Q&A: Drew Wolitarsky on his jealousy of the current Gophers offense

[BleedGopher]

per the Daily:

Is there anything you miss about playing for the University of Minnesota?

My teammates, the camaraderie, the fan base, my friends and the restaurants. I just miss Minnesota in general. You grow up somewhere and make a lot of connections and roots there. Sometimes it’s hard to move away and start all over. I definitely will be visiting.

Besides wins and losses, is there anything you would change about your time with the Gophers?

I wouldn’t change anything. I am who I am today because of what has happened to me.

Have you been able to follow the Gophers this year?

I caught their game the other day. I’d say I was pretty jealous of the offense, it looked like they were having fun. I thought [wide receiver Tyler Johnson] played really well, he stepped up and was making plays. I hope he can continue to do that because I know they need that threat and he looked really good.

Tyler Johnson did have a great game, what was your opinion of him last year?

[Former quarterback Mitch Leidner] and I thought he was a very respectful kid, came in right away and was taking notes and just seemed a lot older than he was. I think that’s going to get him places.

http://www.mndaily.com/article/2017/09/qa-drew-wolitarsky-on-canada-and-jealousy-of-gophers-offense

Go Gophers!!

 

[Iceland12]

What led you to signing with the Blue Bombers in the CFL?

A lot. Basically when the NFL didn’t work out, I knew I could potentially get my citizenship being a first decedent from my mom. We got an attorney who helped us. What usually takes five months, [I got] my citizenship approved in one day. We then got that out to the Canadian Football League Players Association, they got that to the teams, and then eventually teams started calling me. Ironically, the only team I didn’t get a call from was the Blue Bombers. Then, on the day of the supplemental draft, the Blue Bombers called me and told me that they had drafted me. That was kind of cool.

Can you tell us a little bit more about your mom’s connection to Canada?

My mom grew up in Montreal and my dad moved there when he was young. It was where they met and how I came to be. My mom had always been pushing for me to get dual citizenship, so when I did get my dual citizenship, it was like smashing two birds with one stone

 

[Governor Sibley]

Drew made a great college decision.

I wish him all the best.