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WATCH: Minnesota uses trick play to set up scoring drive vs. Indiana
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Halloween is still a few days away, but P.J. Fleck is still incorporating some tricks into his offense.
On Minnesota’s opening drive against Indiana on Friday night, the Gophers ran a flea flicker on first down play. It was just the second play of the game for the offense and the result was a 25-yard reception for Rashod Bateman.
It created some early momentum for Minnesota.
.@GopherFootball is coming out with the tricks and the treats. 🔥
A flea flicker on their opening drive leads to an eventual TD, and it's 7-3 Minnesota over Indiana: pic.twitter.com/3eJsagrTYj
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) October 27, 2018
The completion was also a nice confidence booster for Tanner Morgan, a redshirt freshman making the first start of his career.
Minnesota’s flea flicker was a huge part of the Gophers’ six-play, 77-yard drive that resulted in a touchdown.
Minnesota is trying to snap a four-game losing streak and notch its first B1G win of the season.
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