Gophers quarterback Drake Lindsey has orchestrated four game-tying or game-winning drives in the fourth quarter of Big Ten games this season.

Not bad for a redshirt freshman.

Lindsey led two such drives against Michigan State and one apiece versus Rutgers and Purdue. His leadership in those clutch wins has made Minnesota bowl eligible at 6-3 overall and 4-2 in Big Ten play prior to Friday night's game against No. 8 Oregon.

Against Michigan State on Nov. 1, Lindsey took the field trailing 17-10 with 1 minute and 52 seconds remaining.

“We gotta go!” Lindsey told his team on the sideline before that two-minute drill.

Lindsey completed 6 of 7 passes for 39 yards and capped the nine-play, 65-yard drive with a 2-yard touchdown run. Then, in overtime, he sealed the game with a 3-yard TD run

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