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Anthony Smith's Unicorn Rush | Minnesota Golden Gophers Football News
Anthony Smith, the Gophers’ defensive end, is dominating preseason hype after being named Big Ten’s preseason defensive player of the year—beating out Oregon’s top contenders. Last season, he led the conference with 12.5 sacks and 38 tackles while playing all 13 games. Standing 6’6” and weighing 285 lbs, Smith rejects the “power rusher” label, calling himself a “unicorn” to emphasize his all-around pass-rushing versatility. Meanwhile, quarterback Drake Lindsey, a redshirt freshman who threw for 2K yards and 18 TDs last year, earned just one vote for offensive player of the year—going to Ohio…
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