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Game Thread tOSU at Minnesota, Sat Oct 30, 8:00 ET, ABC Regional

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Brewster really needs to win the opener, on the road at Middle Tenn St., but QB Dwight Dasher will give them fits.

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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Ten Best Minnesota Players [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]1. QB Adam Weber, Sr. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]2. S Kim Royston, Sr. (Inj.) [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]3. S Kyle Theret, Sr. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]4. C D.J. Burris, Sr. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]5. OT Dominic Alford, Sr. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]6. QB MarQuies Gray, Soph. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]7. LB Mike Rallis, Soph. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]8. CB Michael Carter, Soph. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]9. OT Jimmy Gjere, Fr. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]10. S Herschel Thornton, Jr. [/FONT]
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CFN.Offense

Star of the offense: Senior QB Adam Weber
Player who has to step up and be a star: Junior WR Da?Jon McKnight
Unsung star on the rise: Redshirt freshman OT Brooks Michel
Best pro prospect: Senior OT Jeff Willis (as a guard)
Top three all-star candidates: 1) C D.J. Burris, 2) OT Dominic Alford, 3) Weber
Strength of the offense: Line Experience, The True Freshmen
Weakness of the offense: Scoring, Pass Protection
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CFN.Defense

Star of the defense: Senior S Kim Royston (if healthy)
Player who has to step up and be a star: Sophomore LB Keanon Cooper
Unsung star on the rise: Redshirt freshman DE Ra?Shede Hageman
Best pro prospect: Junior DT Jewhan Edwards
Top three all-star candidates: 1) Royston, 2) Kyle Theret, 3) LB Mike Rallis
Strength of the defense: Athleticism, Line Size
Weakness of the defense: Middle Linebacker, Experience
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No need to worry about this one any more. Minnesota has a new slogan: "Our house is your house".

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BuckeyeNation27;1737676; said:
No need to worry about this one any more. Minnesota has a new slogan: "Our house is your house".

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Their last house was most certainly "our" house. The Buckeyes never lost there. If they plan to be as accomodating at The Bank, I have no objections.
 
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Tony Gerdeman picks the Gophers to finish last in the Big Ten, partly due to the difficulty of their schedule. Thie 4 home conference games are tOSU, Penn St, NW'ern, and Iowa.

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Predicted Finish
2-10 (0-8)

Two-Cent Overview
The Gophers have some talent on both sides of the ball thanks to Tim Brewster's recruiting, but it's either been untested or unproductive to this point. Quarterback Adam Weber enters his fourth year as a starter with diminishing returns following him each season. The entire offensive line returns, but who will they be blocking for? The defense only returns two starters (both safeties), but has some promising youth on the front seven. The schedule, however, will be the single-biggest detriment to Minnesota this season.

Schedule
Sept. 2 at Middle Tennessee (L)
Sept. 11 South Dakota (W)
Sept. 18 USC (L)
Sept. 25 Northern Illinois (W)
Oct. 2 Northwestern (L)
Oct. 9 at Wisconsin (L)
Oct. 16 at Purdue (L)
Oct. 23 Penn State (L)
Oct. 30 Ohio State (L)
Nov. 6 at Michigan State (L)
Nov. 13 at Illinois (L)
Nov. 27 Iowa (L)

Team Motto
?There's always next coach.?

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Dasher's a helluva player. If he's unable to play in the opener, it helps Minny's chances at not embarrassing the Big Ten (by losing to a Sun Belt team) quite a bit.

Minny at MTSU in on ESPN next Thursday, at the same time at Marshall at tOSU.

CBS

MTSU QB Dasher being investigated in gambling case

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Middle Tennessee campus police are investigating whether quarterback Dwight Dasher took money from an 80-year-old man to use for gambling.

According to a police report obtained by the Associated Press, Oliver Donnell, a patient at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Murfreesboro, reported Dasher to the police in July after the senior allegedly wouldn't return his phone calls.

Middle Tennessee athletics director Chris Massaro says in a statement the NCAA has been notified about the investigation. He declined further comment.

Donnell told the Daily News Journal he lent $1,500 to Dasher to use for a high-stakes poker game with the promise the Folkston, Ga., native would split winnings with him. Donnell also says he has been interviewed by a consultant working for Middle Tennessee to determine if Dasher's eligibility status was in jeopardy.

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Dasher's ineligible, and even if he repays the loan I can't imagine he'd be cleared for the opener on Thursday, he'll probably miss 4 games. A real break for the Gophers.

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Middle Tennessee Quarterback Dwight Dasher Ruled Ineligible

Middle Tennessee athletic director Chris Massaro announced Friday that senior quarterback Dwight Dasher has been ruled ineligible for competition.

Massaro said in a statement that the school concluded Dasher violated the NCAA amateurism legislation. The recommended penalty is a suspension for 30 percent of the season. The school voluntarily sent its findings to the NCAA and is in the midst of drafting a letter of reinstatement.

Dasher is accused of failing to repay a $1,500 loan he received from Oliver M. Donnell, an 80-year-old man in a local VA hospital. Donnell told The Daily News Journal that he gave Dasher five $300 loans for use in poker games.

"What we do know and what we do believe is that there was an NCAA violation," Massaro said during a press conference Friday. "So, we need to resolve that issue. Whenever you deal with an NCAA violation, the best thing to do is to investigate it, to look at it, to turn over as many rocks and stones as you can, to make sure that you're asking the right questions to keep it contained so to speak. We've seen examples of a couple of schools here recently that may not have done that and are paying a very severe penalty on the backside. So we don't want to put our institution in that kind of position."

Massaro said Dasher's intent was to repay the loan in full today and, even though his amateur status is in flux, Dasher will still be allowed to practice with the team. There is no timetable for an NCAA response.

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