WATCH: Antoine Winfield Jr. intercepts Sean Clifford twice in first half

The Minnesota Golden Gophers are taking it to Penn State this Saturday, making huge plays on both sides of the ball. In particular, defensive back Antoine Winfield Jr. is having a monster game.

Early in the first quarter, Winfield made Sean Clifford pay for a poor pass with his sixth interception of the season.

Antoine Winfield Jr. is a rangy safety that excels in preparation, sound tackling, and ball skills. Here’s his sixth interception of the season chasing the post and high-pointing the football like a WR. 5-10, 205 lbs. pic.twitter.com/PhDxL81KYK
— Travis Wingfield (@WingfieldNFL) November 9, 2019

Then, as Minnesota held a 14-10 lead midway through the second quarter, Winfield came up big again with a red-zone interception on a pass Clifford never should have thrown.

Antoine Winfield intercepts Sean Clifford for the second time deep in Minnesota territory https://t.co/uxjs7eW7Jt
— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) November 9, 2019

This was Winfield’s seventh interception of the season, which is tied for the FBS lead. He’s been such a key player for the Golden Gophers this year and is having the game of his life against the No. 4 team in the nation this Saturday.

Shortly after Winfield picked Clifford’s pocket a second time, the offense made the Nittany Lions feel pain with an incredible touchdown by Tyler Johnson to go up 21-10.