The Gopher defense has played a good game today, for the most part, and have started the second half with a bang.

After a personal foul penalty put USC in a second-and-long situation, Matt Barkley tried to get it all back at once, and was intercepted by Minnesota’s James Manuel at the Gophers’ 35.

Adam Weber and company will take over there, still trailing the 18th-ranked Trojans by a score of 13-7.