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The Gophers have more than a month to recapture their zeal for football, and they might need it, because the past two weeks have punctured a season that felt a lot more successful before Nebraska and Michigan State got their mitts on it. The Gophers weren't competitive against the Legends Division champion Cornhuskers a week ago in a 38-14 loss on the road, and their offense ground to a virtual standstill Saturday, leading to a 26-10 home loss to the Spartans.
The freshman quarterback has looked like any freshman would under relentless defensive pressure, and the Gophers defense has reverted to being trampled by tailbacks. Attendance has sagged at TCF Bank Stadium, where the student section was three-fourths empty on Saturday.
Their coach spent last week answering questions about a disgruntled walk-on-turned-walk-off receiver, then made everyone forget them by raising new ones about his health. His boss expressed "100 percent" support for Jerry Kill, but athletic director Norwood Teague also acknowledged that Kill's seizures are creating a perception problem for the program, and probably a recruiting problem, too.
No wonder these Gophers are looking forward to getting out of town.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/180783361.html
Go Gophers!!
The Gophers have more than a month to recapture their zeal for football, and they might need it, because the past two weeks have punctured a season that felt a lot more successful before Nebraska and Michigan State got their mitts on it. The Gophers weren't competitive against the Legends Division champion Cornhuskers a week ago in a 38-14 loss on the road, and their offense ground to a virtual standstill Saturday, leading to a 26-10 home loss to the Spartans.
The freshman quarterback has looked like any freshman would under relentless defensive pressure, and the Gophers defense has reverted to being trampled by tailbacks. Attendance has sagged at TCF Bank Stadium, where the student section was three-fourths empty on Saturday.
Their coach spent last week answering questions about a disgruntled walk-on-turned-walk-off receiver, then made everyone forget them by raising new ones about his health. His boss expressed "100 percent" support for Jerry Kill, but athletic director Norwood Teague also acknowledged that Kill's seizures are creating a perception problem for the program, and probably a recruiting problem, too.
No wonder these Gophers are looking forward to getting out of town.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/180783361.html
Go Gophers!!