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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Devin Mockobee rushed for 102 yards and a late touchdown to pad Purdue's lead, and the Boilermakers defense fueled yet another takedown ...

Morgan had a pass bounce off the chest of [Michael Brown-Stephens](/roster.aspx?rp_id=20413) and into Allen's arms in the end zone in the second quarter. [Bryce Williams](/roster.aspx?rp_id=20483), who led the Gophers with 35 yards on 11 rushes, scored on a 1-yard run to tie the game at 10 in the third quarter. [Mohamed Ibrahim](/roster.aspx?rp_id=20432) held out after what appeared to be a minor ankle injury in Minnesota's previous game, the Gophers (4-1, 1-1) were stifled on the ground for just 47 yards on 26 attempts. Charlie Jones, who had 41 catches and seven touchdowns over the first four games to lead the FBS, had six receptions for 55 yards. Quarterback Aidan O'Connell returned from a one-game injury absence for the Boilermakers (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) and bounced back from two first-half interceptions to direct two drives for scores in the final 5 minutes. The only other teams in the FBS that hadn't trailed entering this week were Georgia and Washington.

Purdue Boilermakers win at Minnesota Gophers 20-10 for the first time since 2007.

On the very next drive they went 6 plays and 24 yards to get their first points of the game on a Trickett 45-yard field goal. Instead, there was a breakdown defensively and Mockobee ran off-tackle to the left untouched for 68 yards setting up a 2-yard touchdown run and a Purdue 10-point lead with 3:13 left. The opening drive for Purdue and the one long run late were not ideal, but in between the Gopher defense played well. It was the inopportune time to go 3-and-out and have to punt the ball with under 4 minutes left in the game. It was 10 plays, covering 68 yards and it was mostly on the ground for the Boilermakers. A game where both teams made mistakes and missed opportunities, especially in the first half when the two teams combined for 5 turnovers.

Total - Yds. 5-325, 3-193. Avg. Yds. / Kickoff, 65.0, 64.3. Touchbacks ...

Oct 1, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Purdue Boilermakers quarterback Aidan O'Connell (16) hands the ball off to running back Dylan Downing (38) during the ...

Minnesota went three and out in its next possession, and Mockobee would avenge his earlier fumble by snaking his way through the defense for a 68-yard run that put Purdue at the 2-yard line. "That was just one of our base plays, the line was blocking and Aidan threw a great ball to where really only I could get it." Purdue stagnated coming out of the break, recording only 37 yards in the third quarter. His trip to the end zone was the only touchdown of the first half for either team. Sixth-year senior quarterback Aidan O’Connell, who missed last week’s game due to injury, tossed a pair of interceptions in the first half. But without star running back Mohamed Ibrahim to carry the load, the Boilermakers were stout against the run and allowed just 47 yards rushing.

The Gophers' running game comes to a grinding half with no Mohamed Ibrahim. The Minnesota Moving Company allows too much pressure around their quarterback and ...

Jordan Howden and Tyler Nubin both read the eyes of the quarterback and jump routes for interceptions, and then Tyler Nubin lays the boom on a running back to force a fumble. But if they're going to prove that this Purdue game is an aberration on what was a dominant September, they better win in Champaign in two weeks, which looks incredibly more challenging than many folks thought coming into the season. But the reality is Minnesota had to alter their game plan today because the offensive line couldn't consistently protect Morgan, and they couldn't open a hole for their running backs. But I'm not sold that six conference wins won't win you the West, and it appears that Illinois and Purdue will still be viable in this five-team race. He breaks multiple tackles at the line, reverses course, and then sprints down the sidelines for a 68-yard gain. The first drive of the game for Purdue resulted in a touchdown due mainly to sloppy tackling from Minnesota. And the Gophers running backs running for just 45 yards on 20 carries isn't going to win you a lot of football games. Potts gets three yards up the middle on first down and then is tripped up on outside zone on second down for a three-yard loss. The Gophers are driving right before halftime, and a play after Tanner Morgan finds Brevyn Spann-Ford for 28 yards to put Minnesota in the red zone. Say you live in the hypothetical world where Fleck decides to punt it, Trickett hits a 28-yard field goal, and MBS catches one squarely at his chest. And the sound you heard after that was the air being deflated from a striped-out stadium. But it's an odd time for the FIRST play of this formation in 2022 meaningful time.

Mitchell Fineran kicked a go-ahead, 25-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter and Devin Mockobee rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on the ...

Jordan Howden intercepted O’Connell after the miss, though, and Trickett redeemed himself by making good on a 45-yarder. On the Boilermakers’ opening drive, a defensive pass interference penalty put them at the Minnesota 2. Mockobee then broke away for a 68-yard rush before punching it in from 2 yards out with 3:13 remaining.