Minnesota forced three Purdue turnovers as the defense stepped up big in the second half to beat Purdue. The win was Minnesota’s 4th in a row and it keeps them in contention for a Big Ten West title as they head into the final quarter of the 2016 season. The loss was also Purdue’s 4th in a row, so hooray for symmetry!
As I noted in the halftime recap, the Gophers were consistently inconsistent. Good drives were followed by empty and frustrating drives. Nice blocking would be followed by bad blocking. Good Mitch was followed by Bad Mitch.