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Minnesota RB Cam Wiley gets first career TD on Gophers’ opening possession vs. Purdue
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Cam Wiley has crossed the goal line for the first time in his college career.
Friday night, Wiley capped an 8-play, 69-yard drive with a 6-yard run to the end zone, scoring his first touchdown with Minnesota. The freshman scored on his 13th carry for the 2020 season. He gave the Gophers an early 7-0 lead over Purdue.
🔥Cam Wiley earns his first career TD and @GopherFootball is on the board pic.twitter.com/a3EXcff72n
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 21, 2020
It was an excellent start for the Gophers, who suffered a tough 35-7 loss to Iowa last weekend. Minnesota is just 1-3 on the year.
Wiley entered the game having taken 12 carries for 67 yards. He also caught 3 passes for 10 yards through the first four games on the year.
Wiley committed to Minnesota as a member of the 2019 recruiting class. He appeared in 3 games for the Gophers last year, taking 11 carries for 32 yards.
This year, he ranks third on Minnesota’s rushing leaderboard, behind Mohamed Ibrahim and Trey Potts.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB