The Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-2) stopped their two-game skid, rallying from a 17-14 halftime deficit to vanquish the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (3-2) with a strong second half.
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Zach Evans. With Big Ten leading rusher Darius Taylor sidelined due to an unspecified leg injury suffered on his final carry against Northwestern, head coach P.J. Fleck was left without his workhorse on offense, forcing him to return to his pair-and-a-spare approach at running back. Bryce Williams got the start, but it was Zach Evans who looked the part. The redshirt freshman didn’t see the field the first four games — Fleck has made vague references to practice and preparation when addressing Evans’ absence — and he looked like a man on a mission from his first carry onward.