Minnesota came out Friday night like a storm nobody saw coming. Drake Lindsey pushed in a 1-yard touchdown just 1:40 into the second quarter, set up by Darius Taylor ’s 71-yard lightning run down the right sideline. For the first time since missing two contests, Taylor reminded everyone why he’s the Gophers’ engine. And when the final whistle blew with the scoreboard hanging 24-6 in P.J. Fleck and his squad’s favor, the stadium vibrated with the kind of energy only Big Ten football can produce.

An X post on October 17 perfectly captured Minnesota’s chaos with fans swarming the field in a sea of red and white. “Minnesota storms after taking down No. 25 Nebraska. ⛈️ FADE THE STORM!!!!! ⛈️ WE WILL BE ALL OVER THE HAWKEYES NEXT WEEK!!” Unlike the Big 12, ACC, or SEC, the Big

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