The Golden Gophers find themselves with a 3-3 record at the midpoint of their season. A 3-0 start to the season against non-conference opponents (New Mexico State, Fresno State and Miami-Ohio) hMas been followed by three losses in Big Ten play. Maryland crushed Minnesota 42-13, but the Gophers were competitive in losses to Iowa (48-31) and Ohio State (30-14).
True freshman Zach Annexstad has started every game, completing 52% of his passes with eight touchdowns and averaging 180 yards passing a game. He’s thrown seven interceptions, all in the three games against Big Ten competition. Annexstad isn’t a threat to run, losing an average of 14 yards eac game from sacks.