College football, by its nature, is meant to be enjoyed in the moment. Sure, the history and traditions endure, but the sport is inherently fleeting. Today’s star is tomorrow’s NFL draft pick. A season-defining win can evaporate amid a brutal loss a week later. For all the consistency of Alabama and Clemson, every Saturday manages to offer a new revelation.

The ephemeral nature of the sport was at the forefront Saturday, when college football welcomed Baylor to the big time, then kicked the Bears to the curb an hour later, capsized Minnesota’s Playoff boat and supplied an absolute gut punch to everyone who has witnessed the brilliance of Tua Tagovailoa, only to watch him scream into a towel as his hip throbbed and blood gushed from his face.

There will be debate in the days to come about whether Tagovailoa should’ve even been on the field when the injury occurred, what it means for his predicted future in the NFL, how Alabama will rebound, what this moment — the sight of one of the sport’s most recognizable stars writhing in pain — could do to change the discussion around paying players. All are worthy conversations, but in the moment, let’s consider this:

It has been less than two years since Tagovailoa stepped into the spotlight in the second half of the national championship game and delivered one of the most thrilling comebacks in the sport’s history. It has been less than a year since he saw his surefire Heisman hopes eclipsed by the ascendant Kyler Murray. It has been just a week since he played through a serious ankle injury, willing his team back into contention against LSU, only to fall short there, too. If this is the last we see of Tagovailoa in an Alabama uniform, it will have been an all-too-brief flirtation but an overwhelmingly memorable one.

It’s almost hard to remember that, until Tagovailoa emerged from the tunnel to lead the Tide back to beat Georgia in the national championship game in January 2018, Alabama’s recent run had little to do with the men playing quarterback. His predecessors were fine, but Alabama’s run was built largely by elite defenses and dominant runners, and the QBs were along for the ride. Remember Jacob Coker? He won a title.

Then Tagovailoa came along and changed everything. Suddenly Alabama, the team that oozed tradition and brute-force swagger, became one of the most explosive offenses in the country. For all the deserved accolades afforded Mike Leach and Chip Kelly and Lincoln Riley, it was Tagovailoa who turned old-school Bama into a new-school juggernaut that truly changed the sport. Once the Tide did it, there was no going back.

Now, it’s likely over. Not the change in Bama’s approach. There will be other big-name QBs and plenty more points, even if they didn’t come in the second half against Mississippi State. The magic of Tagovailoa’s tenure, though, will be tough to replicate. Because guys such as Tagovailoa — quiet and reserved but utterly joyous on the field, a player whose greatness was recognized in real time — don’t come around very often.

In Minnesota, the Playoff hopes proved fleeting, too. The high that followed a stunning win over Penn State lasted just a week, as the Gophers went to Iowa and ran into a buzzsaw. Minnesota’s offensive line always made a run through the Big Ten a tough road, and A.J. Epenesa & Co. finally took advantage, utterly smothering the Gophers’ ground game and sacking Tanner Morgan six times in a 23-19 win.

But nothing was more fleeting than Baylor’s playoff push, which went from an emphatic statement to an utter disaster in the span of a half. Baylor jumped out to a 28-3 lead in the first half and led by 21 at the half. The Bears have lived on the brink often this year, but Saturday looked to be an easy one against Oklahoma. It didn’t last.

Baylor didn’t score in the second half, Jalen Hurts moved the ball at will, and that big lead couldn’t hold. Hurts threw for 297 yards, ran for 114 more on a whopping 27 carries, and finished with four TDs in a 34-31 win.

That Hurts’ Playoff hopes remain, while Tagovailoa’s season is over, offers yet another reminder of the often merciless, occasionally exhilarating and always dramatic ups and downs this sport provides.

SEC’s Achilles’ heels

The SEC currently has three teams in the nation’s top five, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some serious questions looming at the top of the country’s best conference.

The Tagovailoa injury certainly puts Alabama’s chances at the playoff chances under even more scrutiny. The Tide already needed help, but we’ve seen the committee give Saban’s crew the benefit of the doubt before. Will that same luxury be afforded to Alabama without its star QB if it finishes 11-1? Is 11-1 even possible without Tagovailoa in the Iron Bowl?

