The 21st-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers bolted to an early double-digit lead that they held for most of the game on the way to a 77-68 win over defending Atlantic Coast Conference champion Florida State in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.
Third-ranked Florida State travels to North Carolina State on Saturday night in a game that could tighten the Seminoles' grip on the league's Atlantic Division.
Manuel watched helplessly from the sidelines three years ago as Christian Ponder's understudy while an untested freshman from Tallahassee, B.J. Daniels, led South Florida to a 17-7 upset of the Seminoles in his first collegiate start.