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University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Fall to No. 10 Ohio State
10/31/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
The Minnesota football team dropped a 52-10 decision to No. 10 Ohio State on Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium. Ohio State more than doubled the Gophers in total yardage with a 507-232 advantage, including 277 total yards and three touchdowns from junior quarterback Terrelle Pryor.
"Obviously, Ohio State was the dominating football team tonight. They beat us in all three phases of the football game. They came out moving the ball and scoring," Minnesota interim head coach Jeff Horton said. "I thought we answered really well in the beginning to tie the score up. We just had trouble slowing them down."
After Pryor's one-yard touchdown scamper concluded the game's opening drive, Minnesota charged right back with an 11-play, 46-yard drive that was capped by a seven-yard scoring run by junior running back DeLeon Eskridge to even the score at 7-7 midway through the first quarter.
However, the Buckeyes would go on to outscore the Gophers 45-3 in the remainder of the game, including a four-play, 74-yard drive on the next series that ended with Pryor hitting running back Brandon Saine with a three-yard toss in the end zone for the first of Pryor's two touchdown passes in the game.
The Buckeye quarterback completed 18-of-22 passes on the night, throwing for 222 yards while adding an additional 55 yards and one touchdown on the ground. Pryor was one of three Ohio State players to tally touchdown runs in the game. Running back Dan Herron had a game-high 114 rushing yards. Meanwhile, junior wide receiver DeVier Posey hauled in Pryor's second touchdown toss - the highlight of a game-leading 115-yard performance for Posey.
For Minnesota, senior quarterback Adam Weber threw for 162 yards, completing 9-of-20 passes with an interception. Weber hit six different Gopher receivers in the contest, including sophomore MarQueis Gray, who led Minnesota with three catches for 81 yards. Eskridge was Minnesota's featured back against the Buckeyes, with 23 carries for 79 yards and Minnesota's lone touchdown.
Minnesota returns to action next week against Michigan State. The No. 5 Spartans suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday with a 37-6 setback at No. 18 Iowa. The kickoff time for next week's game in East Lansing is yet to be determined.
