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Cobb was planning to sign with Stanford before his senior season at Ellison High School in Killeen, Texas, but when coach Jim Harbaugh left the school following an 11-1 season and Orange Bowl victory to coach the San Francisco 49ers, Cobb decided to look elsewhere.
“Once Coach Harbaugh left Stanford, a new staff came in and it wasn’t exactly what I wanted,” Cobb said. “Coach [Jerry] Kill called me up, showed us on a visit, showed my parents and me a good time. He had a lot of respect for me — that was the biggest thing was he made me feel at home. He was straightforward with me, told me if I was good enough I would play and if I wasn’t I would wait.
“He was straightforward with me, so that was the biggest thing to make me feel comfortable, and that’s why I came here.”
Cobb said that the continuity in the Gophers staff under Kill was another big plus.
“Coach Kill and the staff, the staff was so loyal,” Cobb said. “They are so honest with you and tell you straight up how it is. You can always respect that about a coach and a coaching staff. It kind of reminded me of my family. They took care of me, showed me a good time, fed me some good food, had me in a nice hotel. So everything took care of itself.”
Cobb’s cousin is Damien Wilson, the linebacker who is having a great season leading the Gophers with 51 tackles. Cobb said that when Wilson signed with the Gophers in 2013 out of a junior college, it helped make him the player he is today.
“Coming off my sophomore year into my junior year, my cousin had come here and I had family,” Cobb said. “One thing I knew about him was when he got here, there wasn’t anything that was going to stop him from getting on the field. So I mean, I didn’t want to be that guy that’s not on the field in the family.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/277979041.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y#continue
Go Gophers!!
Cobb was planning to sign with Stanford before his senior season at Ellison High School in Killeen, Texas, but when coach Jim Harbaugh left the school following an 11-1 season and Orange Bowl victory to coach the San Francisco 49ers, Cobb decided to look elsewhere.
“Once Coach Harbaugh left Stanford, a new staff came in and it wasn’t exactly what I wanted,” Cobb said. “Coach [Jerry] Kill called me up, showed us on a visit, showed my parents and me a good time. He had a lot of respect for me — that was the biggest thing was he made me feel at home. He was straightforward with me, told me if I was good enough I would play and if I wasn’t I would wait.
“He was straightforward with me, so that was the biggest thing to make me feel comfortable, and that’s why I came here.”
Cobb said that the continuity in the Gophers staff under Kill was another big plus.
“Coach Kill and the staff, the staff was so loyal,” Cobb said. “They are so honest with you and tell you straight up how it is. You can always respect that about a coach and a coaching staff. It kind of reminded me of my family. They took care of me, showed me a good time, fed me some good food, had me in a nice hotel. So everything took care of itself.”
Cobb’s cousin is Damien Wilson, the linebacker who is having a great season leading the Gophers with 51 tackles. Cobb said that when Wilson signed with the Gophers in 2013 out of a junior college, it helped make him the player he is today.
“Coming off my sophomore year into my junior year, my cousin had come here and I had family,” Cobb said. “One thing I knew about him was when he got here, there wasn’t anything that was going to stop him from getting on the field. So I mean, I didn’t want to be that guy that’s not on the field in the family.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/277979041.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y#continue
Go Gophers!!
