Gophers coordinators Kirk Ciarrocca, Joe Rossi see much to like already

[BleedGopher]

Per Randy:

For typical football fans, a Gophers schedule that starts with games against New Mexico State and Western Illinois won't exactly get the heart pumping and the corpuscles jumping. After all, the Aggies and Fighting Leathernecks were a combined 4-19 last season, and both were installed as more than 35-point underdogs for their visits to Minneapolis.

For Kirk Ciarrocca and Joe Rossi, however, last week's 38-0 win over New Mexico State and Saturday's matchup against Western Illinois carry a sense of urgency.

"It's a race against time, is the way I always look at it,'' said Ciarrocca, the Gophers offensive coordinator. "Between Week 1 and Week 2 is where teams can make the biggest jump that they're gonna make all season.''


Added Rossi, the Gophers defensive coordinator: "There's a race to get to our best, and we'll never get there. But we're always working to get there. This week is just the next step in that process.''

Gophers coordinators Kirk Ciarrocca, Joe Rossi see much to like already

With Western Illinois next, Ciarrocca notes that teams often make their biggest jump of the season from Week 1 to Week 2.

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Go Gophers!!

 

[Go4]

sure feels like we have two really solid coordinators. critical.