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Minnesota senior quarterback Tanner Morgan was carted to the locker room after sustaining a blow to the helmet early in the fourth quarter of the Golden Gophers’ 26-14 loss at Illinois.
Illini freshman linebacker Gabe Jacas inadvertently hit Morgan on the side of the helmet as Morgan ran for a first down with 12 minutes left in regulation and Illinois leading the Golden Gophers 23-14.
Morgan will be evaluated at a Champaign, Illinois, hospital for an upper-body injury before the team heads home to Minneapolis, Gophers’ coach P.J. Fleck told Minneapolis radio station KFAN in a postgame interview.
Morgan is the winningest quarterback in Minnesota program history, with 31 victories, and the sixth-year senior has thrown for 1,164 yards and 11 touchdowns this season.
Illinois limited Morgan to 4-of-12 passing for 21 yards and an interception Saturday, and redshirt freshman Athan Kaliakmanis finished things out in his absence.
