Drake Lindsey and Jalen Smith connected on a 39-yard pass play on third down from the Minnesota 33 with 39 seconds left to set the Gophers up for the winning points.
Aydan West and Zack Harden set up scores with interceptions in the second half to help the Gophers hoist the Little Brown Jug trophy in front of their home crowd for the first time in 49 years.
Drake Lindsey threw the go-ahead touchdown pass to Darius Taylor early in the fourth quarter after two costly first-half interceptions, and Minnesota’s defense overwhelmed quarterback Bryce Underwood to beat Michigan 20-14 for the first time since 2014.
Javon Tracy set Minnesota's single-game record with two punt return touchdowns in the season opener against Eastern Illinois. He had an 87-yard runback for a score in the first quarter and a 69-yarder in the third quarter.
After a promising first season, University of Minnesota men’s basketball head coach Niko Medved has received a one-year contract extension, as well as a $100,000 pay bump.
Kiki Rice scored 21 points and Lauren Betts added 16 to help No. 1 seed UCLA beat fourth-seeded Minnesota 80-56 in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
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