It was Georgia that moved into the No. 4 spot last week, edging out Alabama. The Dawgs added a huge line to an already strong resume with a 21-14 win over Auburn. The Georgia D was dominant, stuffing the run and forcing Bo Nix to throw 50 times. Still, the lingering questions about UGA’s offense remain. Jake Fromm made the big throws he needed to win, but he was just 13-of-28 passing for the game, and the Auburn D-line made life uncomfortable throughout. Auburn finished with seven pass break-ups and five QB hurries, and Georgia mustered just 251 yards of offense. It’s the fifth time this season Georgia has failed to crack 400, which given the offensive fireworks Clemson, LSU and Ohio State are capable of producing, certainly makes for a stark contrast.

Meanwhile, LSU’s offense continues to chug along, but that defense provided more fodder for folks looking for a weakness in the Tigers’ seemingly stellar facade. Ole Miss racked up 614 yards of offense in a 58-37 loss Saturday, the fourth time this season LSU has allowed 450 yards or more. Clemson, Ohio State, Georgia, Oregon and Utah have yet to allow 450 yards in a game this season.

Heisman Five

That Tagovailoa won’t be a part of this conversation down the stretch is heartbreaking, but he’ll also join a group of elite QBs who never actually came away with the award, including Andrew Luck and Deshaun Watson in recent years. Here’s to hoping Tagovailoa’s future includes as much success as those guys’ did.

1. Joe Burrow, LSU

This wasn’t supposed to require much playing time for Burrow down the stretch, but because Ole Miss kept coming back, Burrow kept throwing. The end result was 489 yards and five touchdowns (though two picks!) which will help boost those Heisman stats.

2. Justin Fields, Ohio State

It’s a shame playing Maryland and Rutgers doesn’t give Fields much time in the second half to run up his stats. He had to settle for 335 total yards and four touchdowns.

3. Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma

Hurts’ second-half effort is everything a Heisman run is made of, and his 27 carries underscored the physicality he showed. Four touchdowns ain’t bad either.

4. Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State

With another 164 yards and two touchdowns for Hubbard in an easy win over Kansas, what looked like an all-QB affair at the Heisman ceremony seems increasingly likely to include the Cowboys’ tailback, too.

5. Trevor Lawrence, Clemson

He finished the first quarter vs. Louisville in Week 8 with three completions on seven attempts and two picks. Since then, Lawrence’s stat line: 77.5% completions, 11.4 yards/pass, 16 TD, 0 INT.

Now you see them …

Indiana did something momentous last week. For the first time in 25 years, the Hoosiers cracked the AP top 25. After a 7-2 start, IU found itself ranked No. 24, the first time the Hoosiers made the poll since 1994. Much like grunge, flannel and “House Party” movies, it was all downhill from there for Indiana.

So, how’d the new ranking treat the team? About the same as the last one. In ’94, Indiana climbed to No. 25 on Sept. 25, then promptly lost their next game 25-14 to Minnesota. This year, the one-week stint at No. 24 likely came to a screeching halt with a slightly more competitive, but nevertheless fruitless 34-27 loss to Penn State.

Bouncing back at the Big House

Remember when we wrote off Michigan and started scripting Jim Harbaugh’s epitaph in Ann Arbor? Well, a funny thing has happened since the Wolverines fell behind 21-0 at Penn State last month. Shea Patterson & Co. came charging back in that one, only to fall just short, 28-21. Since then, they’ve been dominant, demolishing Notre Dame, Maryland and, this week, rival Michigan State.

Saturday’s 44-10 win gave Michigan rights to the Paul Bunyan trophy (not the same as Paul Bunyan’s axe trophy because the Big Ten is really into Paul Bunyan-related trophies) and also marked the first time since 2013 the Wolverines posted 38 points or more against three straight Big Ten opponents.

Harbaugh’s team will still be a heavy underdog to Ohio State on the final Saturday of the regular season, but that game suddenly has a little more cache than we might’ve thought a month ago.

Two hundred and history

Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor posted his 11th career game with at least 200 yards on the ground, going for 204 and two touchdowns in a win over Nebraska on Saturday. Taylor is now tied with Ricky Williams, Marcus Allen and Ron Dayne for the most 200-yard rushing games in college football history.

While Taylor and the Badgers celebrated the moment, Nebraska fell to 4-6 and will now need to win its final two games (at Maryland, vs. Iowa) to become bowl-eligible. If the Cornhuskers can’t get to six wins, it would mark the third straight season without a bowl bid — something that happened just twice in the previous 48 seasons.

