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per Marcus:
Ferentz talked this week about his offense needing to play more up-tempo, with Beathard getting rid of the ball to avoid sacks and mistakes.
"The more of that we can get, the better off we're going to be," Ferentz said. "And that's a team thing, whether it's protection, guys not getting open fast enough, or maybe it's us not reading the right plays, right places."
The Gophers made it interesting last year, coming back from down 24-14 at halftime before falling 40-35 in Iowa City. Beathard was only sacked once and finished the game with 260 total yards — 200 in the first half — and two rushing touchdowns.
The Hawkeyes hope Saturday will be their chance to get Beathard playing more like he did a year ago, but that means giving him the support he needs.
"I'm not really worried how we do it," Beathard said. "As long as it does get picked up and I can step up into the pocket. I know they're going to get up the field and rush like a lot of teams we played. [We'll be fine], as long as we can protect and get the ball out quickly."
http://www.startribune.com/iowa-s-awful-start-is-over-the-line/396165511/
Go Gophers!!
Ferentz talked this week about his offense needing to play more up-tempo, with Beathard getting rid of the ball to avoid sacks and mistakes.
"The more of that we can get, the better off we're going to be," Ferentz said. "And that's a team thing, whether it's protection, guys not getting open fast enough, or maybe it's us not reading the right plays, right places."
The Gophers made it interesting last year, coming back from down 24-14 at halftime before falling 40-35 in Iowa City. Beathard was only sacked once and finished the game with 260 total yards — 200 in the first half — and two rushing touchdowns.
The Hawkeyes hope Saturday will be their chance to get Beathard playing more like he did a year ago, but that means giving him the support he needs.
"I'm not really worried how we do it," Beathard said. "As long as it does get picked up and I can step up into the pocket. I know they're going to get up the field and rush like a lot of teams we played. [We'll be fine], as long as we can protect and get the ball out quickly."
http://www.startribune.com/iowa-s-awful-start-is-over-the-line/396165511/
Go Gophers!!