Miami at Minnesota 9/11/21 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The Miami (OH) Redhawks visit TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Saturday to play the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Miami (OH) opened its regular season with a 49-14 to Cincinnati on Saturday. Miami (OH) gave up 542 yards of total offense to Cincinnati and the outcome would have been far worse if Cincinnati had not committed three turnovers. Miami (OH) did not score until the fourth quarter when trailing by 42-0.

Quarterback AJ Mayer has passed for 109 yards but completed only nine of 28 passes in the opening game. Keyon Mozee is the leading rusher for the RedHawks with 80 yards, while Kenny Tracy has rushed for 37 yards and one touchdown. Mac HIppenhammer is the leading receiver with 64. Cedric Boswell is the leading tackler for Miami (OH) with eight.

Minnesota opened its regular season with a 45-31 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes on Thursday. Although Minnesota lost by 14 points, the Golden Gophers led at the half 14-10 and gained 408 yards against a tough Ohio State defense. However, two turnovers by the Golden Gophers offense hurt. Minnesota's defense gave up 495 yards of total offense to Ohio State and forced one Buckeyes’ turnover.

Tanner Morgan has passed for 205 yards with one touchdown and the Golden Gophers quarterback has been sacked twice. The leading rusher for Minnesota is Mohamed Ibrahim with 163 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. Daniel Jackson is the leading receiver with 58 yards, while Dylan Wright has 57 yards receiving and one touchdown reception.The leading tackler for Minnesota is Mariano Sori-Marin with six.