Minnesota Gopher Football vs. Syracuse Orange preview and prediction

Minnesota Gopher Football vs. Syracuse Orange is on ESPN. Minnesota leads the series 3-2.

Minnesota Gopher Football vs. Syracuse Orange is a betting line of -10 with an O/U of 42.

Minnesota Gopher Football vs. Syracuse Orange is on. The weather is warm and sunny.

Minnesota Gopher Football will play Syracuse Orange in the 2022 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on Thursday, Dec. 29 at 1 p.m.

John Michael Schmitz and Mohamed Ibrahim are All-Americans. Schmitsz is the first Gopher to be a First-Team All American since Antoine Winfield Jr. in 2019. Ibrahim is a second-team All America. He finished fourth in the nation in rushing yards at 1,594 and second in yards per game at 144.9.

Minnesota's defense ranks fifth in the country in terms of total yards allowed per game. The Golden Gophers also have the No. 4 defense in scoring (13.3 ppg), No 8 in passing yards (173.7), and the 15th in rush defense (105.8).

Minnesota Gopher Football is 10-12 in their history in bowl games. They have won five straight bowl contests under head coach P.J. Fleck.

The 2022 season is the sixth season for head coach P.J. Fleck at Minnesota. He is fifth in program history for wins and sixth in Big Ten wins (26), games coached (70). His .614 win percentage is third best among the 11 Minnesota coaches with at least 45 games under their helm.