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Minnesota Football vs Maryland: The Elite, The Meh, and The Ugly

Best bye week ever?

Best bye week ever.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers enter their second bye week of the season feeling good after a 52-10 rout of the Maryland Terrapins, improving to 8-0.

The Elite

The Robb Smith Revenge Tour rolls on. What a difference a new defensive coordinator makes. The team that torched the Gophers for 315 rushing yards and 42 points a season ago were stopped in their tracks on Saturday, held to 79 rushing yards and 10 points. Joe Rossi’s defense is playing at a high level as Minnesota enters the final stretch of the season, allowing an impressive 6.