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per GopherSports:
Speed kills.
Especially in the return game.
The Gophers have plenty of speed at the punt and kick return positions, most notably in KiAnte Hardin, Jalen Myrick and Shannon Brooks.
Hardin is the only Gopher on the spring roster who returned a punt last season. He assumed the duties midway through the 2014 season as a true freshman and ended the year with nine punt returns for 61 yards. He also returned 11 kickoffs for 267 yards last season. His longest kickoff return was 60 yards and his average of 24.3 yards per return led the team. All 11 of his kick returns came in conference play and his average was fourth-best in the Big Ten for anyone who returned 10 or more kicks.
Hardin is one of the fastest Gophers on the team and was a standout track athlete in at Webb City High School in Missouri. As a senior he won a state title in the 100M (10.71) and finished second in the 400M (48.14) and anchored Webb City's second place 4x200M relay (1:28.32). He won the 200M (21.50) as a junior.
Myrick has returned 30 kickoffs in his career and is averaging 25.5 yards per return, which places him second all-time in team history (minimum 20 returns) behind Jakari Wallace who averaged 27.0 yards from 2003-05. Myrick returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown to secure a home win against Northwestern in 2014. Last season, he returned 12 kicks for 257 yards (21.4 average).
http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/040616aaa.html
Go Gophers!!
Speed kills.
Especially in the return game.
The Gophers have plenty of speed at the punt and kick return positions, most notably in KiAnte Hardin, Jalen Myrick and Shannon Brooks.
Hardin is the only Gopher on the spring roster who returned a punt last season. He assumed the duties midway through the 2014 season as a true freshman and ended the year with nine punt returns for 61 yards. He also returned 11 kickoffs for 267 yards last season. His longest kickoff return was 60 yards and his average of 24.3 yards per return led the team. All 11 of his kick returns came in conference play and his average was fourth-best in the Big Ten for anyone who returned 10 or more kicks.
Hardin is one of the fastest Gophers on the team and was a standout track athlete in at Webb City High School in Missouri. As a senior he won a state title in the 100M (10.71) and finished second in the 400M (48.14) and anchored Webb City's second place 4x200M relay (1:28.32). He won the 200M (21.50) as a junior.
Myrick has returned 30 kickoffs in his career and is averaging 25.5 yards per return, which places him second all-time in team history (minimum 20 returns) behind Jakari Wallace who averaged 27.0 yards from 2003-05. Myrick returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown to secure a home win against Northwestern in 2014. Last season, he returned 12 kicks for 257 yards (21.4 average).
http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/040616aaa.html
Go Gophers!!