Brewster recalled on WCCO Radio Sunday that last year’s game with Florida Atlantic was delayed about 20 minutes until yard markers could be located.
Only two teams in the nation have fewer seniors than the Gophers with 11.
The Gophers are the nation’s No. 3 team in turnover margin, +2.67.
The Vikings’ John David Booty was on anybody’s short list of the nation’s best quarterbacks last year while at USC. Now the Trojans are No. 1 in the nation with Mark Sanchez, the latest in a line of high performance USC quarterbacks that includes Heisman Trophy winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart.
Booty said there’s a fraternity style relationship between the quarterbacks because of the USC experience where the highly successful Trojans play in the nation’s second largest city under the watch of a media that doesn’t have an NFL team to scrutinize. Booty told Sports Headliners: “There are four or five of us who have experienced it…I think that’s what keeps us also close together.”
Just in care you’re wondering: official policy is there’s a two beer limit per customer at Vikings games this year.
The Vikings announced their 107th consecutive sellout at last Sunday’s game against Indianapolis.
It’s a good guess that when former Timberwolf Marko Jaric goes to training camp this fall with Memphis he will receive a number of questions about his engagement to Victoria’s Secret model Adriana Lima.
The Wolves’ early season lineup could be: forwards Mike Miller and Ryan Gomes, center Al Jefferson, and guards Randy Foye and Sebastian Telfair. Before Christmas rookie Kevin Love is a likely starter at forward with Gomes, while Miller switches to the backcourt with Foye, and Telfair comes off the bench.
Twins catcher Joe Mauer, who has 75 RBI, is within nine of his career high of 84. Mauer, hitting .321, is six points behind in the American League batting race. Dustin Pedroia of the Red Sox is hitting .327.
Single-game Minnesota Wild tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. on Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office, and then at noon on the club’s web site (www.wild.com), and at all Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com) locations, or by calling Ticketmaster at (651) 989-5151. A limit of four tickets per game can be purchased per person.
Senior wide receiver and corner back Royce Winford caught two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and overtime in Augsburg’s 30-24, two-overtime win over No. 20-ranked Wartburg on Saturday. He has been named the MIAC Offensive Player of the Week. Gustavus sophomore linebacker Paul Stommes is the Defensive Player of the Week for his performance, including 15 tackles in the Gusties’ 27-19 win over Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday. St. Olaf senior Matt Nelson punted six times for a 46.5 yards average in the Oles’ 17-0 win over Pacific Lutheran to win Special Teams Player of the Week. Players of the week are selected MIAC sports information directors.