Offensive MVP: Trey Potts, Gophers
Game recap: Gophers 30, Colorado 0
A look at the key players and stats from Saturday's game.
September 18, 2021 at 9:30PM
![Minnesota Gophers running back Treyson Potts (3) was pushed out of bounds near the goal line in the second quarter by cornerback Christian Gonzalez (3). ] AARON LAVINSKY • aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/7IJXROQNB3J4AVVHLCRFXLKATE.jpg?&w=712)
A week after carrying 34 times for 178 yards, Potts had a more reasonable workload Saturday, rushing 26 times for 121 yards, including touchdowns of 13, 2 and 3 yards. His final TD run with 23 seconds left in the third quarter boosted the Gophers lead to 20-0.
Defensive MVP: Thomas Rush, Gophers
The defensive end had two of the Gophers' four sacks – Boye Mafe had the other two – and added another solo tackle. Rush's second-quarter 12-yard sack of Brendon Lewis on third-and-10 forced a punt, and his 12-yard sack of Lewis in the third quarter came on fourth-and-7 from the Minnesota 39.
By the numbers
1.4 Yards per play by the Colorado offense.
Minus-19 Rushing yards for Colorado.
22:15 Second-half time of possession for the Gophers, compared with Colorado's 7:45.
5-for-6 Red-zone scoring performance by the Gophers.
Associate head coach Kristen Kelsay said it took a “dream come true” to get her to depart after two seasons with head coach Keegan Cook.
