Gophers avoid upset with 28-21 win over South Dakota State

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Don’t tell coach P.J. Fleck that Minnesota’s narrow win against FCS South Dakota State on Tuesday wasn’t good enough.
The Big Ten Gophers were double-digit favorites for the season’s first game against their neighbors from the southwest, who nearly beat Minnesota in 2009, long before Fleck joined the Gophers.
So, when Mohamed Ibrahim finally put the Gophers ahead late in the fourth quarter, Fleck was ready to enjoy a win no matter how others perce