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per Joe:
So is this: The Gophers are riding a four-game winning streak and control their own destiny in the Big Ten West race heading into Saturday night’s showdown at Nebraska. Smith is the conference’s second-leading rusher, and Celestin leads Minnesota with 64 tackles.
They’ve been best friends since middle school, and now they’re roommates in Dinkytown.
“Jon and Rodney separated themselves from the crowd; they knew what they wanted,” said Patrick Smith, a coach and athletic director at Mundy’s Mill. “Rodney also knew I was in the building, and if a teacher had to come get me, it wasn’t going to be pleasant.
“They were both 3.0 students, but Jon was 3.5. He was our scholar-athlete.”
Celestin credits his mother, Eunice, for establishing his priorities. Football always waited until he finished his homework. He still sets the tone, academically, in the apartment he shares with Smith.
“He’s the math and science guy; I’m a writer and a history guy,” Smith said. “We kind of help each other. If he needs some help with writing or history, I help him out. With science and math, I go to him.”
http://www.startribune.com/rodney-s...ding-gophers-on-both-sides-of-ball/400907991/
Go Gophers!!
So is this: The Gophers are riding a four-game winning streak and control their own destiny in the Big Ten West race heading into Saturday night’s showdown at Nebraska. Smith is the conference’s second-leading rusher, and Celestin leads Minnesota with 64 tackles.
They’ve been best friends since middle school, and now they’re roommates in Dinkytown.
“Jon and Rodney separated themselves from the crowd; they knew what they wanted,” said Patrick Smith, a coach and athletic director at Mundy’s Mill. “Rodney also knew I was in the building, and if a teacher had to come get me, it wasn’t going to be pleasant.
“They were both 3.0 students, but Jon was 3.5. He was our scholar-athlete.”
Celestin credits his mother, Eunice, for establishing his priorities. Football always waited until he finished his homework. He still sets the tone, academically, in the apartment he shares with Smith.
“He’s the math and science guy; I’m a writer and a history guy,” Smith said. “We kind of help each other. If he needs some help with writing or history, I help him out. With science and math, I go to him.”
http://www.startribune.com/rodney-s...ding-gophers-on-both-sides-of-ball/400907991/
Go Gophers!!