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Tyler Johnson puts multiple Husker defenders on skates, sets up TD with nifty 45-yard gain
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Hosting the Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-2) in a B1G West battle at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Golden Gophers senior wide receiver Tyler Johnson put Minnesota (5-0) in scoring position early in the second half with a beautiful catch-and-run.
Our own Dustin Schutte provided video of the play on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/SchutteCFB/status/1183191718394548224
Shortly after Johnson’s catch, redshirt sophomore running back Mo Ibrahim punched it in from five-yards out, extending Minnesota’s lead to 21-0 with 12:50 remaining in the third quarter.
A three-star prospect in 2015, Johnson ranks the among the top-five in program history in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.
First putting himself on the national map with his 78-catch, 1,169-yard, 12-touchdown performance in 2018, Johnson is compiling his second straight season as one of the B1G’s best wide receivers for P.J. Fleck.
Now leading 28-0, Nebraska at Minnesota is late in the third quarter and airing on FS1.
A graduate of Bowling Green State University, Rydquist has been contributing to Saturday Down South and Saturday Tradition since 2019. He can be found on Twitter @TeddyRydquist.