Matt Spaeth named Player of the Week

Matt Spaeth, a 6-foot-6, 270-pound sophomore tight end, was named GoldenSports.Net/Outback Steakhouse's Gopher Offensive Player of the Week. Spaeth caught six passes for 95 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 30-21 loss to Indiana.

Matt Spaeth, who won the GoldenSports.Net/Outback Steakhouse Gopher Offensive Player of the Week, caught a 1-yard touchdown pass to cap off a seven-play, 66-yard drive. That score put the Gophers up 14-0. He scored his second touchdown on an 2-yard pass. The score capped off a five-play, 80-yard drive.

Spaeth has caught 19 passes for 252 yards (13.3 yard per catch) with four touchdowns. He is third on the team in receptions

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