The Gophers (6-7) were playing in the game because they had the top Academic Progress Rating score of the five-win teams in FBS, and there was one bowl spot to fill. Thanks in large part to Taylor and from a big supporting role from Kramer, the Gophers became the first three-time winner of the Quick Lane Bowl, ran their bowl winning streak to seven games and stayed unbeaten in five bowl games under Fleck.
'Just proud of our football team for the resolve and their stick-to-it-iveness to get us to where we are,' Gophers coach P.J. One player gave a glimpse of what Minnesota has in the future, and the other played the role of the quarterback who saved Christmas for the Gophers.
Together, Taylor and Kramer put their stamp on the Gophers' 30-24 victory over Bowling Green in the Quick Lane Bowl on Tuesday afternoon at Ford Field. DETROIT – Darius Taylor was back in his hometown of Detroit, the true freshman running back putting on a show for roughly 100 family members and friends for whom he had to secure tickets.Ĭole Kramer was making his one and only collegiate start, the former Eden Prairie prep star coming back for one last game before he moves to Arizona, gets married and embarks on his post-football life.
