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per Randy:
The Gophers have played four true freshmen this year, and all have started. Wide receiver Demetrius Douglas was a starter from the opener before his season-ending injury (undisclosed) after three games, while defensive end Nate Umlor, safety Ken Handy-Holly and cornerback Justus Harris all are in the starting lineup.
But that should be it for true freshmen playing. Unless there’s an emergency, coach P.J. Fleck said he won’t pull a redshirt with four games remaining.
“Right now, it will hurt the kid, and it will hurt the future,” Fleck said. “And I don’t think it’ll help us enough now to get us to a point that I think it’ll be productive.”
Earlier in the season, Fleck considered playing true freshman cornerback Rey Estes, a converted quarterback, but Estes suffered a wrist injury two weeks ago in practice.
“It just got too late,” Fleck said.
http://www.startribune.com/p-j-fleck-will-protect-the-rest-of-gophers-freshman-class/454194623/
Go Gophers!!
The Gophers have played four true freshmen this year, and all have started. Wide receiver Demetrius Douglas was a starter from the opener before his season-ending injury (undisclosed) after three games, while defensive end Nate Umlor, safety Ken Handy-Holly and cornerback Justus Harris all are in the starting lineup.
But that should be it for true freshmen playing. Unless there’s an emergency, coach P.J. Fleck said he won’t pull a redshirt with four games remaining.
“Right now, it will hurt the kid, and it will hurt the future,” Fleck said. “And I don’t think it’ll help us enough now to get us to a point that I think it’ll be productive.”
Earlier in the season, Fleck considered playing true freshman cornerback Rey Estes, a converted quarterback, but Estes suffered a wrist injury two weeks ago in practice.
“It just got too late,” Fleck said.
http://www.startribune.com/p-j-fleck-will-protect-the-rest-of-gophers-freshman-class/454194623/
Go Gophers!!