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per Megan:
Shannon Brooks stared down four Fresno State players all alone in his season debut this past Saturday.
The still-recovering running back had dressed for the first two Gophers games and participated in warm-ups. But this was his first time officially stepping onto the field. He never touched the ball yet still had a flawless performance: winning an important coin toss.
Brooks called tails, the Gophers took possession second, and they eventually won 38-35 in double overtime. Coach P.J. Fleck made the unusual decision to send out only one player, a senior he knew wasn’t missing anything in the concurrent sideline huddles. The Bulldogs deployed all four captains, including quarterback Jorge Reyna.
“We had a lot of strategy to discuss. We had defensive stuff to talk about. We needed our quarterback to stay loose. We needed our quarterback to be with our offense,” Fleck said. “And so Shannon went out there.”
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-shannon-brooks-plays-different-role-as-knee-recovers/559870232/
Go Gophers!!
Shannon Brooks stared down four Fresno State players all alone in his season debut this past Saturday.
The still-recovering running back had dressed for the first two Gophers games and participated in warm-ups. But this was his first time officially stepping onto the field. He never touched the ball yet still had a flawless performance: winning an important coin toss.
Brooks called tails, the Gophers took possession second, and they eventually won 38-35 in double overtime. Coach P.J. Fleck made the unusual decision to send out only one player, a senior he knew wasn’t missing anything in the concurrent sideline huddles. The Bulldogs deployed all four captains, including quarterback Jorge Reyna.
“We had a lot of strategy to discuss. We had defensive stuff to talk about. We needed our quarterback to stay loose. We needed our quarterback to be with our offense,” Fleck said. “And so Shannon went out there.”
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-shannon-brooks-plays-different-role-as-knee-recovers/559870232/
Go Gophers!!