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per Sandell:
With a roster that skewed to the young side, the 15 extra practices in lead-up to the game served a critical role in cultivating the Gophers' youthful potential and began turning it into on-field results. It led to a significant leap in development, especially from then-true freshmen like quarterback Philip Nelson, defensive end Scott Ekpe and cornerback Eric Murray - all of whom played one of their best games of the year against Texas Tech.
Minnesota is back for in Houston for another go-around in the renamed Texas Bowl, with another prime chance for its young guns to take another step closer to the spotlight. The Gophers chose to forgo redshirting four of their freshmen this season. Onlookers should keep an on the crew when the Gophers try to notch their first bowl win in nine years and only the program's second nine-win season of the modern era.
"There will be somebody (that steps up)," defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys said of the team's freshmen. "I don't know who it is, but there'll be somebody."
http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Sandell_Keep_an_eye_on_Gophers_true_freshmen_in_Texas_Bowl122113
Go Gophers!!
With a roster that skewed to the young side, the 15 extra practices in lead-up to the game served a critical role in cultivating the Gophers' youthful potential and began turning it into on-field results. It led to a significant leap in development, especially from then-true freshmen like quarterback Philip Nelson, defensive end Scott Ekpe and cornerback Eric Murray - all of whom played one of their best games of the year against Texas Tech.
Minnesota is back for in Houston for another go-around in the renamed Texas Bowl, with another prime chance for its young guns to take another step closer to the spotlight. The Gophers chose to forgo redshirting four of their freshmen this season. Onlookers should keep an on the crew when the Gophers try to notch their first bowl win in nine years and only the program's second nine-win season of the modern era.
"There will be somebody (that steps up)," defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys said of the team's freshmen. "I don't know who it is, but there'll be somebody."
http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Sandell_Keep_an_eye_on_Gophers_true_freshmen_in_Texas_Bowl122113
Go Gophers!!