Michigan, Minnesota Each Looking To Overcome Heartbreak
JON KRAWCZYNSKI, AP Sports Writer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Michigan Wolverines and Minnesota Golden Gophers each walk into TCF Bank Stadium with their own heartbreak to mend.
The 15th-ranked Wolverines let a victory over rival Michigan State slip through their fingers in the closing moments when the Spartans scored on a fumbled snap by Michigan's punter.
The Gophers, meanwhile, will be playing three days after coach Jerry Kill's surprise retirement for health reasons. Kill was forced to step down because of epilepsy and defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys is taking over.
The Gophers (4-3, 1-2 Big Ten) hold the Little Brown Jug trophy thanks to their victory in Michigan (5-2, 2-1) last year. A win on Saturday would give them consecutive victories in the series for the first time since 1962-63.
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