Minnesota routs Colorado 30-0 behind stout defense, Potts
Thomas Rush's big-play afternoon looked like this: Three tackles, two sacks and assisting fans who fell a short distance near the north end zone after a retaining barrier broke. The Minnesota defensive lineman was one of several Gophers players and team personnel who came to the rescue when a fence gave way along the Minnesota sideline as the team celebrated following the game. The advertising signs helped brace the short fall — the Gophers mascot was knocked to the ground — and police quickly arrived to assist.
news.yahoo.comSEC defenses flexing after 2020 championship game shooting
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (David Zalubowski)Southeastern Conference defenses are stealing the show for some of the top contenders after a season when the league championship game featured stratsopheric offensive stats. League competition ended last season with Mac Jones and Alabama outlasting Florida's Kyle Trask 52-46 in a championship game shootout. 7 Texas A&M — which both had strong defenses last season as well — have stymied opposing offenses in 10-3 and 10-7 wins, respectively. “We like to look at ourselves as one of the top defenses in the country,” Texas A&M defensive back Antonio Johnson said. — The Gators are trying to revive a defense that allowed 30.8 points a game in 2020, the school’s most in more than a century.
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