Fleck Says Gophers Did “Everything We Possibly Could” to Beat Indiana

Robert Goddin-Imagn Images via Reuters Connect The Minnesota Gophers (5-3) were 19 seconds away from beating the defending national champions on Saturday. Instead, No. 4 Indiana tied it with a 60-yard field goal at the gun and won 23-16 in overtime at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. The Hoosier comeback came after the Gophers took a 16-13 lead on Luke Drzewiecki s career-long 60-yarder that left under 20 seconds for Indiana to drive down and kick a game-tying field goal, which Paddy McAteer did for 60 yards, just like Drzewiecki. Indiana then scored on the first play of overtime, and Minnesota came up empty from first-and-goal from the 3-yard line [full MIN @ IND postgame here]. PJ Fleck has nothing but praise for Minnesota Gophers after loss After the heartbreaking loss, MN Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck met with media and praised his football team for their effort and guile, despite the disappointing final score. In fact, Fleck opened his presser with a some