responded on its possession with a five-play sequence that ended in Woods' winning touchdown run, his third of the night, from three yards out. Aftermath Harrell, who threw for 445 yards and two touchdowns while also running for a touchdown, was chosen as the offensive MVP. Tech cornerback Antonio Huffman was defensive MVP. Other top performers for Tech included Woods (109 yards and three touchdowns rushing) and Filani (nine catches for 144 yards and a touchdown). In addition to Pinnix, other leading performers for Minnesota included Cupito (263 yards and three touchdowns passing) and Simmons (seven catches for 134 yards and a touchdown). Simmons was filling in for the injured Matt Spaeth, the winner of the John Mackey Award as the nation's leading tight end. The Gophers set a school bowl scoring record, and Cupito tied the Minnesota career record for touchdown passes with 55. Two days after his team's loss in the Insight Bowl, Minnesota head coach Glen Mason was fired. Minnesota athletic director Joel Maturi did not publicly detail the reasons for the firing, but strongly hinted that the Gophers' collapse was the proverbial last straw, saying "If we had not lost the way we lost, we probably wouldn't be here today." This was the latest in a series of Minnesota second-half collapses under Mason, which also included one of the previous three biggest bowl collapses in Division I-A history. See also Houston Oilers at Buffalo Bills, 1993 Wildcard Playoff The Monday Night Miracle 2001 GMAC Bowl, previously the largest comeback in bowl history 2006 Michigan State vs. Northwestern football game (a 35-point comeback earlier in the 2006 college season) 2016 Alamo Bowl (January), tied the largest comeback in bowl history References Insight Bowl Guaranteed Rate Bowl Minnesota Golden Gophers football bowl games Texas Tech Red Raiders football bowl games Sports in Tempe, Arizona Insight Bowl Sports competitions in Maricopa County, Arizona