Gophers blown out at Beaver Stadium for third straight loss

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The Gophers endured one of their longest days on Saturday. The nationwide air travel stoppage grounded their flight on Friday. It forced them to wake up in Minnesota at 6:45 a.m. Saturday to fly to Pennsylvania and then play Penn State less than 12 hours later. Then Minnesota got blown out at Beaver Stadium; that’s a different kind of jet lag. The Gophers stated the game flat, fell behind 14-0 in the first quarter, 28-0 at halftime, 35-0 early in second half and lost 42-14. Minnesota (5-5, 3-4 Big Ten) has lost three straight games, while Penn State (6-4, 3-4) has won three in a row. After the Gophers flight delay, the Las Vegas Oddsmakers moved Penn State from a 9.5- to a 12.5-point betting favorite. But an unprecedented travel problem does not excuse away falling in a 35-point hole in a 28-point loss to an unranked team.

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