Good morning, college football fans. We’re only hours away from the season opener between the Gophers and No. 4 Ohio State at Huntington Bank Stadium in one of the most intriguing matchups in Minnesota history to start a season. The Buckeyes are two-touchdown favorites and have earned that status, winning the past four Big Ten championships and advancing to the College Football Playoff the past two years. The Gophers, meanwhile, enter the game with a veteran team in coach P.J. Fleck’s fifth year in Dinkytown. Tonight’s game is officially sold out and will be nationally televised on FOX (7 p.m.). There will be plenty of star power on the turf tonight, from the Buckeyes wideout duo of Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson, to the Gophers’ Mohamed Ibrahim, the reigning Big Ten running back of the year, and to Tanner Morgan, the Minnesota QB and leader extraordinaire. Here are five other…
Continue Reading: Five players to watch in tonight's Gophers-Ohio State game, plus a view from the Buckeyes' side
