No. 8 Oregon hosts Minnesota on Friday (6 p.m., FOX) at Autzen Stadium.

The Oregonian/OregonLive reached out to Minnesota beat reporter Andy Greder ( @andygreder on X) of the St. Paul Pioneer Press to pose five questions about the Golden Gophers and get a prediction.

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1) How has Minnesota’s running game fallen off so much from 2022?

Greder: “There are multiple factors in play. First, Minnesota’s record-setting tailback Mo Ibrahim’s final year was in 2022. Second, the Gophers’ next top running back, Darius Taylor, has dealt with injuries in 2023 a

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