I was there too, my freshman year at Augsburg, across the river, and selling programs at Gopher games to earn a little$ but (mostly) to get in free to the games. A favorite Gopher memory.
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Homeless and taking care of his younger sister when he was under 10 - I'd say yes. I think the questions are - Can he learn to run routes? Can he catch the ball? Does he want to dominate the DBs?