Coach Kill's Sports Huddle comments this morning:
1) Coach Kill was contacted late in the first half-hour of the show, for he was out of town in Illinois for his daughter's graduation from college. I don't know which school she graduated from. He had a daughter at Southern Illinois University and Northern Illinois University. She majored in special education and elementary education, and she is now looking for a job.
2) Grades will be posted May 18th. "Hopefully they've done what we've asked."
3) All recruits from this year's signing day will be on campus in June for the start of summer sessiion classes. 47 players are staying on campus for May session classes, including many of the veteran players (upper-level).
4) Summer camps are from June 13 - June 24. Four camps: "Skills," "Future Gophers" (youngsters), "Big Man and QBs," and "Seniors" (12th grade only). Summer camps are extremely important in evaluating potential recruits. "Most of the players (last couple of years) at NIU came from their camps."
5) The Internet and recruiting web sites: "They've cut down on secrets - diamonds in the rough." However, he went on to say that there's a lot of misinformation as well. As an example, an assisant coach recently gave him a list of players that a web site said Minnesota had offered and there wasn't one scholarship offered to the players listed!
6) Players can get together and work out (discretionary period). The players have been given goals (personal) for the upcoming season, i.e., weight training, reduction in body fat, etc.
This week's interview session was an abbreviated one, less than 10 minutes.
Go Gophers!!
1) Coach Kill was contacted late in the first half-hour of the show, for he was out of town in Illinois for his daughter's graduation from college. I don't know which school she graduated from. He had a daughter at Southern Illinois University and Northern Illinois University. She majored in special education and elementary education, and she is now looking for a job.
2) Grades will be posted May 18th. "Hopefully they've done what we've asked."
3) All recruits from this year's signing day will be on campus in June for the start of summer sessiion classes. 47 players are staying on campus for May session classes, including many of the veteran players (upper-level).
4) Summer camps are from June 13 - June 24. Four camps: "Skills," "Future Gophers" (youngsters), "Big Man and QBs," and "Seniors" (12th grade only). Summer camps are extremely important in evaluating potential recruits. "Most of the players (last couple of years) at NIU came from their camps."
5) The Internet and recruiting web sites: "They've cut down on secrets - diamonds in the rough." However, he went on to say that there's a lot of misinformation as well. As an example, an assisant coach recently gave him a list of players that a web site said Minnesota had offered and there wasn't one scholarship offered to the players listed!
6) Players can get together and work out (discretionary period). The players have been given goals (personal) for the upcoming season, i.e., weight training, reduction in body fat, etc.
This week's interview session was an abbreviated one, less than 10 minutes.
Go Gophers!!
