Minnesota Football vs. #23 Washington preview and score prediction
- Entering its 2026 Washington game, Minnesota's Javon Tracy had 251 punt-return yards through three games, including two return touchdowns in the opener, according to the Sept. 25 preview. The article credits new coordinator Daniel Da Prato's special-teams unit and lists a 27.89-yard punt-return average for Tracy. These are early-season totals, not a prediction of another return score.
- Minnesota OC Greg Harbaugh used gap-scheme runs for the first time in 2026 against Akron, according to the Sept. 25 Washington preview. The writer proposes adding counter early against Washington's young defensive front; that is analysis, not an announced opening script or confirmed permanent scheme change.
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