CHICAGO — Gopher football fans at Wrigley Field could not sing their hearts out during a rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” before the start of the fourth quarter on Saturday. Northwestern was in the middle of a rally, scoring 22 unanswered points to take a 35-28 lead.

Gophers quarterback Drake Lindsey then threw his career-high fourth touchdown pass to tie the game with eight minutes left, but Minnesota’s porous defense continued to allow Northwestern to churn its way down the field.

After a 14-play, 60-yard drive that ate seven minutes off the clock, Northwestern kicker Jack Olsen made a 33-yard field goal with 53 seconds left. Minnesota got another strong kick return from Koi Perich and connected on a long pass play to reach field-goal range, but Brady Denaburg missed a 40-yar

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