Sunday Gophers: Ex-Minnesota players to watch in the NFL
Sep 13, 2015 at 10:00a ET
Sep 13, 2015 at 10:00a ET
Gophers quarterback Mitch Leidner completed 23 passes but misfired 22 others in Saturday's 23-20 overtime win.
Things weren't looking good for Minnesota. Needing a touchdown but buried back at its own 5-yard line with just over three minutes left was bad enough, but the Gophers would have to rely on quarterback Mitch Leidner, who that point had thrown more incomplete passes than complete ones.
But Leidner did just that -- leading Minnesota down for a go-ahead score, running twice for 16 yards and completing 5 of 9 passes, including a clutch grab by Nate Wozniak on fourth-and-6.