Big bets and bad beats

• College kickers haunt the dreams of every bettor, and for good reason, as Minnesota fans found out Saturday. The Gophers were 3-point dogs at Iowa, despite their 9-0 record, and a strong second half was called with a Rodney Smith TD run with 3:27 to play to pull to within four, pending the point-after try. Unfortunately, freshman Brock Walker missed the kick — putting the Gophers in position to need a TD for the win and Minnesota backers just a point shy of a push. Neither came away happy as the Gophers fell for the first time in 2019.

• Honestly, if you were betting hapless Northwestern on Saturday, you knew you were flirting with danger, so there’s no use complaining now. Still, the Wildcats left most of their backers shaking their heads (or their fists) after a woeful first quarter in which UMass’s awful defense held Northwestern scoreless, another awful third frame in which they mustered just a field goal, three brutal turnovers and just 76 yards from the passing game. In the end, Northwestern still covered the 38.5-point spread — for anyone who got their bets in just before kick. Until four minutes before kickoff, the spread was actually 39.5, which left most bettors on the wrong end of an ugly game.

• Clemson doesn’t seem to have much trouble covering a big number this season, putting up an impressive 8-1 record against the spread when favored by at least 24 points this year against FBS competition. That trend held Saturday as the Tigers walloped Wake Forest, but in order to also provide a payday to bettors who had Clemson -21.5 in the first half, the Tigers needed a little luck. Leading 17-3, Clemson got the ball with just 2:15 to play in the half. Trevor Lawrence made quick work of the Wake defense, engineering an 80-yard TD drive in just 1:34. Still, Wake was covering — until Jamie Newman tossed a pick with 20 seconds left, and Lawrence hit Tee Higgins for a 30-yard touchdown pass on the next play — scoring with just 13 seconds left until the break.

• Entering Saturday, there were two teams still undefeated against the spread in the first halves of games: Navy and Ohio State. The Midshipmen were +4.5 against Notre Dame and … it didn’t go well. The Irish trucked Navy, leading 38-3 at the break and going on to win 52-20. Ohio State at least offered a bit more drama. The Buckeyes were favored by 35 in the first half, but failed to cover thanks to two straight stops by Rutgers at the 1-yard line. The Scarlet Knights also covered a 52-point spread for the game because not even Rutgers is quite that embarrassing. This week, anyway.

• Colorado State was a 10.5-point underdog against rival Air Force, but Mike Bobo’s crew got off to a hot start and jumped out to a 14-0 lead. Air Force punched its way back after a woeful first half, but with fewer than two minutes remaining, the Rams trailed by just 10 and were knocking on the door of ensuring a cover with a second-and-goal at the Air Force 1-yard line. And as many a Georgia fan yelled during Bobo’s years as the Bulldogs’ offensive coordinator, he should’ve just run the ball. Instead, a Patrick O’Brien pass was picked off by Zane Lewis and returned for a touchdown — ending any hopes of a win and blowing what should’ve been an easy cover.

Under-the-radar play of the week

OK, so it wasn’t a play, but good luck finding a moment Saturday infused with more meaning than Casey O’Brien, a four-time cancer survivor playing for Minnesota, getting a chance to wave to the kids at the Iowa Children’s Hospital.

Minnesota’s Casey O’Brien is a four-time cancer survivor.

On Saturday, he was part of Iowa’s traditional wave to the children’s hospital ��

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– ESPN (@espn) November 16, 2019

Under-the-radar game of the week

Perhaps you were focused on Minnesota’s late drive in hopes of staying undefeated at Iowa. Perhaps you were glued to the Georgia-Auburn game, wondering if the Tigers could come all the way back from down 21-0. Well, shame on you, because while neither of those other two come-from-behind efforts worked out, you were missing a truly epic comeback in the heart of Indiana, where Central Michigan put up 34 second-half points and edged Ball State, 45-44.

Ball State led by 16 at the half, was up 41-24 late in the third quarter and still had a six-point lead with five minutes left to play. It was all for naught, as Central Michigan engineered a 10-play, 72-yard TD drive, then picked off Drew Plitt to seal the win.

