Minnesota - NMSU
Who thought yellow font on a white shirt was a good idea? They won't have to worry about playing for the names on the back of the shirt because no one can see them. I don't know if this is like past Minnesota teams that romp on cupcakes before being exposed or not. NMSU is really, really terrible and tired so hard to get a gauge but I felt Minnesota was sharper than last year. They still looked like they'd be fighting for the bottom, in comparison to what we saw in NW/Purdue.
That leads to QB play. Impressed that a frosh had that much command of the offense, but unimpressed with him physically. Threw a weak and wobbly ball. I don't think he has a weak arm, just poor mechanics and lacks any lower foundation with which to throw from. Really struggled on the deep throw, nowhere close on those. Biggest flaw, but most easily corrected, is he stared down receivers to the point he literally waited for them to get open. No progression whatsoever. Worked last night, but all these things combined would produce a pick machine come conference play.