Well that felt good. The Minnesota Golden Gophers snapped a two-game losing streak and beat Mike Riley for the first time in his three-year tenure at Nebraska with a 54-21 beatdown of the Cornhuskers at TCF Bank Stadium on Saturday. Minnesota now sits at 5-5 overall and 2-5 in the Big Ten, needing a win over either Northwestern or Wisconsin in the final two games of the season to clinch bowl eligibility. But let’s talk about that fifth win first.
The Elite
Rodney Smith. He set the tone with a game-opening 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, the second of his college career.