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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Freshmen Ky Thomas and Mar'Keise Irving became the fourth and fifth different 100-yard rushers for Minnesota this season, as the Gophers gained 326 yards on the ground in a 34-16 trampling of Maryland on Saturday for their third straight victory.
Minnesota used a punishing rushing attack that racked up 326 yards behind a stout offensive line to send Maryland to its third-straight loss Saturday, 34-16.
Ky Thomas and Mar'Keise "Bucky'' Irving each rushed for more than 100 yards as Minnesota won its third consecutive Big Ten game and moved into a first-place tie with Iowa atop the West Division.
Minnesota (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) hosts Maryland (4-2, 1-2) on Saturday, with the Terrapins trying to brush off lopsided losses to Iowa (51-14) and Ohio State (66-17) before their well-timed bye last week. They lost wide receivers Dontay Demus and Jeshaun Jones to season-ending injuries in those games.