No, the generous fourth-down spot that officials gave Ohio State during a key point Saturday did not cost the Gophers an upset. The game still had more than three quarters to play, and there were plenty of chances to change the outcome. “Even if that [spot] doesn’t happen, it doesn’t mean we win the football game,” Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said Monday, two days after his team hung with the No. 3 Buckeyes before falling 30-14 at Ohio Stadium. Television replays showed that the Gophers stopped Ohio State running back Mike Weber short of first-down yardage on fourth-and-2 from the Minnesota 44 late in the first quarter. Weber, however, was given credit for 3 yards, extending Ohio State’s possession rather than giving the Gophers the ball with a 7-3 lead.
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