The Minnesota Golden Gophers completed a successful business trip to Boulder on Saturday, dominating the Colorado Buffaloes, 30-0, to extend the program’s 21-game non-conference winning streak to 21 games. There was a lot to like.
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The Gopher defense. I think the Buffaloes are going to have real trouble putting points on the board the rest of their season, but credit Minnesota for taking care of business on defense. They pitched their first shutout against a Power 5 opponent since 1977. The Gophers finally generated a pass rush, recording their first four sacks of the season courtesy of Boye Mafe and Thomas Rush.