Because of the Gophers late arrival home from Las Cruces, NM - coach Kill didn't leave for home until 4:30 a.m. - his appearance on today's Sports Huddle didn't occur until 11:30 a.m. instead of the usual time slot of 9:30 a.m. Coach Kill sounded tired and had a raspy voice.
1) Sid opened asking about the game and whether or not he was happy with the Gophers play: Kill responded, "kids did a good job . . . extremely hot . . . got off to a good start . . . I don't think we closed like I wished we would . . . Bottom line - we won and are 2 and 0."
2) Sid asked about New Mexico completing a lot of passes: Kill said the Aggies were throwing quick "pop" passes and bubble screens. They (Gophers) frequently allowed 3 or 4 yards and quickly made the stops. He closed saying the Aggies treated the short passes like runs.
3) Sid asked about Nelson's play: Kill replied, "He played well - I thought . . . read the keys on the options . . . three or four passes dropped."
4) Sid said Roderick Williams is a good back (probably one of the better ones of recent times): Kill said, "Roderick and David Cobb ran well, yesterday . . . Roderick is a physical kid." Kill sounded pleased with the Gopher running game against New Mexico.
5) Sid asked if he was happy with the defense: Kill said Defense Coordinator Tracy Claeys was not happy when the defense gave up a touchdown just before the end of the first half. Kill then said the defense struggled when someone didn't do his job (being out of position or make the tackle). He didn't sound happy with some of the plays that were given up. He said they'd like to have 8 or 10 plays back and played correctly.
6) Sid asked about the play of wide receiver Logan Hutton: Kill said Logan played last week and did a good job last night. Kill then said they played 6 or 7 receivers last night. He said it was long road trip and very hot during the game. He said the players are tired and they won't have a team meeting until 4:00 o'clock this afternoon.
7) Dave Mona asked about Briean Boddy-Calhoun's injury: Kill was rather quiet when he spoke about Brody-Calhoun's injury, he said flatly, "Knee injury." He went onto say staying healthy is a big concern and then mentioned the following players: "Donnell (Kirkwood) is moving better." Ed Olson has an ankle injury and that Nick Rallis is battling the effects of mono.
8) Sid asked another question about the game: Kill said they settled down after the Aggies first drive. He also said they played a lot of new faces who had never played on the road. He also said it was the first airplane trip for some of the players.
He closed the question by saying, "Take 8 or 10 plays out of the game, we'd be happy."
9) Dave Mona asked about the kicking game: Kill sounded pleased with the team's place kicking, punting and special team play. He said, "Chris Hawthorne had his best day (said Hawthorne was kicking the ball high and deep) . . . Pete (Mortell) punted well." He then mentioned Marcus Jones' punt return "to the house." He said there was excellent blocking on the return and specifically mentioned Logan Hutton.
Kill's radio appearance was rather brief and his responses were quick and short. Again, he sounded quite tired.
Go Gophers!!
1) Sid opened asking about the game and whether or not he was happy with the Gophers play: Kill responded, "kids did a good job . . . extremely hot . . . got off to a good start . . . I don't think we closed like I wished we would . . . Bottom line - we won and are 2 and 0."
2) Sid asked about New Mexico completing a lot of passes: Kill said the Aggies were throwing quick "pop" passes and bubble screens. They (Gophers) frequently allowed 3 or 4 yards and quickly made the stops. He closed saying the Aggies treated the short passes like runs.
3) Sid asked about Nelson's play: Kill replied, "He played well - I thought . . . read the keys on the options . . . three or four passes dropped."
4) Sid said Roderick Williams is a good back (probably one of the better ones of recent times): Kill said, "Roderick and David Cobb ran well, yesterday . . . Roderick is a physical kid." Kill sounded pleased with the Gopher running game against New Mexico.
5) Sid asked if he was happy with the defense: Kill said Defense Coordinator Tracy Claeys was not happy when the defense gave up a touchdown just before the end of the first half. Kill then said the defense struggled when someone didn't do his job (being out of position or make the tackle). He didn't sound happy with some of the plays that were given up. He said they'd like to have 8 or 10 plays back and played correctly.
6) Sid asked about the play of wide receiver Logan Hutton: Kill said Logan played last week and did a good job last night. Kill then said they played 6 or 7 receivers last night. He said it was long road trip and very hot during the game. He said the players are tired and they won't have a team meeting until 4:00 o'clock this afternoon.
7) Dave Mona asked about Briean Boddy-Calhoun's injury: Kill was rather quiet when he spoke about Brody-Calhoun's injury, he said flatly, "Knee injury." He went onto say staying healthy is a big concern and then mentioned the following players: "Donnell (Kirkwood) is moving better." Ed Olson has an ankle injury and that Nick Rallis is battling the effects of mono.
8) Sid asked another question about the game: Kill said they settled down after the Aggies first drive. He also said they played a lot of new faces who had never played on the road. He also said it was the first airplane trip for some of the players.
He closed the question by saying, "Take 8 or 10 plays out of the game, we'd be happy."
9) Dave Mona asked about the kicking game: Kill sounded pleased with the team's place kicking, punting and special team play. He said, "Chris Hawthorne had his best day (said Hawthorne was kicking the ball high and deep) . . . Pete (Mortell) punted well." He then mentioned Marcus Jones' punt return "to the house." He said there was excellent blocking on the return and specifically mentioned Logan Hutton.
Kill's radio appearance was rather brief and his responses were quick and short. Again, he sounded quite tired.
Go Gophers!!
