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Gophers football: No-huddle offense has given Mitch Leidner a jump-start

The video screen in the Gophers' team meeting room took a break this week from showing players game or practice footage to display a few tweets critical of quarterback Mitch Leidner.

"He had four or five tweets ... that (said) 'Mitch Leidner can't throw a ball,' " Gophers coach Jerry Kill said. "They ... laughed about it."

Social media opinions aside, another corner of the Internet displays facts. Leidner ranks 100th in FBS with a 110.0 passing-efficiency rating through the Gophers' opening two games. He has completed 42 of 80 passes for 430 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions.