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The quest to keep possession of the Little Brown Jug is on this weekend, as Michigan heads to Minnesota to take on the Golden Gophers. Minnesota is 3-2 on the season with victories over Nebraska and two non-con foes, all at home, while their losses have all been road games. They got thoroughly beaten in Chapel Hill by UNC and then blew a massive lead en route to an OT loss in Evanston against Northwestern. Today we'll be looking at the offense of Minnesota. The Film: Of those games mentioned in the intro, three are power five opponents. Of those three, I'm not honestly sure who has the best defense, as I'm not impressed by any. I may still lean Nebraska, but I wanted to watch a game with Darius Taylor healthy, the star RB for Minnesota, even if he is presently injured (with status in doubt for Saturday). So I charted the Northwestern game but looked at tape from UNC and Nebraska to help with the task. Personnel: Click for big. Minnesota's QB is Athan Kali
The quest to keep possession of the Little Brown Jug is on this weekend, as Michigan heads to Minnesota to take on the Golden Gophers. Minnesota is 3-2 on the season with victories over Nebraska and two non-con foes, all at home, while their losses have all been road games. They got thoroughly beaten in Chapel Hill by UNC and then blew a massive lead en route to an OT loss in Evanston against Northwestern. Today we'll be looking at the offense of Minnesota. The Film: Of those games mentioned in the intro, three are power five opponents. Of those three, I'm not honestly sure who has the best defense, as I'm not impressed by any. I may still lean Nebraska, but I wanted to watch a game with Darius Taylor healthy, the star RB for Minnesota, even if he is presently injured (with status in doubt for Saturday). So I charted the Northwestern game but looked at tape from UNC and Nebraska to help with the task. Personnel: Click for big. Minnesota's QB is Athan Kali