I don’t know that anyone outside of the visitor’s locker room expected it, but the Minnesota Golden Gophers did not go quietly against the No. 3-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. The final score of 30-14 will deceive those who didn’t watch the game, because the young Gophers certainly had their chances against the superior talent of Ohio State. Unfortunately, too many mistakes prevented Minnesota from pulling the upset on the road.
The loss was a coming out party of sorts for redshirt freshman running back Mohamed Ibrahim. Running behind a Minnesota offensive line that looked much improved from the unit that has struggled in the first half of the season, Ibrahim averaged a ridiculous 6.