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Gophers were prepared
Jerry Kill said that the Gophers were prepared to replace quarterback MarQueis Gray when he got hurt Saturday in second quarter of the victory over Western Michigan and Max Shortell was prepared to play when he came in.
"We always talk about the next man up, and there's going to be injuries in football because it's a physical game and you have to build depth," said Kill. "We prep our No. 2 quarterback and even our No. 3 a bunch in practice. I think part of that paid off. Max was ready for his opportunity when he was called on."
Kill added that offensively, "we didn't take the conservative approach, we attacked it a little bit to get him going, and we needed to get our team going, to be honest with you. I don't know what it was, but we weren't playing with much rhythm. He got in a rhythm and executed the throwing game very well, and the receivers were open and we put it on them."
However, Kill said Shortell will feel bad when he sees the video of the game.
"Max is a competitor," Kill said. "We had a couple more shots at the end zone if we had thrown the ball just a little bit longer or a little bit shorter.
Kill said what Shortell did was a good example for a young team.
"That's something that is a good example for all our players on the sideline," he said. "You don't know whether you're going to get in the game or not. He was ready.
"He seized the opportunity and did a great job. The neat thing was we had a lot of people from Kansas City [Shortell's home] up, so it was good for him."
And unless Gray makes a quick recovery, with the report that he will be out two to four weeks, Shortell will get a chance to start a big game for the Gophers on Saturday night when Syracuse comes to town.
"But for him coming off the bench and doing what he did, there's no question that if he doesn't do what he does, we're in trouble. He did a great job."
Gophers were prepared
Jerry Kill said that the Gophers were prepared to replace quarterback MarQueis Gray when he got hurt Saturday in second quarter of the victory over Western Michigan and Max Shortell was prepared to play when he came in.
"We always talk about the next man up, and there's going to be injuries in football because it's a physical game and you have to build depth," said Kill. "We prep our No. 2 quarterback and even our No. 3 a bunch in practice. I think part of that paid off. Max was ready for his opportunity when he was called on."
Kill added that offensively, "we didn't take the conservative approach, we attacked it a little bit to get him going, and we needed to get our team going, to be honest with you. I don't know what it was, but we weren't playing with much rhythm. He got in a rhythm and executed the throwing game very well, and the receivers were open and we put it on them."
However, Kill said Shortell will feel bad when he sees the video of the game.
"Max is a competitor," Kill said. "We had a couple more shots at the end zone if we had thrown the ball just a little bit longer or a little bit shorter.
Kill said what Shortell did was a good example for a young team.
"That's something that is a good example for all our players on the sideline," he said. "You don't know whether you're going to get in the game or not. He was ready.
"He seized the opportunity and did a great job. The neat thing was we had a lot of people from Kansas City [Shortell's home] up, so it was good for him."
And unless Gray makes a quick recovery, with the report that he will be out two to four weeks, Shortell will get a chance to start a big game for the Gophers on Saturday night when Syracuse comes to town.
"But for him coming off the bench and doing what he did, there's no question that if he doesn't do what he does, we're in trouble. He did a great job."