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The Gophers pass defense keeps passing tests.
Through five games, Minnesota had given up the fewest yards through the air in the nation — but that success could be linked to other teams’ unwillingness or inability to proficiently throw the ball. The U was ranked No. 1 in pass yards allowed coming out of the Michigan loss in Week 5.
Since then, Southern California, UCLA , and on Saturday, Maryland — with the conference’s highest-yardage passing attack — were grounded until garbage time. This recent trend has been key as Minnesota extended its winning streak to three with a 48-23 win over the Terrapins at Huntington Bank Stadium.
Minnesota is no longer No. 1 in pass yards allowed, but they have done more than enough in that category.
Terrapins quarterback Billy Edwards, who led the Big Ten with 302 passing yards per game, was held to 201 yards through the air, no touchdowns and two interceptions. He left in the fourth quarter after he was flipped upside down. One brutal throw from Edwards was easily intercepted by cornerback Justin Walley and returned 32 yards for a touchdown.
Big turn out
More than 100 alumni football players, including representatives from teams in the 1950s, were on hand in Minneapolis on Saturday. The alums formed two lines for the current team to run through before the game.
Some former players were given a shoutout on the field during the first quarter, including Laurence Maroney, Ron Johnson, Blake Cashman, Kamal Martin and Tanner Morgan.
Climbing books
On Saturday, true freshman Koi Perich’s fifth interception of the season season moves him into a nine-way tie for fourth place in program history for interceptions in a single season. He’s next to the likes of Tyler Nubin, Briean Boddy-Calhoun and others.
Antoine Winfield Jr. (2019) and Jeff Wright (1970) each had seven interceptions in one…
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Author : Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.
Publish date : 2024-10-26 23:51:00
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