PiPress: For youngest Gophers, Quick Lane Bowl practices their chance to shine

[BleedGopher]

per Greder:

One of coach Tracy Claeys' battle cries for his Gophers playing in the Quick Lane Bowl despite a 5-7 record is how much the extra practices benefit his redshirt freshmen players.

The Gophers were granted up to 15 practices to prepare for Central Michigan (7-5) for Monday's game in Detroit, with six practices having freshmen scrimmaging as an appetizer.

"Those kids come out earlier than everybody else and they are in full pads. We are getting after it and tackling," Claeys said. "Those six days that they get to do that and run our offense and our defense at full speed will pay a huge benefit. They're the ones that it helps the most, really."

http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_29304474/youngest-gophers-quick-lane-bowl-practices-their-chance

Go Gophers!!

 

[vames]

Thanks for sharing. As there hadn't been many posts about bowl prep practices, I was wondering how they had been going. Good to see an update on redshirts. More importantly what players are recovered enough from injuries to play on Monday. Coming out prepared and winning the game are definitely important steps for 2016!