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The senior defensive end has no choices left to make now, though. He will end his four-year Gophers career in Wednesday’s Outback Bowl with a chance at a statement victory over Auburn. But win or lose, he will go out as one of the great Gophers leaders.
“That’s just the way Carter’s wired,” said his father, Bob Coughlin. “He’s got incredible leadership, and that’s something that he’s always had. He’s always been the guy to lead that way and to understand that’s what ‘all in’ really means. That’s the only way he saw it.”
Fleck called Coughlin an “alpha” that people listen to and respect. That started before Coughlin even officially joined the team. He was the four-star, in-state gem coming from a long line of Gophers, including his father and grandfather. He even dubbed himself “Mr. Recruiter,” joking he nearly put former Gophers recruiting director Billy Glasscock out of a job.
Coughlin invited other recruits to his house to swim or up to his family’s lake cabin. Fellow senior Thomas Barber said Coughlin helped persuade players such as cornerbacks Coney Durr and Kiondre Thomas. Senior receiver Tyler Johnson said Coughlin deserves a “huge shoutout” for convincing/nagging him to play for the Gophers.
“Tyler gave me no clues,” Coughlin recalled of the messages they would exchange on Twitter. “… But then other guys were super receptive of it. Some other guys wouldn’t answer, and I’d hit them up again and be like an annoying ex-girlfriend. But I got the job done with a lot of guys.”
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The senior defensive end has no choices left to make now, though. He will end his four-year Gophers career in Wednesday’s Outback Bowl with a chance at a statement victory over Auburn. But win or lose, he will go out as one of the great Gophers leaders.
“That’s just the way Carter’s wired,” said his father, Bob Coughlin. “He’s got incredible leadership, and that’s something that he’s always had. He’s always been the guy to lead that way and to understand that’s what ‘all in’ really means. That’s the only way he saw it.”
Fleck called Coughlin an “alpha” that people listen to and respect. That started before Coughlin even officially joined the team. He was the four-star, in-state gem coming from a long line of Gophers, including his father and grandfather. He even dubbed himself “Mr. Recruiter,” joking he nearly put former Gophers recruiting director Billy Glasscock out of a job.
Coughlin invited other recruits to his house to swim or up to his family’s lake cabin. Fellow senior Thomas Barber said Coughlin helped persuade players such as cornerbacks Coney Durr and Kiondre Thomas. Senior receiver Tyler Johnson said Coughlin deserves a “huge shoutout” for convincing/nagging him to play for the Gophers.
“Tyler gave me no clues,” Coughlin recalled of the messages they would exchange on Twitter. “… But then other guys were super receptive of it. Some other guys wouldn’t answer, and I’d hit them up again and be like an annoying ex-girlfriend. But I got the job done with a lot of guys.”
Playing career ending, Carter Coughlin's connections to Gophers will remain
The four-star recruit from Eden Prairie will depart the program as one of its all-time great leaders.
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Go Gophers!!
