Trailing by 21 through three quarters, Northwestern appeared headed toward yet another loss. The Wildcats had other ideas.
Ben Bryant threw a 25-yard touchdown to Charlie Mangieri in overtime, Bryce Kirtz set a career high with 215 yards receiving and caught two TDs, and Northwestern rallied to beat Minnesota 37-34 on Saturday night.
Bryant threw for 396 yards and four touchdowns. A.J. Henning caught a tying TD in the closing seconds of regulation. The Wildcats overcame another dazzling performance by Minnesota’s Darius Taylor, who ran for 198 yards and two scores, and pulled out the win after they looked like they were headed toward a lopsided loss.Northwestern scored two touchdowns early in the fourth quarter to pull within seven.
"I was really happy with just everyone," Bryant said. "A ton of people got the ball today, we spread it out. Everyone contributed today. As a whole offense, there’s a lot of positives to take away today. And then there’s also stuff that we need to improve on."
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