Minnesota is off to a fast start against Purdue; they are already up 7-0 early in the 1st quarter.

Tanner Morgan threw a 50-50 ball to WR Chris Autman-Bell, who came down with the grab and scored for the Gophers.

Morgan made history with the Gophers as he reached 50 career touchdowns faster than anyone in  program history.

Morgan did it in only 727 pass attempts.

Morgan on the season is 38-of-72 for a 52.8% completion rate, throwing for 540 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

The Gopher QB has been with the program for 4 years, and he is 443-0f-725 for 61.1%, throwing for 6,568 yards, 49 touchdowns and 20 interceptions.

The Gophers are 2-2 on the season with wins over Miami (OH.) and Colorado. Their 2 losses are against No. 11 Ohio State and Bowling Green.

The Gophers are up on the Boilermakers 7-0 in the middle of the 1st quarter.