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Stoudermire soon to be a Big Ten record-holder
By Marcus Fuller
If Troy Stoudermire never returned to the Gophers after posting on his Facebook page earlier this month that he was planning to leave, then he wouldn't have a chance to break the Big Ten record for career kickoff return yards this week at Purdue.
The junior from Dallas now knows that he needs just 45 yards to surpass former Michigan State standout Derrick Mason's record of 2,575 yards.
"The record doesn't mean anything to me," Stoudermire said. "It's just a record to break. I'm pretty sure I'll break it soon."
Stoudermire, who is No. 2 on the depth chart behind freshman cornerback Brock Vereen, hasn't played defense in a game since switching positions from wide receiver when he was reinstated from a suspension. He said the coaches didn't feel he was ready yet. But he could get an opportunity Saturday to help the secondary.
"It's kind of hard to sit back and watch," Stoudermire said. "I think I'm out because I have to get the defense down. It's not really a complicated defense. But it's complicated enough for me just to go out there and learn it, to get the feeling of it. I think they want me to practice more before I get a lot of game reps."
http://blogs.twincities.com/gophers/2010/10/stoudermire-soon-to-be-big-ten.html
Go Gophers!!
By Marcus Fuller
If Troy Stoudermire never returned to the Gophers after posting on his Facebook page earlier this month that he was planning to leave, then he wouldn't have a chance to break the Big Ten record for career kickoff return yards this week at Purdue.
The junior from Dallas now knows that he needs just 45 yards to surpass former Michigan State standout Derrick Mason's record of 2,575 yards.
"The record doesn't mean anything to me," Stoudermire said. "It's just a record to break. I'm pretty sure I'll break it soon."
Stoudermire, who is No. 2 on the depth chart behind freshman cornerback Brock Vereen, hasn't played defense in a game since switching positions from wide receiver when he was reinstated from a suspension. He said the coaches didn't feel he was ready yet. But he could get an opportunity Saturday to help the secondary.
"It's kind of hard to sit back and watch," Stoudermire said. "I think I'm out because I have to get the defense down. It's not really a complicated defense. But it's complicated enough for me just to go out there and learn it, to get the feeling of it. I think they want me to practice more before I get a lot of game reps."
http://blogs.twincities.com/gophers/2010/10/stoudermire-soon-to-be-big-ten.html
Go Gophers!!
