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Bateman a believer
Rashod Bateman was one of Gophers coach P.J. Fleck’s big recruiting victories when the 6-1, 185 pound receiver signed out of Tifton, Ga., in the Class of 2018.
Bateman had offers from schools such as Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Virginia Tech.
But Bateman picked the Gophers, and Friday night in their dramatic victory over Indiana, he showed why he was so highly sought after.
Bateman grabbed four receptions for 108 yards, including the game-winning 67-yard touchdown with 1:34 left on the clock.
That freshman-to-freshman connection from quarterback Tanner Morgan might have saved the Gophers’ chances at a bowl game as they get ready to travel to Illinois on Saturday.
The Gophers are 10-point favorites on the road against the Illini, who are 3-5 overall and 1-4 in the Big Ten.
“Rashod Bateman had plenty of opportunities to play in the SEC and top-five programs, top-10 programs in the country,” Fleck said. “He wanted to come make the University of Minnesota something that it hasn’t been in a long time, a champion. That is what he came here. He wanted to be part of a solution.”
Fleck said that he understands that his idea of a holistic approach to recruiting — using phrases like succeeding in four aspects of college life, athletically, academically, socially and spiritually — are not right for every athlete. But he said it was just right for Bateman.
“Rashod Bateman has ‘Row The Boat’ tattooed on his arm. It is a lifestyle,” Fleck said. “I am really proud of the progress he is making. I know there is a lot of other freshman out there getting a lot of credit, the known names, Rashod Bateman should be right in those names of freshman in terms of the best in the country. I think he is proving that not only on the field but off the field in terms of being a humanitarian.”
Yes after Friday night’s performance, Bateman now rates No. 9 in the country in receiving yards for a freshman with 403.
http://www.startribune.com/vikings-statistics-don-t-matter-in-loss-to-new-orleans/498858611/
Go Gophers!!
Bateman a believer
Rashod Bateman was one of Gophers coach P.J. Fleck’s big recruiting victories when the 6-1, 185 pound receiver signed out of Tifton, Ga., in the Class of 2018.
Bateman had offers from schools such as Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Virginia Tech.
But Bateman picked the Gophers, and Friday night in their dramatic victory over Indiana, he showed why he was so highly sought after.
Bateman grabbed four receptions for 108 yards, including the game-winning 67-yard touchdown with 1:34 left on the clock.
That freshman-to-freshman connection from quarterback Tanner Morgan might have saved the Gophers’ chances at a bowl game as they get ready to travel to Illinois on Saturday.
The Gophers are 10-point favorites on the road against the Illini, who are 3-5 overall and 1-4 in the Big Ten.
“Rashod Bateman had plenty of opportunities to play in the SEC and top-five programs, top-10 programs in the country,” Fleck said. “He wanted to come make the University of Minnesota something that it hasn’t been in a long time, a champion. That is what he came here. He wanted to be part of a solution.”
Fleck said that he understands that his idea of a holistic approach to recruiting — using phrases like succeeding in four aspects of college life, athletically, academically, socially and spiritually — are not right for every athlete. But he said it was just right for Bateman.
“Rashod Bateman has ‘Row The Boat’ tattooed on his arm. It is a lifestyle,” Fleck said. “I am really proud of the progress he is making. I know there is a lot of other freshman out there getting a lot of credit, the known names, Rashod Bateman should be right in those names of freshman in terms of the best in the country. I think he is proving that not only on the field but off the field in terms of being a humanitarian.”
Yes after Friday night’s performance, Bateman now rates No. 9 in the country in receiving yards for a freshman with 403.
http://www.startribune.com/vikings-statistics-don-t-matter-in-loss-to-new-orleans/498858611/
Go Gophers!!