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per Sid:
The Gophers are 13-point favorites over Maryland in their Big Ten football opener Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium, according to the Las Vegas sports books.
However, Gophers coach P.J. Fleck expects to face a talented team that started out 2-0 and beat Texas 51-41 in Austin, and said he doesn’t believe the Terrapins losing two quarterbacks (Tyrell Pigrome and Kasim Hill) because of season-ending injuries will make a bit of a difference in his first conference game as a head coach.
“Scouting report is very simple; they’re on their third-string quarterback [Max Bortenschlager] but that doesn’t matter,” Fleck said. “They have two running backs [Ty Johnson and Lorenzo Harrison III] and two wideouts [D.J. Moore and Taivon Jacobs] that are exceptional. These four could play anywhere in the country. I do know this, they’re going to get the ball in their hands all the time, period. Whoever throws it to them, whether they throw it to themselves or throw bubbles to them or reverses or screens, they’re going to get the ball to these guys and the quarterback is going to take advantage of his opportunity.
“Defensively they fly around, they’re tough, they’re big, their secondary is very talented. On special teams, they do a lot of stuff to confuse you.”
http://www.startribune.com/p-j-fleck-gophers-prepare-for-big-ten-football-opener/448387673/
Go Gophers!!
The Gophers are 13-point favorites over Maryland in their Big Ten football opener Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium, according to the Las Vegas sports books.
However, Gophers coach P.J. Fleck expects to face a talented team that started out 2-0 and beat Texas 51-41 in Austin, and said he doesn’t believe the Terrapins losing two quarterbacks (Tyrell Pigrome and Kasim Hill) because of season-ending injuries will make a bit of a difference in his first conference game as a head coach.
“Scouting report is very simple; they’re on their third-string quarterback [Max Bortenschlager] but that doesn’t matter,” Fleck said. “They have two running backs [Ty Johnson and Lorenzo Harrison III] and two wideouts [D.J. Moore and Taivon Jacobs] that are exceptional. These four could play anywhere in the country. I do know this, they’re going to get the ball in their hands all the time, period. Whoever throws it to them, whether they throw it to themselves or throw bubbles to them or reverses or screens, they’re going to get the ball to these guys and the quarterback is going to take advantage of his opportunity.
“Defensively they fly around, they’re tough, they’re big, their secondary is very talented. On special teams, they do a lot of stuff to confuse you.”
http://www.startribune.com/p-j-fleck-gophers-prepare-for-big-ten-football-opener/448387673/
Go Gophers!!
