With David Cobb slicing and dicing through San Jose State's defense, the Gophers kept giving him the ball Saturday. He finished 207 yards on 34 carries, the highest number of carries for a Gophers running back since Amir Pinnix had 34 in the Insight Bowl loss to Texas Tech in 2006.

"My dad taught me a long time ago, if you've got a good horse, ride him," coach Jerry Kill said Sunday. "[Cobb] was a hot back at that time, seeing things well. And there will be a time when it won't be that clean, and you'll put another one in. But why take him out, if he's doing what he's doing? We subbed him some, but sometimes David gets better as the game goes on."

Quarterback Chris Streveler had 18 carries for 161 yards, but the other tailbacks played small roles. Berkley Edwards had three carries for nine yards, and Donnell Kirkwood had two carries for five yards.

Edwards and Kirkwood had both injured their shoulders at TCU but came out of this one feeling better, Kill said. That means Edwards could be a weapon for the Gophers next week at Michigan, and you can bet he'll be motivated against the school that didn't recruit him after his brother and father starred there.