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per Randy:
As P.J. Fleck and his Gophers football coaching staff work to decide their starter at quarterback leading into the Aug. 31 season opener against Buffalo, there’s another big question waiting for an answer:
Who will catch those passes?
Drew Wolitarsky, the Gophers’ leading receiver last year, has graduated and with it his 66 receptions, 860 yards and five touchdowns. That leaves no returnee in the wide receiving corps with more than 18 catches in 2016, and only one of those grabs was for a touchdown.
Not an ideal situation for an offense, but Fleck sees some positive signs.
The first is sophomore Tyler Johnson, the former Minneapolis North standout who started strong last year, saw fewer passes late and finished with 14 catches for 141 yards and a touchdown. So far in training camp, Johnson has caught his coach’s eye.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-hoping-stars-emerge-in-young-receiving-corps/439339943/
Go Gophers!!
As P.J. Fleck and his Gophers football coaching staff work to decide their starter at quarterback leading into the Aug. 31 season opener against Buffalo, there’s another big question waiting for an answer:
Who will catch those passes?
Drew Wolitarsky, the Gophers’ leading receiver last year, has graduated and with it his 66 receptions, 860 yards and five touchdowns. That leaves no returnee in the wide receiving corps with more than 18 catches in 2016, and only one of those grabs was for a touchdown.
Not an ideal situation for an offense, but Fleck sees some positive signs.
The first is sophomore Tyler Johnson, the former Minneapolis North standout who started strong last year, saw fewer passes late and finished with 14 catches for 141 yards and a touchdown. So far in training camp, Johnson has caught his coach’s eye.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-hoping-stars-emerge-in-young-receiving-corps/439339943/
Go Gophers!!