coach Jerry Kill’s reaction will be after he studies the film of the maroon and gold’s 23-20 overtime victory at Colorado State.
Kill might wonder why the Gophers converted only five of 17 third downs until the one that set up the winning field goal. And why the Gophers rushed for 180 yards and passed for 233, a total of 413 yards, yet seemed to struggle when it came to scoring touchdowns.
It took a key turnover to give the Gophers the opportunity to win the game on a field goal, one of three by Ryan Santoso.
While turnovers cost the Gophers a chance to upset then-No. 2 TCU in the season opener, it was a takeaway on defense — a fumble recovery when Scott Ekpe stripped the ball from Colorado State’s Dave Dawkins on the first play of overtime — that made the difference in this one. The fumble led to Santoso’s chip-shot field goal in a game that, like the TCU game, saw the Gophers playing much better in the second half.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-got-going-after-bad-first-half/327153651/
Go Gophers!!
It will be interesting what Gophers coach Jerry Kill’s reaction will be after he studies the film of the maroon and gold’s 23-20 overtime victory at Colorado State.
Kill might wonder why the Gophers converted only five of 17 third downs until the one that set up the winning field goal. And why the Gophers rushed for 180 yards and passed for 233, a total of 413 yards, yet seemed to struggle when it came to scoring touchdowns.
It took a key turnover to give the Gophers the opportunity to win the game on a field goal, one of three by Ryan Santoso.
While turnovers cost the Gophers a chance to upset then-No. 2 TCU in the season opener, it was a takeaway on defense — a fumble recovery when Scott Ekpe stripped the ball from Colorado State’s Dave Dawkins on the first play of overtime — that made the difference in this one. The fumble led to Santoso’s chip-shot field goal in a game that, like the TCU game, saw the Gophers playing much better in the second half.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-got-going-after-bad-first-half/327153651/
Go Gophers!!
