P.J. Fleck sounds like he's still very confident in Darius Taylor going forward.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Minnesota coaching staff watched a player-evaluation decision backfire in their faces — on Saturday night at least. In the offseason, head coach P.J. Fleck and staff opted to bring back Darius Taylor as the Gophers’ No. 1 tailback for the 2026 season, while Fame Ijeboi transferred to Purdue to be the Boilermakers’ starter. That decision loomed large in Purdue’s 41-13 ...

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The Minnesota football team is getting some rough injury news on Saturday. Golden Gophers running back Darius Taylor is out for the team’s game against Akron, per ESPN. “He did a medical warm-up pregame and it was determined he won’t play today,” Pete Thamel posted to X, formerly Twitter. Taylor is dealing with a lower-body injury. He is a star on […] The post Darius Taylor gets brutal injury update ahead of Minnesota matchup vs. Akron appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Minnesota Gophers starting running back Darius Taylor has been ruled out with an injury for Saturday's game against Akron.

Darius Taylor has officially been ruled out with a "lower body" injury.

Gophers running back Darius Taylor will not play against Akron in the final nonconference game at Huntington Bank Stadium on Saturday. Taylor was dealing with a lower-body injury during the Mississippi State game last weekend and it showed in his production and playing time. In only 14 snaps, he rushed six times for 15 yards and had one catch for five yards in the 38-13 loss to the Bulldogs. ...