In watching, truly watch, the Minnesota Golden Gophers for the first time all season, I was totally impressed by their skill outside. For others on staff, it wasn’t a surprise, mainly because they have eyes and used them to watch the Rodents play football since the last time they faced Iowa almost 4 days ago.
If there was one play which stuck out from their win over the weekend, it was the one below:
Wideout Tyler Johnson puts on display pretty much every skill you’d want to see from a modern wide receiver - solid route running to give him and his QB, Tanner Morgan, plenty of room to connect, ability to come down with it one handed, strength to shirk off the defensive back, and nifty footwork to stay inbounds on the way to the end zone.