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per the National Post:
Streveler’s unlikely road from his home town of Crystal Lake, Ill., to Winnipeg took him through Minneapolis and Vermillion, S.D., where he left a lasting impression on the men who coached him.
Former University of Minnesota football head coach Jerry Kill recruited Streveler out of high school, and was struck the first time he met the young man.
“You just knew he had ‘it,’ ” Kill told the Winnipeg Sun, Tuesday. “I don’t know what ‘it’ is, but he had ‘it.’
“Plus, he can run.”
The first start Streveler got at Minnesota, he showed just how well he can carry a football.
“Our starter went down and he came in and rushed for 250-odd yards… and was incredible,” Kill recalled. “He went in and just, boom — there he goes.”
It seems even coaches turn to hyperbole to describe the guy. Streveler actually put up 161 yards along the ground in that game — the third-most ever by a Gophers quarterback — on 18 carries, leading Minnesota to a win.
While he’s more than a fast pair of legs, with an established quarterback ahead of him at Minnesota his coaches had him play mostly receiver his second year.
“Just wanted to get him on the field,” Kill said. “But that didn’t mean he couldn’t play quarterback. He’s a dart-thrower. You watch his throws, he throws like throwing darts. Strong arm.
“He’s got a little gunslinger in him.”
Asked what Streveler’s shortcomings were, and Kill is silent for several seconds. He can’t come up with any.
“I don’t know if I’ve ever recruited a better young man, a better person,” Kill said. “He comes from a great family.
He’s just so competitive. And he loves playing the game. He could go out and play it all day. A lot of ’em want to get off the field as quick as they can get off. But not him.
“He’s a special person and special player.”
http://nationalpost.com/sports/foot...s-it/wcm/50f8be5b-aebe-4b68-9f91-594b5eb1b1cf
Go Gophers!!
Streveler’s unlikely road from his home town of Crystal Lake, Ill., to Winnipeg took him through Minneapolis and Vermillion, S.D., where he left a lasting impression on the men who coached him.
Former University of Minnesota football head coach Jerry Kill recruited Streveler out of high school, and was struck the first time he met the young man.
“You just knew he had ‘it,’ ” Kill told the Winnipeg Sun, Tuesday. “I don’t know what ‘it’ is, but he had ‘it.’
“Plus, he can run.”
The first start Streveler got at Minnesota, he showed just how well he can carry a football.
“Our starter went down and he came in and rushed for 250-odd yards… and was incredible,” Kill recalled. “He went in and just, boom — there he goes.”
It seems even coaches turn to hyperbole to describe the guy. Streveler actually put up 161 yards along the ground in that game — the third-most ever by a Gophers quarterback — on 18 carries, leading Minnesota to a win.
While he’s more than a fast pair of legs, with an established quarterback ahead of him at Minnesota his coaches had him play mostly receiver his second year.
“Just wanted to get him on the field,” Kill said. “But that didn’t mean he couldn’t play quarterback. He’s a dart-thrower. You watch his throws, he throws like throwing darts. Strong arm.
“He’s got a little gunslinger in him.”
Asked what Streveler’s shortcomings were, and Kill is silent for several seconds. He can’t come up with any.
“I don’t know if I’ve ever recruited a better young man, a better person,” Kill said. “He comes from a great family.
He’s just so competitive. And he loves playing the game. He could go out and play it all day. A lot of ’em want to get off the field as quick as they can get off. But not him.
“He’s a special person and special player.”
http://nationalpost.com/sports/foot...s-it/wcm/50f8be5b-aebe-4b68-9f91-594b5eb1b1cf
Go Gophers!!