How's Koi doing?

[Dakota2]

Surprising with all the anticipation about Koi Perich and worry that he wouldn't get much chance this year, now that he's on the field I would have expected more commentary.

His 61-yard punt return might have been the biggest play of the Michigan game. He had some moments on defense as well and came within a whisker of a sack on Orgi when he was in on a blitz package.

Koi is playing ... kick returner, punt returner, other special teams, and defense. He can do it all. With more Dbacks going down at Ann Arbor and possibly out this week, we can look for him to get more snaps on defense. In fact, in the near future it may be difficult to get him off the field.

 

[Taji34]

He's doing great IMO and I think we're just going to see more of him on the field in the second half of the season.

He's going to have a great career here, only downside is I 100% expect him to leave early for the NFL. I hope I'm wrong and he's one of those players who wants to exhaust their college eligibility/finish their degree before declaring for the draft, but those players are very rare.

His punt return single handedly shifted the momentun of the game. I went from only passively watching the game to fully invested after his return. My partner could hear me yelling from upstairs.

 

[jonnyganas]

As long as he keeps eating what's on his plate, they are going to keep putting more and more on his plate.

 

[btowngopher]

Should’ve had a td if two of our guys managed to block one of theirs.

 

[WoodburyTim]

I thought he looked like he had a muscle pull at the end of that punt return, but he played afterward so maybe not. Kid is electric

 

[Gophers1992]

He is a different level of athlete than we are used to seeing in the maroon & gold, that's for sure.

 

[MaxyJR1]

Just shows how hard it is to be a punt returner and be trusted in that roll. It took us getting our 2nd highest recruit ever and a top 100 player to finally see what helmet schools get every year.

 

[Tech Machine]

He looks like an Alabama athlete in a Minnesota uniform, great get for th Gophers.

 

[GopherJack]

I thought he looked like he had a muscle pull at the end of that punt return, but he played afterward so maybe not. Kid is electric

Remember when Justin Jefferson pretended he pulled a hamstring muscle while doing The Griddy in the end zone? Maybe Koi was fooling us?