Why’s all this noteworthy? Well, you might’ve written off Jim McElwain as the guy who couldn’t win enough at Florida and, possibly, as the coach who looks like a guy who took a naked photo with a shark. But that’d be underestimating McElwain, who now has CMU — a team that went 1-11 last year and had lost 15 of its last 16 FBS contests entering October — at 7-4, winners of five of its last six and still with a chance to win the MAC West.

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Sleater-Kinney were the musical guests on last night’s episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden, where they performed “Can I Go On” from The Center Won’t Hold. Check that out below.

In October, Sleater-Kinney released “ANIMAL,” another song they recorded with St. Vincent, who produced The Center Won’t Hold. Months before the release of the record, longtime drummer Janet Weiss announced her departure from the group. Since September, Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker have been performing with Angie Boylan on drums.

Read Pitchfork’s new feature “Sleater-Kinney on 9 Things That Inspired The Center Won’t Hold.”

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Days after her debut as a temporary redhead, Jordyn Woods is having another major beauty moment. In an Instagram post celebrating the success of her recently launched eyelash line, the star pointed out that she has an adorable doppelgänger.

In the photo, Jordyn posed alongside her younger sister Jodie, and yes, the two look identical. Jordyn wrote of the resemblance, “Just twinning.” She went on to explain that she let her little sister try on a pair of the Eyelure x Jordyn Wood lashes, and was shocked by the results. “I was comfortable enough to let me little sister try them today, which normally I would be against her putting on a lash, and I was surprised to see that it made us look even more alike,” she wrote.

Jodie echoed the twinning sentiment, and shared the same photo on her Instagram with a sweet caption. “I didn’t think we could look anymore alike until @jordynwoods let me wear her @eylureofficial lashes today.”

Others also noticed the resemblance, as celebs and followers flocked to the comments. Skai Jackson cracked a joke, writing, “Your mom said copy and paste,” while Regina Carter wrote, “I swear y’all twins ! You ain’t fooling nobody loll.”

Despite the resemblance, the two are not twins. However, they are extremely close. During a recent interview with Teen Vogue, Jodie acted as Jordyn’s hairstylist, and Jodie, along with Jordyn’s other family members, was there to support Jordyn throughout the challenges of 2019.

It’s also worth noting that this isn’t the first time the sisters have played twinning tricks on fans. The two previously posed for a photo with matching updos and one family photo, which also featured Jordyn’s mom, shared in May had fans seeing the family resemblance.

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True wireless earbuds are getting most of the spotlight these days, but there are always cases where tried-and-true over-ear wireless headphones are going to win out. Noise cancellation is one such advantage; though the technology is increasingly making its way into more wireless earbuds, there’s no beating full-size headphones if you want to truly hush your surroundings and enjoy your music without any distractions. Wrap them around your head, and you can escape any nearby ruckus like the constant hum of an airplane cabin or the buzz of a coffee shop.

Unfortunately, buying a great pair of headphones — especially with noise cancellation, which you’ll want in your everyday, take-everywhere pair — means spending a lot of money, with most good options ranging between $300 and $400. But can you really put a price on peace and quiet or making long-haul flights more bearable? I regularly use them to fall asleep a little easier — with nothing playing at all.

If you’re investing that much, you’ll want a set of headphones that sound good, can be worn comfortably for hours on end, and are durable enough to be a travel companion. Most high-end wireless headphones have made the switch to USB-C at this point, and they all offer lengthy battery life that should last through your travels. But there’s still a clear first-place pick for consumers who want a reliable pair with great noise canceling powers and good-enough sound quality.

Best overall: Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700

Bose is the company that built its name on noise-canceling headphones. And while competitors like Sony have done a commendable job catching up over the last few years, Bose still pieces everything together in the best overall package. The Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 are the follow-up to Bose’s QuietComfort 35 cans that have become an essential piece of kit for frequent flyers or subway commuters. They’ve been completely redesigned with a more modern look, but retain the lightweight fit and exemplary comfort of the old headphones.

The NCH700s can be paired with two devices simultaneously — a great feature if you’re multitasking between a phone and laptop or tablet. You can adjust the level of noise cancellation to your preference, and at the highest setting, these headphones have no equal. It’s like hitting mute on the outside world. Battery life is 20 hours, which is firmly average these days, but plenty for any travel situation.

Bose made an effort to improve voice call quality on the NCH700s, and this is another area where they’re best in class. If you rarely chat with people while wearing headphones, this might not be a big draw. But if you’ll be breaking up your music with conference calls, these are about the only cans I’d trust to do it aside from Jabra’s Elite 85h headphones.

