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per Randy:
Tanner Morgan and Chris Autman-Bell won it once, and they want it again. Nyles Pinckney will have only one shot at it and wants to make the opportunity count.
"It,'' of course, is Paul Bunyan's Axe, which goes to the winner of Saturday's regular-season finale between the Gophers and Wisconsin at Huntington Bank Stadium. The Gophers and Badgers are playing for the 131st time, and the Axe will go to the winner for the 73rd time. Minnesota last won it in 2018, beating the Badgers 37-15 in Madison before losing the past two seasons, 38-17 and 20-17 in overtime.
"To be able to play in games like that is something you cherish,'' said Morgan, a fifth-year senior quarterback who's started the past three Axe games and helped end Wisconsin's 14-year hold on the trophy three years ago. … That was obviously a moment I'll never forget.''
Depending on how a couple of other games shake out around the Big Ten, the Gophers could have a chance to make another memory. They could be playing for the West Division championship on Saturday – a possibility that seemed remote only a week ago after their losing streak reached two games after at 27-22 loss at Iowa.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
Tanner Morgan and Chris Autman-Bell won it once, and they want it again. Nyles Pinckney will have only one shot at it and wants to make the opportunity count.
"It,'' of course, is Paul Bunyan's Axe, which goes to the winner of Saturday's regular-season finale between the Gophers and Wisconsin at Huntington Bank Stadium. The Gophers and Badgers are playing for the 131st time, and the Axe will go to the winner for the 73rd time. Minnesota last won it in 2018, beating the Badgers 37-15 in Madison before losing the past two seasons, 38-17 and 20-17 in overtime.
"To be able to play in games like that is something you cherish,'' said Morgan, a fifth-year senior quarterback who's started the past three Axe games and helped end Wisconsin's 14-year hold on the trophy three years ago. … That was obviously a moment I'll never forget.''
Depending on how a couple of other games shake out around the Big Ten, the Gophers could have a chance to make another memory. They could be playing for the West Division championship on Saturday – a possibility that seemed remote only a week ago after their losing streak reached two games after at 27-22 loss at Iowa.
Gophers may have chance to make pair of memories in Axe Game
If Iowa loses at Nebraska and Purdue beats Indiana, the Minnesota-Wisconsin winner will take the Big Ten's West Division title.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
