JOTTINGS

• Trevon Diggs, the brother of Vikings receiver Stefon Diggs, has had a great freshman season at No. 1 Alabama. The 6-2, 195-pound receiver returned seven kickoffs for 166 yards and nine punts for 37 yards and had 11 receptions for 88 yards and a touchdown.

• When Shahid Khan bought the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2011, former owner Wayne Weaver said he would only sell the team to someone who would keep it in Jacksonville. At the time there was also talk of the Vikings moving as well, but both have stayed put while the Rams moved from St. Louis back to Los Angeles.

• Vikings interim offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur was asked what was lost when center Joe Berger couldn't play because of a concussion and what he saw from Nick Easton, who will again replace Berger on Sunday. "He's a very veteran guy that has played well for many years," Shurmur said of Berger. "So, when a guy like that leaves — I played center myself, so I know the importance of being able to go in there and direct things. I thought Nick did a good job by replacing Joe and he'll be one week better this week."

• Vikings defensive coordinator George Edwards talked about the scrambling ability of Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles, who has run for 323 yards and two scores this season: "He's got the ability to not only be efficient running the ball down the field, but he makes guys miss. He'll escape up inside. He'll come outside. So, we'll have to do an excellent job with our front in the rush lanes."

• Matthew Hurt, the Rochester John Marshall sophomore basketball standout and the brother of the Gophers' Michael Hurt, scored 39 points in a 79-45 victory at crosstown rival Mayo on Friday.

• Washington State, the Gophers' Holiday Bowl opponent, is coached by Mike Leach, who coached Texas Tech in the 2006 Insight Bowl, when the Gophers blew a 35-7 halftime lead and lost in overtime, which eventually led to Glen Mason getting fired.