In a departure from previous models, Bose moved away from most physical buttons in favor of gesture controls on the right ear cup. The new system takes some practice, but works reliably without detracting from the user experience.

The Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 retain Bose’s neutral, well-balanced sound quality with a little extra kick of bass. You can expect good clarity and detail, but the soundstage is where Bose could stand to improve; noise cancellation brings you closer to your music, but that music isn’t as enveloping here as with other high-end headphones.

If you’d prefer headphones that prioritize sound quality over noise cancellation effectiveness, Sennheiser’s third-gen Momentum Wireless headphones are the best option. With cushy leather ear pads and the company’s warm, clear, and immersive sound signature, the Momentum 3s offer a blissful listening experience — and you’d hope so for their price.

They automatically power on when unfolded and pause music if you take them off. The Momentums also support a nice range of codecs including SBC, AAC, AptX, and AptX Low Latency, which is supposed to eliminate any noticeable audio delay when watching videos. Unfortunately, in some apps like YouTube, I’ve encountered sync issues, so the Sennheisers are still best suited for music more than movies.

They can’t cut down on outside clamor to the same level as Bose’s headphones, but come close enough for my liking. Still, Bose gets so much right (comfort, noise cancellation, voice calls) for less money that I think the Sennheisers will only appeal to those who demand better than “good” for sound quality.

Two other nice touches about the Momentum Wireless 3s: they have Tile integration so you can track them just like any keys or bag with an attached Tile accessory, and you can listen to them wired over USB-C in addition to the standard headphone jack, which is something the Bose headphones can’t do.

The others

Sony’s 1000XM3 headphones are right up there with Bose in terms of noise canceling and some prefer their sound quality. But they’ve got to be nearing a refresh pretty soon, so only buy them if you can find a great deal. Microsoft’s dial controls on the Surface Headphones are brilliant and something that other companies should shamelessly copy, but the headphones themselves offer just so-so sound quality. If you’re looking for another audiophile-geared pair, the new Bowers & Wilkins PX7 are a significant improvement over the old PX headphones. They’re now much lighter and more comfortable thanks to a revamped design that includes carbon fiber arms. And the new Beats Solo Pros are the company’s best headphones yet, but they can get uncomfortable over time.

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Last season, Evansville won 11 games and lost in the opening round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. Voters in the league’s preseason poll this year picked the Purple Aces to finish eighth in the conference standings.

On Tuesday, however, Evansville upset No. 1 Kentucky on the road.

College basketball is back.

Three things from Tuesday

Evansville is the story of the night after upset over No. 1 team

Evansville just pulled off the regular season’s version of No. 16 UMBC’s victory over No. 1 Virginia in the 2018 NCAA tournament. After his team’s loss to Evansville, John Calipari admitted that second-year coach Walter McCarty, a star on the 1995-96 Kentucky team that won a national title under Rick Pitino, “outcoached” him.

PITTSBURGH — Vera Clemente, the widow of Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Roberto Clemente and a goodwill ambassador for Major League Baseball, has died. She was 78.

MLB and the Pittsburgh Pirates announced her death on Saturday. She died in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

MLB said she recently had experienced health issues. The Pirates tweeted on Nov. 1 that she had been hospitalized in “delicate health.”

Vera and Roberto Clemente were married in November 1964, according to the Roberto Clemente Foundation. Roberto Clemente was a 15-time All-Star with the Pirates. He was killed in a plane crash on New Year’s Eve 1972 while attempting to deliver supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.

Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said Vera Clemente “impacted countless children and extended her family’s humanitarian legacy of helping those in need.”

She served as the chairwoman for the foundation, which works “to promote positive change and community engagement through the example and inspiration of Roberto.” Vera and Roberto had three sons: Roberto, Luis and Enrique.

Pirates owner Bob Nutting called Vera Clemente “a cherished member of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Major League Baseball family.” He said she “epitomized grace, dignity and strength in the wake of heartbreaking tragedy and loss.”

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck said his team “touched the stove too many times” in its first loss of the season but still can target historic goals in a season filled with milestones.

