The Minnesota Golden Gophers rebounded from back-to-back losses to Penn State and Iowa with a 31-10 road win over the Maryland Terrapins, notching their first Big Ten win of the season and improving their record to 4-2. Let’s take a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly from the Gophers’ first conference road win of the season.
The Good
Rodney Smith and Shannon Brooks. These two Gophers are practically permanent fixtures here. They’ve been by far the most consistent players on offense for Minnesota, and both were instrumental in moving the chains and finding the end zone against Maryland.