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per FSN:
Gophers running back Rodrick Williams Jr. earned the nickname "Nugget" before he ever set foot on a college field. The moniker came about after the Lewisville, Tex., native ate 50 chicken nuggets from McDonald's during his recruiting visit to Minnesota.
Though the nickname has stuck, chicken nuggets -- and plenty of other unhealthy foods -- are now gone from Williams' diet. As he enters his senior year, Williams has a real shot to be the Gophers' starting running back. But playing at a weight of 247 pounds was not ideal.
So Williams committed himself to losing weight after Minnesota's loss in the Citrus Bowl. Thanks in large part to team nutritionist Brittany Francis, Williams shed 20 pounds and is now down to 227 pounds during spring ball.
"I feel faster," Williams said Thursday. "I don't get tired as easily. At first I was worried about not being able to hit somebody because I was lighter. But the first day when we were practicing with pads, it just felt the same. Still the same mentality."
http://www.foxsports.com/north/stor...b-rodrick-williams-ready-to-carry-load-032615
Go Gophers!!
Gophers running back Rodrick Williams Jr. earned the nickname "Nugget" before he ever set foot on a college field. The moniker came about after the Lewisville, Tex., native ate 50 chicken nuggets from McDonald's during his recruiting visit to Minnesota.
Though the nickname has stuck, chicken nuggets -- and plenty of other unhealthy foods -- are now gone from Williams' diet. As he enters his senior year, Williams has a real shot to be the Gophers' starting running back. But playing at a weight of 247 pounds was not ideal.
So Williams committed himself to losing weight after Minnesota's loss in the Citrus Bowl. Thanks in large part to team nutritionist Brittany Francis, Williams shed 20 pounds and is now down to 227 pounds during spring ball.
"I feel faster," Williams said Thursday. "I don't get tired as easily. At first I was worried about not being able to hit somebody because I was lighter. But the first day when we were practicing with pads, it just felt the same. Still the same mentality."
http://www.foxsports.com/north/stor...b-rodrick-williams-ready-to-carry-load-032615
Go Gophers!!