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Article: BOWLING GREEN 32, GOPHERS 31 (OT); RALLY WITH NO REWARD; Gophers overcame a 21-0 halftime deficit to take a late lead, only to lose in OT on a two-point conversion. Debut of new coach Tim Brewster has rough start, but U shows improvement in the second half.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- September 2, 2007
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Byline: Chip Scoggins; Staff Writer
The storybook start to the Tim Brewster Era is over. Bowling Green made sure of that.
A night that began with unbridled optimism and promise ended in major disappointment as Bowling Green scored on a two-point conversion in the first overtime to ruin Brewster's coaching debut with a 32-31 victory against the Gophers before an announced crowd of 49,253 at the Metrodome.
Bowling Green quarterback Tyler Sheehan rolled right and squeezed a pass to Freddie Barnes in the end zone for the winning points in a roller-coaster affair.
Afterward, Brewster displayed a range of emotions. He said he was ...