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per the Daily:
The Gophers are in their first full week under slightly new management.
Interim head coach Tracy Claeys — promoted following Jerry Kill’s retirement on Oct. 28 — was in charge of the team during its 29-26 loss to Michigan on Saturday and said again on Tuesday he hopes to take over the job full time.
“I’ve said I want to be the next head football coach here,” Claeys said. “All I can do is make sure the football team is prepared as well as I can, and I’ll live with the result.”
Claeys was previously the Gophers defensive coordinator under Kill, but he is now adjusting to overseeing the whole team as interim head coach.
“I need to spend more time in with the offense, just learning what they’re doing and not necessarily being a bother to them but knowing what the plays are,” Claeys said.
Redshirt junior quarterback Mitch Leidner said the change has yet to affect the way the team prepares.
“I wouldn’t say we skipped too much of a beat other than Coach Kill and Coach Claeys are different personalities,” Leidner said. “Just seeing the amount of confidence from Coach Claeys when he stepped into that role and he really got guys to follow him.”
http://www.mndaily.com/sports/football/2015/11/04/claeys-adjusts-added-responsibility
Go Gophers!!
The Gophers are in their first full week under slightly new management.
Interim head coach Tracy Claeys — promoted following Jerry Kill’s retirement on Oct. 28 — was in charge of the team during its 29-26 loss to Michigan on Saturday and said again on Tuesday he hopes to take over the job full time.
“I’ve said I want to be the next head football coach here,” Claeys said. “All I can do is make sure the football team is prepared as well as I can, and I’ll live with the result.”
Claeys was previously the Gophers defensive coordinator under Kill, but he is now adjusting to overseeing the whole team as interim head coach.
“I need to spend more time in with the offense, just learning what they’re doing and not necessarily being a bother to them but knowing what the plays are,” Claeys said.
Redshirt junior quarterback Mitch Leidner said the change has yet to affect the way the team prepares.
“I wouldn’t say we skipped too much of a beat other than Coach Kill and Coach Claeys are different personalities,” Leidner said. “Just seeing the amount of confidence from Coach Claeys when he stepped into that role and he really got guys to follow him.”
http://www.mndaily.com/sports/football/2015/11/04/claeys-adjusts-added-responsibility
Go Gophers!!