At their weekly news conference, Gophers starters described what work is going into preparing for their game against Rutgers this Saturday.

The Gophers are riding a four-game winning streak, most recently knocking off No. 24 Illinois last weekend.

Max Brosmer threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Jameson Geers and Dragan Kesich kicked his fourth field goal of the game in the final five minutes, rallying Minnesota to a 25-17 victory Illinois.

Brosmer completed 22 of 37 passes for 213 yards and a TD. Darius Taylor ran for 131 yards and a TD on 22 carries and was the Golden Gophers’ leading receiver with nine catches for 58 yards. Luke Altmyer was 20 of 33 for 226 yards and a TD for Illinois, but lost two fumbles.

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Kickoff Saturday at Rutgers is set for 11 a.m. Central.