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Gophers rush end Carter Coughlin is tied for the Big Ten Conference lead with five sacks, but no other U defensive lineman has a single sack through five games.
So, it's a mighty good thing for Minnesota that the four-star recruit from Eden Prairie, Minn., didn't capitalize on his scholarship offer to Ohio State, the Gophers' opponent at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, in Columbus.
Coughlin arrived at Minnesota as a linebacker in 2016, then switched to defensive end last season, where he had a team highs of 6½ sacks and 11½ tackles for lost yards.
When the NCAA allowed the addition of a new 10th on-field assistant coach last winter, Minnesota placed an added emphasis on the defensive line after their 23 sacks ranked 79th in the country a year ago. They replaced defensive line coach Bryce Paup with Joe Rossi and added pass-rush specialist Marcus West, the former defensive coordinator who helped turn around Austin Peay.
While Minnesota has started slowly with sacks in 2018 — their eight ties the U for 97th nationally — Coughlin has been a star pupil.
"Carter is a conscientious kid," West said. "That is what I say over and over and over about him. He is someone who understands the details. He is someone who understands how to truly change his best. It doesn't stop with however many sacks he has. He's not results driven. He works day to day and in refining the small things that make him better."
This year, no Coughlin highlight has been sweeter than his strip-sack of Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley during Saturday's 48-31 loss. It helped set up a Gophers touchdown that cut the Hawkeyes' lead to 31-24 midway through the third quarter.
West has held up Coughlin's play for the rest of the D-line to study.
"His sack-fumble against Iowa was absolute detail," West said. "It was everything from his get-off, which was perfect. The bend was there and the finish was there. The process was right on point and there was limited wasted motion in doing it."
http://grandforksherald.com/sports/...h-has-been-nonexistent-beyond-carter-coughlin
Go Gophers!!
Gophers rush end Carter Coughlin is tied for the Big Ten Conference lead with five sacks, but no other U defensive lineman has a single sack through five games.
So, it's a mighty good thing for Minnesota that the four-star recruit from Eden Prairie, Minn., didn't capitalize on his scholarship offer to Ohio State, the Gophers' opponent at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, in Columbus.
Coughlin arrived at Minnesota as a linebacker in 2016, then switched to defensive end last season, where he had a team highs of 6½ sacks and 11½ tackles for lost yards.
When the NCAA allowed the addition of a new 10th on-field assistant coach last winter, Minnesota placed an added emphasis on the defensive line after their 23 sacks ranked 79th in the country a year ago. They replaced defensive line coach Bryce Paup with Joe Rossi and added pass-rush specialist Marcus West, the former defensive coordinator who helped turn around Austin Peay.
While Minnesota has started slowly with sacks in 2018 — their eight ties the U for 97th nationally — Coughlin has been a star pupil.
"Carter is a conscientious kid," West said. "That is what I say over and over and over about him. He is someone who understands the details. He is someone who understands how to truly change his best. It doesn't stop with however many sacks he has. He's not results driven. He works day to day and in refining the small things that make him better."
This year, no Coughlin highlight has been sweeter than his strip-sack of Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley during Saturday's 48-31 loss. It helped set up a Gophers touchdown that cut the Hawkeyes' lead to 31-24 midway through the third quarter.
West has held up Coughlin's play for the rest of the D-line to study.
"His sack-fumble against Iowa was absolute detail," West said. "It was everything from his get-off, which was perfect. The bend was there and the finish was there. The process was right on point and there was limited wasted motion in doing it."
http://grandforksherald.com/sports/...h-has-been-nonexistent-beyond-carter-coughlin
Go Gophers!!