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

Welp. Shall we get started?

The Elite

Rashod Bateman. Seven receptions, 175 receiving yards, and two touchdowns for the true freshman wide receiver. What a performance. I just wish it had come in a game that Gophers won’t spend years trying to repress from their memory. Bateman’s future is certainly bright.

Mohamed Ibrahim. Even with the injuries to Rodney Smith and Shannon Brooks, the redshirt freshman is giving us plenty of reasons to be bullish about the Gophers’ stable of running backs. Ibrahim rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday.