Minnesota was among the teams to struggle during the shortened 2020 season, but the Gophers are returning a number of key pieces for 2021.

During the BTN Bus Tour stop in Minneapolis, analyst Joshua Perry took time to highlight his three takeaways from the Gophers’ practice. Overall, he was impressed with how the team is looking after coming out of 2020:

“I have to say, the team looked very impressive,” explained Perry. “Some of the transfers that are in, the young guys that are here, across the lines of scrimmage they look really good, so I’m excited.”

Offensively, Perry knows a lot is riding on the performance of quarterback Tanner Morgan. Fortunately, he’s high on what Morgan brings to the table:

“It’s going to be off the arm of Tanner Morgan, and frankly I believe he’s going to be able to rebound,” said Perry. “He’s a leader out there, everybody loves him.”

The defense was arguably Minnesota’s biggest struggle in 2020 after allowing 30.1 points per game. That was another area that Perry expects to be much better:

“I think the defense will be leaps and bounds above what it was last year,” explained Perry.

You can catch his full segment below: