Nebraska 24, Minnesota 17

The Gophers fell to Nebraska 24-17 tonight in Lincoln. The Gophers fall to 7-3 on the season with this lose. All 3 of the Gopher loses have come down to their last possession.  You'd think having a 4 year starter at QB would benefit them late in games at some point.  The Gophers just cannot get over that hump and beat a quality opponent.  So frustrating.

Observations:

• What a horrible decision by Mitch Leidner on that last drive. 
• Tommy Armstrong Jr was just too much for the Gophers in the end.
• That first Minnesota drive was easily their best drive of the game.
• The Gophers are doing a much better job of scoring early this season. 
• Tracy Claeys is certainly not afraid to go for it on fourth down. 
• Gopher WR's weren't helping Mitch Leidner out tonight. 
• Minnesota has been really good in the red zone this season. 
• The Gophers need to find themselves a pass catching tight end. 
• I remember when it was illegal for a WR to throw a pick block. 
• Criticize Mitch Leidner all you want but he's money running near the goal line. 
• I can see why Jalen Myrick plays defense. 
• Nebraska did a nice job of slowing down the Gophers run game. 
• The Gophers defense was very soft on third down tonight. 
• Stephen Richardson is still a beast in the middle for the Gophers. 
• I don't think I've seen a punt for negative yards before. 
• Blake Cashman has been a pleasant surprise for the Gophers. 
• Emmit Carpenter needs lots of work on his kickoffs. 
• I was surprised to see Tommy Armstrong Jr out there for Nebraska. 
• It was nice to see the Gophers honor Sam Foltz prior to kickoff. 
• Up next?  Northwestern @ Minnesota next Saturday.