October started great for Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins, with wins over Ohio State, Michigan and Wisconsin. Then came Nebraska, as Cousins threw for only 86 yards in a 24-3 loss. Up next: Jerry Kill's Gophers, who are coming off their unlikely upset over Iowa.

MarQueis Gray is finally becoming the leader the Gophers need at quarterback. He looked, and acted like a leader during last weekend's 22-21 upset win over Iowa. Now he's taking his leadership skills to the practice field, and into No. 15 Michigan State on Saturday.

The stats say the Gophers stink. That's what one Iowa columnist is writing. To back up the claim the writer points to some convincing evidence. Last week the same writer referred to the Gophers as the "lousiest of the Legends [Division]."

Gophers wide receiver/kick returner Marcus Jones suffered a knee injury during Wednesday's practice and won't play Saturday when the Iowa Hawkeyes come to town. The severity of the freshman's injury is still be evaluated.

The Gophers capped an exciting weekend of hockey with another victory. They leave Duluth with two instant classics to their credit, two games with five goals, and most importantly, two wins over bitter-rival Duluth.

Minnesota (19-9-1, 13-5-0 WCHA) held onto a 3-2 victory over St. Cloud State University Saturday night at the National Hockey Center. The Huskies (10-14-4, 7-10-3 WCHA) netted the first lead, but the Gophers freshman forward Sam Warning went to score the game-winning goal with less than two minutes left in the third. Minnesota is off to Denver in two weeks. The Gophers now lead UMD by five points in the WCHA standings.