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Micah Dew-Treadway had a conversation with a few of his Gophers teammates recently about a game during his freshman season of college football. His team faced Ezekiel Elliott that day.
Yep, that Ezekiel Elliott, the former Ohio State running back who is entering his sixth NFL season.
Dew-Treadway is still a college student.
The nose tackle is a veteran in P.J. Fleck's program and especially old by traditional college football standards — he turns 25 in January. He spent four years at Notre Dame before arriving in the Twin Cities for what has become three more.
"There was a kid on my team [at Notre Dame] that we used to joke about playing seven years," he said. "And now I'm playing seven years. It's crazy how that happens."
This isn't a real-life re-enactment of "Animal House" character Bluto Blutarsky bemoaning "seven years of college down the drain." Dew-Treadway owns a degree from Notre Dame and his master's from Minnesota. Every student-athlete was essentially given a free year of eligibility last school year from the NCAA after COVID-19 disrupted everything about college sports.
It took him roughly two seconds to jump on the offer of a seventh year on campus.
"Really no debate," he said.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
Micah Dew-Treadway had a conversation with a few of his Gophers teammates recently about a game during his freshman season of college football. His team faced Ezekiel Elliott that day.
Yep, that Ezekiel Elliott, the former Ohio State running back who is entering his sixth NFL season.
Dew-Treadway is still a college student.
The nose tackle is a veteran in P.J. Fleck's program and especially old by traditional college football standards — he turns 25 in January. He spent four years at Notre Dame before arriving in the Twin Cities for what has become three more.
"There was a kid on my team [at Notre Dame] that we used to joke about playing seven years," he said. "And now I'm playing seven years. It's crazy how that happens."
This isn't a real-life re-enactment of "Animal House" character Bluto Blutarsky bemoaning "seven years of college down the drain." Dew-Treadway owns a degree from Notre Dame and his master's from Minnesota. Every student-athlete was essentially given a free year of eligibility last school year from the NCAA after COVID-19 disrupted everything about college sports.
It took him roughly two seconds to jump on the offer of a seventh year on campus.
"Really no debate," he said.
Here's how a Gopher ends up in his seventh (yes, seventh) college football season
Gophers nose tackle Micah Dew-Treadway has been there, done that (and that, and that, and that), and he's grateful for one more ride.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
