TJSweens -> RE: Gopher Football (9/13/2019 9:28:13 AM)
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Some may roll their eyes at Fleck and his rah-rah demeanor, but underneath it all, he handles the game like a bonafide coach. He also assembled a staff that has their wits about them and have the freedom and knowledge to do things like this on Autman-Bell's TD: During a timeout, Ciarrocca said the Gophers staff created a new play to try to draw double coverage for Rashod Bateman and Tyler Johnson, the U’s top two receivers. Bateman has led Minnesota with 17 targets this season; Johnson has 11 and Autman-Bell had four up to that point. “We kind of drew the play in the dirt,” Ciarrocca said. “We were trying to do whatever we could to make sure Chris had a one on one and (we were) thinking they were going to double Tyler and Rashod.” Love the ability to adapt, improvise and execute in the clutch. I also love hearing this from our starting QB and leader of the offense when talking about staying poised and finishing the crucial drive: “We just have to go execute,” Morgan said. “… These are the moments you look for. You play college football to play in big-time moments.Why not us? Why not go and do that right now? You want to be in those big-time situations and come out on top. It was elite for us to see that.”
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