An emotional and highly entertaining battle for The Little Brown Jug ended with one of the most stunning finishes in Gopher football history...and that is saying a LOT. A back and forth game between the Michigan Wolverines and our Minnesota Golden Gophers ended with another game added to the list of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Michigan will be taking home The Jug after surviving with a 29-26 win.
The Gophers were blindsided and shocked by the news on Wednesday morning that Jerry Kill was immediately retiring. A week of distractions, a lot of raw emotions and questions about how the team would react as they faced #17 Michigan with an opportunity to keep (yes, you read that right.