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per Megan:
ashod Bateman, the Big Ten Receiver of the Year and holder of the Gophers single-season receiving yards record at 1,170, taps into an unexpected source to feed his immeasurable talent:
Zaxby’s.
The chain restaurant specializing in chicken is found in 17 southern states, including Bateman’s native Georgia. The sophomore ate there when home for a short holiday break. And he has already been several times in Tampa, with a location just a couple miles from the team’s Outback Bowl hotel.
He has become the leader of a movement, trying to convince his Midwestern teammates to forsake Raising Cane’s and convert to the Zaxby’s faithful. As Bateman said, Zaxby’s has more options: tenders, sandwiches, wings, various sauces and sides, even salads. Cane’s keeps it simple with only tenders, toast, coleslaw, fries and one sauce. But the Gophers aren’t just going for a taste of various fried food options — they’re hoping for a sampling of Bateman’s skill.
“A lot of them tell me that’s where I get my superpowers from,” Bateman said. “So everybody is trying to go to Zaxby’s right now.”
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Go Gophers!!
ashod Bateman, the Big Ten Receiver of the Year and holder of the Gophers single-season receiving yards record at 1,170, taps into an unexpected source to feed his immeasurable talent:
Zaxby’s.
The chain restaurant specializing in chicken is found in 17 southern states, including Bateman’s native Georgia. The sophomore ate there when home for a short holiday break. And he has already been several times in Tampa, with a location just a couple miles from the team’s Outback Bowl hotel.
He has become the leader of a movement, trying to convince his Midwestern teammates to forsake Raising Cane’s and convert to the Zaxby’s faithful. As Bateman said, Zaxby’s has more options: tenders, sandwiches, wings, various sauces and sides, even salads. Cane’s keeps it simple with only tenders, toast, coleslaw, fries and one sauce. But the Gophers aren’t just going for a taste of various fried food options — they’re hoping for a sampling of Bateman’s skill.
“A lot of them tell me that’s where I get my superpowers from,” Bateman said. “So everybody is trying to go to Zaxby’s right now.”
Gophers' Rashod Bateman embraces the power of poultry
The star receiver finds comfort food in Florida.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
