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“Probably one of the worst halves, in the first half, that I’ve ever been involved with as a coach,” Fleck said.
Said wide receiver Jackson: “[Fleck] came in and got us fired up. We obviously knew that wasn’t our best half of football. We had to make a change to go get the ‘Dub.’ ”
Getting that win took a response as time was winding down.
After UCLA’s go-ahead touchdown, the Gophers drove to the UCLA 47 and faced fourth-and-6 with 3:17 left. Fleck had all three timeouts left and opted to punt, and Mark Crawford’s kick was downed at the 3 with 2:44 left. The Gophers forced the Bruins to punt, using all three timeouts, and Perich returned a 52-yard punt to the Minnesota 41 with 2:20 left.
A field goal to tie. A touchdown to win. The Minnesota contingent was on the edge of its seats.
Brosmer first hit tight end Jameson Geers for 13 yards to the UCLA 48 at the 2-minute warning. The QB then found Daniel Jackson for 27 yards to the Bruins 21 with 1:52 left — putting Minnesota in field-goal range but leaving plenty of time to play for a TD.
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