Max Brosmer threw for 211 yards and a landing, Darius Taylor ran for 113 yards a landing and in addition threw for a rating and Minnesota prolonged its profitable streak to eight with a 24-10 win over Virginia Tech Friday evening at Duke’s Mayo Bowl.
Elijah Spencer made six receptions for 81 yards and two touchdowns for the Golden Gophers (8-5). They improved to 6-0 in bowl video games underneath coach P.J. Fleck, who earned the the traditional mayonnaise bath of the bowl after the match.
Backup quarterback Collins Schlee ran for a landing and Ayden Greene had six receptions for 115 yards for the Hokies (6-7). They have misplaced 5 of their final six bowl video games.
The Golden Gophers outgained the Hokies 403-223.
With Minnesota main 24-10, Dante Lovett intercepted Brosmer’s to provide the Hokies the ball at Minnesota’s 15 and one final probability at a comeback halfway by the fourth quarter. But the Hokies did not convert when Za’Quan Bryan intercepted William Watson’s cross ultimately zone, basically sealing the sport with 4:24 remaining.
Schlee and Watson cut up time at quarterback for Virginia Tech, with neither eclipsing 100 yards passing.
The Hokies failed to select up a primary down in three collection underneath Watson, so coach Brent Pry switched to Schlee and supplied an occasion of offense with a 67-yard strike to Greene to arrange his game-winning landing run 3 yards.
But the Hokies could not maintain the momentum.
Minnesota scored 21 straight factors behind Spencer, a switch from Charlotte, who caught a 10-yard halfback possibility cross from Darius Taylor and a 12-yard TD toss from Brosmer up the center on consecutive possessions. Taylor then made it 21-7 when he ran round left finish on a 28-yard run.
Celebrity mascot
During the sport phrase leaked out that there was a star serving as “Tubby”, the bowl recreation mascot who resembles a big yellow and white mayonnaise jar. He seems to be hip-hop artist Flavor Flav, whose id is revealed shortly after the match.
Record-breaking boot
Virginia Tech’s John Love posted a batting common of record-breaking 60-yard field goal on the finish of the primary half. Stay within the field
Virginia Tech coach Brent Pry acquired a 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct within the second quarter when he ran down the sideline to concerning the 15 — effectively outdoors the coach’s field — to debate a name with the officers.
Associated Press reporting.
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