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per Sid:
Myrick, who was not highly recruited out of Savannah Christian Prep School out of Georgia, wouldn’t be returning kicks had regular returner Marcus Jones not gotten injured against San Jose State.
“With Marcus’ injury we put him back there, and with his size he can break a tackle,” said Kill about Myrick, who weighs 210 pounds but is one of the fastest players on the team.
Myrick, a 5-10 sophomore, played most of last season on special teams but is playing great in the secondary this year with 16 tackles, one interception and five pass deflections.
Myrick was asked how long he had been waiting for a moment like this. “I had been waiting two weeks,” he said. “We had been working on that return for a long time. It felt like that was the one to break. I give a lot of credit to my blockers. We’re in the huddle before we went out there and a couple of guys were just like, ‘Take it back.’ … Those boys held up well. Once I got past the first two levels I just had to outrun the kicker and I did that.”
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/278914841.html
Go Gophers!!
Myrick, who was not highly recruited out of Savannah Christian Prep School out of Georgia, wouldn’t be returning kicks had regular returner Marcus Jones not gotten injured against San Jose State.
“With Marcus’ injury we put him back there, and with his size he can break a tackle,” said Kill about Myrick, who weighs 210 pounds but is one of the fastest players on the team.
Myrick, a 5-10 sophomore, played most of last season on special teams but is playing great in the secondary this year with 16 tackles, one interception and five pass deflections.
Myrick was asked how long he had been waiting for a moment like this. “I had been waiting two weeks,” he said. “We had been working on that return for a long time. It felt like that was the one to break. I give a lot of credit to my blockers. We’re in the huddle before we went out there and a couple of guys were just like, ‘Take it back.’ … Those boys held up well. Once I got past the first two levels I just had to outrun the kicker and I did that.”
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/278914841.html
Go Gophers!!
