With won-loss results as reliable as mortgage quotes last season, after we won a close game against Northern Illinois last week, I wasn’t sure we’d see another Gophers win this season. However, the Gophers somehow remembered they play in the Big Ten Conference and posted a more convincing 25-point victory over Bowling Green this weekend.
Thank goodness.
Adam Weber proved he’s a legit starter by completing 21 of 25 passes for 233 yards and three scores; he was not intercepted. The game stands as one of the most accurate single-game performances in Gophers history.
Running back Duane Bennett had a great start in the game, gaining 92 yards on the ground and 142 all-purpose yards before being injured in the third quarter on Saturday. Scheduled for an MRI, Bennett’s knee injury could keep him out the rest of the year, which could damage the hopes of this team to keep from repeating last year’s dismal failure of a season.
However, Shady Salamon and DeLeon Eskridge stand ready to fill in, and personally I think Salamon stands the best chance to break through in relief of Bennett. Time will tell.
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