From TDG's PuckettWept
In anticipation of the 2014 college football season, contributor Elliot Mann takes a look at a few players who we are excited to see take the field for the Maroon and Gold this year. What kind of role will Berkley Edwards have in his first season of college football?
To see the field regularly, Edwards will need to showcase his speed on the handful of touches he receives. Cobb came into last year with all of 65 yards rushing in his career, but ran well in the season opener. Kirkwood dealt with some nagging injuries and Williams took his starting role in name, but Cobb became the team's main rushing threat. The point is that Kill, Limegrover and Co. aren't shy about mixing up their running backs and rotating through players until they find someone who fits. If things break right for Edwards, he could see 214 carries like Chad Spann during Kill's last year at Northern Illinois, a player Kill recently compared to Edwards. If Edwards struggles, he could get buried behind Cobb, Kirkwood and Williams.
Kill may not want to tip his hand quite yet, but the safest bet is to see Edwards in a variety of situations on Saturdays this fall.
"All I can tell you is he'll move around," Kill told Fuller. "He'll be playing. He'll be doing a lot of things."
http://www.thedailygopher.com/2014/...nesota-gophers-football-2014-players-to-watch
In anticipation of the 2014 college football season, contributor Elliot Mann takes a look at a few players who we are excited to see take the field for the Maroon and Gold this year. What kind of role will Berkley Edwards have in his first season of college football?
To see the field regularly, Edwards will need to showcase his speed on the handful of touches he receives. Cobb came into last year with all of 65 yards rushing in his career, but ran well in the season opener. Kirkwood dealt with some nagging injuries and Williams took his starting role in name, but Cobb became the team's main rushing threat. The point is that Kill, Limegrover and Co. aren't shy about mixing up their running backs and rotating through players until they find someone who fits. If things break right for Edwards, he could see 214 carries like Chad Spann during Kill's last year at Northern Illinois, a player Kill recently compared to Edwards. If Edwards struggles, he could get buried behind Cobb, Kirkwood and Williams.
Kill may not want to tip his hand quite yet, but the safest bet is to see Edwards in a variety of situations on Saturdays this fall.
"All I can tell you is he'll move around," Kill told Fuller. "He'll be playing. He'll be doing a lot of things."
http://www.thedailygopher.com/2014/...nesota-gophers-football-2014-players-to-watch
