BleedGopher
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per ESPN:
What's new? Not much, and therein lies the secret to Kill's success. His coaching staff remained intact, extending its longevity, unmatched elsewhere in college football. In addition to its losses to graduation, Minnesota must move on without star tight end Maxx Williams, who left early for the NFL and may give the Gophers a first-round pick for the first time since Laurence Maroney in 2006. Receiver Donovahn Jones, a sophomore reserve in 2014, was dismissed in December during Minnesota's prep work for the Citrus Bowl.
Biggest question: Who's going to make plays on offense? Quarterback Mitch Leidner, a rising junior, will handle an increased load in 2015, for sure, but he needs new playmakers to emerge this spring without Williams and workhorse David Cobb at running back. Top wideout Isaac Fruechte is also gone, leaving KJ Maye as the most experienced returning receiver with 16 catches in 13 games last year. Freshmen Desmond Gant, Isaiah Gentry and Melvin Holland Jr. sit among a solid cast of young receivers. At tight end and H-back, a crucial position set in this offense, Minnesota has a cupboard full of big bodies but little production on which to draw.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/116338/minnesota-spring-preview
Go Gophers!!
What's new? Not much, and therein lies the secret to Kill's success. His coaching staff remained intact, extending its longevity, unmatched elsewhere in college football. In addition to its losses to graduation, Minnesota must move on without star tight end Maxx Williams, who left early for the NFL and may give the Gophers a first-round pick for the first time since Laurence Maroney in 2006. Receiver Donovahn Jones, a sophomore reserve in 2014, was dismissed in December during Minnesota's prep work for the Citrus Bowl.
Biggest question: Who's going to make plays on offense? Quarterback Mitch Leidner, a rising junior, will handle an increased load in 2015, for sure, but he needs new playmakers to emerge this spring without Williams and workhorse David Cobb at running back. Top wideout Isaac Fruechte is also gone, leaving KJ Maye as the most experienced returning receiver with 16 catches in 13 games last year. Freshmen Desmond Gant, Isaiah Gentry and Melvin Holland Jr. sit among a solid cast of young receivers. At tight end and H-back, a crucial position set in this offense, Minnesota has a cupboard full of big bodies but little production on which to draw.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/116338/minnesota-spring-preview
Go Gophers!!