BleedGopher
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per a Q&A with Fox 9:
When Jerry Kill took over as athletic director at Southern Illinois, he said some controversial things about PJ. Gophers players immediately came out in support of Coach Fleck. You were one of the first and most vocal on social media. What was your motivation or your purpose there?
You know I just heard stuff being said online. I just wanted everybody to understand that as a player who's been through a lot, all that kind of stuff, as a senior, I love playing for Coach Fleck. Coach Fleck and I have gotten super close over the last couple years. I love playing for him. It was a tough situation or whatever, but the reality is Coach Fleck is my coach and I just wanted to make it clear for everybody that I really enjoy playing for him.
Take us back to winning the Axe at Wisconsin. What was the moment like, everybody rushes to grab it, to celebrate with it. What was it like in the locker room after? What was that whole experience like?
Man it was like an hour-long party. We were going crazy on the field, we stayed on the field for an hour, hugging everybody, just crazy excited. All the Gopher fans came around as the Wisconsin fans filed out of the stadium. It was like man, that's part one of leaving our legacy here, and this senior year is going to be Part II.
Has it hit you yet that you're a senior in your last college season?
It's kind of hit me. It's one of those things where I'm sitting in my apartment after practice and I'm like ‘Man, we just finished our last first practice of fall camp.' It's crazy, I'm trying not to think about that too much, I want to just focus on the football aspect of it. But I mean it's crazy that I've got 5 months left here and then it's all going to be over with. It feels like yesterday I was committing as a junior in high school. It's pretty wild, but it's been an awesome ride.
http://www.fox9.com/sports/carter-coughlin-wants-to-make-the-u-of-m-great-
Go Gophers!!
When Jerry Kill took over as athletic director at Southern Illinois, he said some controversial things about PJ. Gophers players immediately came out in support of Coach Fleck. You were one of the first and most vocal on social media. What was your motivation or your purpose there?
You know I just heard stuff being said online. I just wanted everybody to understand that as a player who's been through a lot, all that kind of stuff, as a senior, I love playing for Coach Fleck. Coach Fleck and I have gotten super close over the last couple years. I love playing for him. It was a tough situation or whatever, but the reality is Coach Fleck is my coach and I just wanted to make it clear for everybody that I really enjoy playing for him.
Take us back to winning the Axe at Wisconsin. What was the moment like, everybody rushes to grab it, to celebrate with it. What was it like in the locker room after? What was that whole experience like?
Man it was like an hour-long party. We were going crazy on the field, we stayed on the field for an hour, hugging everybody, just crazy excited. All the Gopher fans came around as the Wisconsin fans filed out of the stadium. It was like man, that's part one of leaving our legacy here, and this senior year is going to be Part II.
Has it hit you yet that you're a senior in your last college season?
It's kind of hit me. It's one of those things where I'm sitting in my apartment after practice and I'm like ‘Man, we just finished our last first practice of fall camp.' It's crazy, I'm trying not to think about that too much, I want to just focus on the football aspect of it. But I mean it's crazy that I've got 5 months left here and then it's all going to be over with. It feels like yesterday I was committing as a junior in high school. It's pretty wild, but it's been an awesome ride.
http://www.fox9.com/sports/carter-coughlin-wants-to-make-the-u-of-m-great-
Go Gophers!!
