FSN: Brock Vereen hopes to follow in his brother's NFL footsteps

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per FSN:

After the Gophers face Syracuse in the Texas Bowl on Friday, Brock Vereen's focus will shift entirely to preparing himself for playing at the next level -- and he has a pretty good resource to fall back on.

"The closer you get, the harder it is to not look past it, especially talking to Shane," Vereen said. "We're starting to talk more about these goals of the NFL and everything. It's natural, but at the same time I know the first step is getting a Texas Bowl win."

All of these workouts and all the eyes that will be watching Vereen can certainly be stressful, but his big brother has already given him advice on how to get through the grind of the next several months.

"I think the most important thing that he said is have fun with it," Vereen said. "It's natural to be nervous. There's going to be times when you doubt yourself. There's going to be times when you're more confident than you should be. The most important thing is to just have fun with the process. Having him in my corner the next couple months will be huge."

http://www.foxsportsnorth.com/colle...follow-in-his-brot?blockID=974461&feedID=3590

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Signal Sports: Brock Vereen sees hard work pay off

“There’ve been so many ups and downs,” Vereen admits of his career at Minnesota. “Early on there were obviously some times where I questioned, ‘Did I make the right choice?’ But now that I finished my last practice, looking back I wouldn’t change anything. To go out with such a high note compared to where we started is great.”

“He was my host when I came up here (on a recruiting visit),” says former Canyon High and current Minnesota wide receiver Drew Wolitarsky. “He showed me what it’s really like. Sometimes recruits will get treated really nicely, yada, yada. But he made it real for me. He told me what it was going to be like. (When I got here), if I was feeling homesick or stressed out, he reassured me, ‘You’re going to grow. You’re going to get better, and things will get easier.’ And he was right.”

http://www.signalscv.com/section/2/article/111396/

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