Entering Kinnick Stadium at 9-0 for the first time in 115 years, the eighth-ranked Golden Gophers cut a 14-point halftime deficit to four in the closing minutes but fell 23-19 to No. 20 Iowa at Kinnick Stadium. Iowa retained the Floyd of Rosedale trophy for the fifth consecutive year despite being outgained 431-290, generating only 69 yards in the second half and scoring just three points after halftime.

“It’s hard to go undefeated in the Big Ten,” Fleck said. “There’s one undefeated team in the Big Ten left [No. 2 Ohio State]. It’s so difficult. … What we learned was we can beat ourselves in big-time games, but also get beat at the same time. We’re 0-1 in the Iowa season. That’s literally my message. It’s one game that we lost by four points to a very good Iowa team in a rivalry game.

“It does not take away from the nine [wins] they’ve accomplished before this, or the 45 other nevers or restored moments or 1904. It takes away none of that. All it does is make us not undefeated anymore, which is disappointing.”

Minnesota came in with its highest ranking in the CFP standings after upsetting No. 4 Penn State last week in Minneapolis. But the Gophers fell behind 13-0 and struggled to contain an aggressive and balanced Iowa offense in the first quarter.

Linebacker Thomas Barber said the team wasn’t mentally prepared early on, missing several tackles and struggling to finish drives. Minnesota had only 63 rushing yards on 30 attempts and scored on only four of seven drives that reached Iowa territory.

“As bad as we played, we still had an opportunity to go win that football game in the last two minutes,” Fleck said. “It just wasn’t good enough. We didn’t start fast enough.”

The Gophers made four trips to Iowa’s red zone but scored just one touchdown, a Rodney Smith 1-yard run with only 3:27 left. Smith attributed the struggles to “a lack of communication, a lack of execution.” After cutting Iowa’s lead to 20-13, Minnesota drove to the Hawkeyes’ 14-yard line, but standout wide receiver Tyler Johnson dropped a fourth-down pass that would have resulted in a first down. Fleck sprinted onto the field after the play to check on Johnson, and both he and Iowa’s Dane Belton drew unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.

“I was told I ran on the field too fast,” said Fleck, who played wide receiver at Northern Illinois and briefly in the NFL. “I get that, but I didn’t know when there was a red light and a green light to tell us when we can go on the field. The whistle blew, the play’s over, my player’s laying motionless on the ground. I’ve been on a staff, watched Eric LeGrand lay motionless and break his neck at Rutgers. We as coaches get criticized when we don’t show enough compassion to somebody that’s hurt in this game, in 2019.

“I’m 38 years old. I can run. And I’m going to make sure I’m the first one they see, if I can, when they open their eyes, or to make sure that play’s stopped.”

Johnson, who returned to the game on Minnesota’s next series, said Fleck “was just doing his job.” Fleck said he didn’t understand the call but also accepted complete responsibility for Minnesota’s first loss since Nov. 17, 2018.

Gophers quarterback Tanner Morgan, who had a game-high 368 passing yards, left the field with 1:07 left after being sacked by Iowa’s A.J. Epenesa. Backup quarterback Cole Kramer entered and threw an incomplete pass before being intercepted on fourth-and-21 by Iowa’s Riley Moss.

Fleck said Morgan looked “woozy” after the play and said the sophomore likely will be evaluated for a possible concussion.

Iowa fans rushed the field as players paraded the Floyd of Rosedale trophy. Several Iowa fans mocked Minnesota’s “Row the Boat” motto, as one held a wooden oar with an Iowa logo and the inscription: “This is how we row.”

“We were talking about sinking the boat all week,” Hawkeyes defensive end Chauncey Golston said. “They had a lot of momentum coming in, but hey, we weren’t trying to lose the pig. It was never theirs to begin with. We just wanted it to stay in Iowa City.”

Golston later added: “They want to row the boat, you want to sink the boat. You can’t row a boat that’s sunk.”

Minnesota’s goal of winning its first Big Ten West Division title remains very much afloat with two regular-season games left. The Gophers maintain a one-game lead against rival Wisconsin, which visits Minneapolis on Nov. 30 after hosting Purdue next week. Minnesota next plays at Northwestern.

“This is not the end of the world,” Fleck said. “It’s a tough loss. It hurts. It should hurt. It’s a rivalry game. Football matters in the state of Minnesota. It matters nationally. That’s a good thing, and everybody knows that.

“This is one game. That’s all that means. Everything we want and everything we wrote down is right in front of us. Nothing’s changed.”