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Gophers RB Kobe McCrary had to change his orbit before joining ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’
per Greder:
Kobe McCrary doesn’t listen to Earth Wind & Fire, but he giggled when the name of the soul group was offered as a possible nickname for him and fellow Gophers running backs Shannon Brooks and Rodney Smith.
Smith’s mom, Essie, proposed it as the Gophers incorporated the trio before the 17-10 loss to Iowa last week and likely will continue to play all three against Michigan on Saturday night in Ann Arbor.
“I like a lot of old-school jams, like Al Green and stuff,” McCrary said Wednesday. “So, I might go home tonight and kick on some Earth Wind & Fire, do some homework.”
Last December, McCrary was one of 10 players suspended for the Holiday Bowl for their alleged involvement in a sexual misconduct case, which stemmed to an off-campus incident in September. Not included in the original allegations, he was reinstated in March. But if the season was held in the spring, McCrary, a business and marketing education major, would have been academically ineligible.
“Through the spring semester, out of all the stuff that was going on, (he) got a 3.0 GPA. Now, Kobe’s got a 3.1 GPA,” Gophers coach P.J. Fleck beamed. “You see Kobe running for 150-some yards. I mean, coincidence? I’m not into coincidences. Better people, better players. You understand the process of becoming a better person, you’re going to be able to play a lot better. You get held accountable for that and know the importance of that.”
http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/0...nge-his-orbit-before-joining-earth-wind-fire/
Go Gophers!!
per Greder:
Kobe McCrary doesn’t listen to Earth Wind & Fire, but he giggled when the name of the soul group was offered as a possible nickname for him and fellow Gophers running backs Shannon Brooks and Rodney Smith.
Smith’s mom, Essie, proposed it as the Gophers incorporated the trio before the 17-10 loss to Iowa last week and likely will continue to play all three against Michigan on Saturday night in Ann Arbor.
“I like a lot of old-school jams, like Al Green and stuff,” McCrary said Wednesday. “So, I might go home tonight and kick on some Earth Wind & Fire, do some homework.”
Last December, McCrary was one of 10 players suspended for the Holiday Bowl for their alleged involvement in a sexual misconduct case, which stemmed to an off-campus incident in September. Not included in the original allegations, he was reinstated in March. But if the season was held in the spring, McCrary, a business and marketing education major, would have been academically ineligible.
“Through the spring semester, out of all the stuff that was going on, (he) got a 3.0 GPA. Now, Kobe’s got a 3.1 GPA,” Gophers coach P.J. Fleck beamed. “You see Kobe running for 150-some yards. I mean, coincidence? I’m not into coincidences. Better people, better players. You understand the process of becoming a better person, you’re going to be able to play a lot better. You get held accountable for that and know the importance of that.”
http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/0...nge-his-orbit-before-joining-earth-wind-fire/
Go Gophers!!