Upon Further Review: Gophers at Fresno State
Winning on the road is hard enough and Minnesota shot itself in the foot plenty of times Saturday to exit with a loss at Fresno State.
But in the end the Gophers were able to walk away with a 38-35 victory in two overtimes, thanks in part to a rare Bulldogs miscue.
Minnesota went tooth and nail with Fresno State, but turnovers leading to points and penalties extending drives – which led to more points – seemed to be its undoing. Yet, the Minnesota was able to pull a gopher out of its hat at the end and escape with a win.
Quarterback Tyler Morgan had three of Minnesota’s five fumbles, losing one, but threw for 234 yards and two touchdowns, including the tying score with 41 seconds remaining. He also rushed for a TD to help send the game into a second OT.
But it was Minnesota’s defense which came up with the big play at the end as Fresno State went for the kill shot – trying for a touchdown on the first play of its second OT, but the pass floating up there enough where the Gophers sealed the victory with an interception.
It was the kind of game the Gophers perhaps shouldn’t have won. But it’s also the kind of games good teams can overcome.
