Koi Perich moves up the Gophers' all-time leaderboard after his last INT

It looks like the Gophers are on the verge of creating an all-time great. Star freshman Koi Perich made his fifth interception of the season in the first half against Maryland. It now ranks fourth in program history for a single season.

Perich didn't play a defensive snap until Week 2 against Rhode Island, and it wasn't until Week 6 against USC that he played more than 20 times. With five interceptions, he has already established himself as one of the best playmakers in the country and is currently second best in the country.

For a single season, he is in a nine-way tie for fourth place in Gophers program history. He joins players like Tyler Nubin (2023) and Briean Boddy-Calhoun (2014), but Minnesota still has four full games left in 2024.

The Gophers are loaded with young talent at the safety position with Aidan Gousby, Coleman Bryson and Kerry Brown, but Perich is putting in historic performances as a true freshman. He's getting better every week and the sky really is the limit.