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Fleck talks redshirt
The Gophers football team is going to have a lot of players to replace, especially on defense after losing All-America safety Antoine Winfield Jr. to the NFL draft this week. But the team has a lot of freshmen ready to start their careers after redshirting in 2019.
Coach P.J. Fleck talked about how important it was for several Gophers freshmen to play in four games and still keep their redshirt.
“We made sure guys like [linebackers James Gordon IV] and Donald Willis that we did not break their redshirt years,” Fleck said. “I wanted to play them more, but we did not want to break their redshirt year — don’t sacrifice what you want down the road for what you want right now. Guys like that, we played them four games and then some others, we played two or three.
“Guys like [running back] Cam Wiley got some action until he got hurt. We’re just going to continue to look at that, evaluate that … and then get onto next year.”
Gordon was ranked as the No. 57 outside linebacker in the Class of 2019 by 247Sports.com; Willis was ranked No. 58.
Wiley, meanwhile, will get a chance to play alongside redshirt sophomore Mohamed Ibrahim, who rushed for 140 yards and one touchdown on 20 carries in the Gophers’ 31-24 Outback Bowl victory over Auburn, now that Shannon Brooks and Rodney Smith are out of eligibility.
Wiley played in three games this year, rushed for 32 yards against Georgia Southern and also returned kickoffs against Iowa and Northwestern. He was ranked the No. 80 athlete in the country by ESPN.com.
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Go Gophers!!
Fleck talks redshirt
The Gophers football team is going to have a lot of players to replace, especially on defense after losing All-America safety Antoine Winfield Jr. to the NFL draft this week. But the team has a lot of freshmen ready to start their careers after redshirting in 2019.
Coach P.J. Fleck talked about how important it was for several Gophers freshmen to play in four games and still keep their redshirt.
“We made sure guys like [linebackers James Gordon IV] and Donald Willis that we did not break their redshirt years,” Fleck said. “I wanted to play them more, but we did not want to break their redshirt year — don’t sacrifice what you want down the road for what you want right now. Guys like that, we played them four games and then some others, we played two or three.
“Guys like [running back] Cam Wiley got some action until he got hurt. We’re just going to continue to look at that, evaluate that … and then get onto next year.”
Gordon was ranked as the No. 57 outside linebacker in the Class of 2019 by 247Sports.com; Willis was ranked No. 58.
Wiley, meanwhile, will get a chance to play alongside redshirt sophomore Mohamed Ibrahim, who rushed for 140 yards and one touchdown on 20 carries in the Gophers’ 31-24 Outback Bowl victory over Auburn, now that Shannon Brooks and Rodney Smith are out of eligibility.
Wiley played in three games this year, rushed for 32 yards against Georgia Southern and also returned kickoffs against Iowa and Northwestern. He was ranked the No. 80 athlete in the country by ESPN.com.
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Go Gophers!!
