Drake Lindsey didn't play like a redshirt freshman quarterback when he led Minnesota on the game-winning drive against Rutgers last weekend.

His 324 passing yards and three touchdowns through the air earned him Big Ten freshman of the week honors, but coach P.J. Fleck knows the Golden Gophers (3-1, 1-0) will have to play at a much higher level when they visit No. 1 Ohio State (4-0, 1-0) on Saturday night in a conference game in Columbus, Ohio.

It doesn't help that Fleck's young signal-caller will not only face one of the best defenses in the nation, but also an intimidating atmosphere at Ohio Stadium.

"That place is 107,000 fans, and it's deafening, and that's for a noon kickoff, or an 11 a.m. (Central), let alone all of them doing what they do, tailgating all day and being ready for th

See Full Page