Minnesota passed 33 times in its opening victory over New Mexico State. Freshman quarterback Zack Annexstad hit on 16 of those throws and averaged 6.7 yards per attempt. Coaches gave him a lot of quick throws, used some play-action and run-pass option, which was to be expected.
But the thing that most benefited Annexstad was the wideouts’ ability to turn simple throws into something much bigger...
Annexstad had 220 passing yards, and roughly 140 of it came on yards after the catch.
That didn’t escape the Bulldogs, who in a 79-13 rout of Idaho in their opener allowed the Vandals to complete only 42.4 percent of their passes (14 of 33) and picked off five passes, more than half their total from a year ago when they had nine.
“We have a good game plan set up,” cornerback Jaron Bryant said.
Fresno State is a good tackling team, but that could become an issue against an athletic and physical group of Minnesota receivers led by Tyler Johnson, who caught five passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns in an opening victory over New Mexico State.
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But the thing that most benefited Annexstad was the wideouts’ ability to turn simple throws into something much bigger...
Annexstad had 220 passing yards, and roughly 140 of it came on yards after the catch.
That didn’t escape the Bulldogs, who in a 79-13 rout of Idaho in their opener allowed the Vandals to complete only 42.4 percent of their passes (14 of 33) and picked off five passes, more than half their total from a year ago when they had nine.
“We have a good game plan set up,” cornerback Jaron Bryant said.
Fresno State is a good tackling team, but that could become an issue against an athletic and physical group of Minnesota receivers led by Tyler Johnson, who caught five passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns in an opening victory over New Mexico State.
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