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His family practically bleeds Razorbacks cardinal. His grandfather, Jim Lindsey, played for the Hogs’ 1964 national championship team, and his father, John David Lindsey, was a wide receiver for the Razorbacks for two seasons. An uncle, Lyndy Lindsey, was a tight end for Arkansas, and Drake’s cousin, Jack Lindsey, was a reserve quarterback for the Hogs from 2018-20. Drake’s sister, Loren, just finished her senior season on Arkansas’ women’s basketball team.
How wouldn’t he become a Razorback?
The Arkansas coaching staff, however, opted to recruit dual-threat quarterbacks rather than the 6-5, 230-pound Lindsey, a drop-back passer. The staff showed interest in Lindsey late in the recruiting cycle, but Gophers coach P.J. Fleck and offensive coordinator Greg Harbaugh Jr. already had built tight bonds.
“He really just found a home in Minnesota,” said Casey Dick, Fayetteville High’s head coach. “The family atmosphere and what Coach Harbaugh and Coach Fleck put together for him and really made him feel at home was just something that was different.”
“You don’t think about a lot of other places if you lived here your whole life,” John David Lindsey said. “But it worked out — it worked out really well for Drake.”
Drake went from “Woo Pig Sooie!” to “Ski-U-Mah,” trying to make the most of an unanswered prayer.
“Yeah, I felt like it was destined to happen,” Lindsey said, referring to his early dreams of playing at Arkansas. “God, obviously, had another plan, and for that I’m very blessed.”
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Go Gophers!!
His family practically bleeds Razorbacks cardinal. His grandfather, Jim Lindsey, played for the Hogs’ 1964 national championship team, and his father, John David Lindsey, was a wide receiver for the Razorbacks for two seasons. An uncle, Lyndy Lindsey, was a tight end for Arkansas, and Drake’s cousin, Jack Lindsey, was a reserve quarterback for the Hogs from 2018-20. Drake’s sister, Loren, just finished her senior season on Arkansas’ women’s basketball team.
How wouldn’t he become a Razorback?
The Arkansas coaching staff, however, opted to recruit dual-threat quarterbacks rather than the 6-5, 230-pound Lindsey, a drop-back passer. The staff showed interest in Lindsey late in the recruiting cycle, but Gophers coach P.J. Fleck and offensive coordinator Greg Harbaugh Jr. already had built tight bonds.
“He really just found a home in Minnesota,” said Casey Dick, Fayetteville High’s head coach. “The family atmosphere and what Coach Harbaugh and Coach Fleck put together for him and really made him feel at home was just something that was different.”
“You don’t think about a lot of other places if you lived here your whole life,” John David Lindsey said. “But it worked out — it worked out really well for Drake.”
Drake went from “Woo Pig Sooie!” to “Ski-U-Mah,” trying to make the most of an unanswered prayer.
“Yeah, I felt like it was destined to happen,” Lindsey said, referring to his early dreams of playing at Arkansas. “God, obviously, had another plan, and for that I’m very blessed.”
Despite Razorbacks roots, Drake Lindsey is the future of Gophers football
Spurned by his home state school, Arkansas, Drake Lindsey is the man tasked with leading Gophers football back to the promised land.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
