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per Joe:
One area where the Gophers have improved dramatically since the start of last season is their two-minute offense.
In three of four games, they've successfully driven down the field to get a field goal right before halftime. Emmit Carpenter hit a 45-yarder as time expired on the second quarter against Oregon State, and a 42-yarder in that same spot against Indiana State.
At Penn State last week, the Gophers got the ball at their own 13-yard line, leading 10-3 with 1:13 remaining in the second quarter. In previous years, they might have been content to go to the locker room with that seven-point lead. But one quick first down made the difference.
"My philosophy in general on that, if you can get to the 20-25-yard line, I'm not afraid to go try to get something, if you have a time-out or two left," coach Tracy Claeys said. "And if you don't, there's no sense in it. But a lot of that has to do with having a senior quarterback who controls things very well, and so this year, yeah."
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-two-minute-offense-has-been-clicking/396039211/
Go Gophers!!
One area where the Gophers have improved dramatically since the start of last season is their two-minute offense.
In three of four games, they've successfully driven down the field to get a field goal right before halftime. Emmit Carpenter hit a 45-yarder as time expired on the second quarter against Oregon State, and a 42-yarder in that same spot against Indiana State.
At Penn State last week, the Gophers got the ball at their own 13-yard line, leading 10-3 with 1:13 remaining in the second quarter. In previous years, they might have been content to go to the locker room with that seven-point lead. But one quick first down made the difference.
"My philosophy in general on that, if you can get to the 20-25-yard line, I'm not afraid to go try to get something, if you have a time-out or two left," coach Tracy Claeys said. "And if you don't, there's no sense in it. But a lot of that has to do with having a senior quarterback who controls things very well, and so this year, yeah."
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-two-minute-offense-has-been-clicking/396039211/
Go Gophers!!
