Minnesota is coming off one among its greatest victories in years after it knocked off then-No. 11 Southern California every week in the past in Minneapolis.
Now, the problem for Minnesota (3-3, 1-2 Huge Ten) will likely be to keep away from a letdown after a giant win. The Golden Gophers will go to UCLA (1-4, 0-3) on Saturday night of their first assembly since 1978.
Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck mentioned he was happy with his gamers for toppling USC on an evening he known as “electrical,” however that the temper had shifted from festive to targeted.
The Golden Gophers’ 24-17 victory adopted back-to-back losses towards Iowa and then-No. 12 Michigan. The staff didn’t give up, Fleck mentioned, which gave him hope going ahead.
“We play in a really, very aggressive league the place each week goes to be a dogfight,” Fleck mentioned. “We have been shut on quite a lot of video games, and people (losses) typically can take a staff and switch them right into a downward spiral. This staff’s by no means finished that. They simply proceed to come back again and work all through the week.”
The following take a look at will come on the highway towards the Bruins, who hope to snap a four-game shedding streak. UCLA is coming off setbacks to 3 straight ranked opponents — 34-17 towards then-No. 16 LSU, 34-13 vs. then-No. 8 Oregon, and 27-11 towards then-No. 7 Penn State final week.
First-year Bruins coach DeShaun Foster mentioned his staff confirmed flashes of constructive play, significantly towards Penn State, but it surely wanted to execute on a extra constant foundation.
“We’re simply attempting to place collectively a full sport,” Foster mentioned, “and hopefully will probably be this week that we try this.”
Minnesota quarterback Max Brosmer has handed for 1,263 yards, six touchdowns and 4 interceptions for the season. High operating again Darius Taylor has 402 yards and 5 touchdowns on 73 carries.
UCLA is led by quarterback Ethan Garbers, who has handed for 808 yards and three touchdowns, with six interceptions. T.J. Harden leads the staff with 151 speeding yards and a landing on the bottom.
–Area Stage Media
