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per Randy:
Sam Renner and Jared Weyler aren’t your typical college students.
Throughout the week, they crunch numbers. They are enrolled in the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, pursuing their master’s degrees in accountancy.
On the weekend, they crunch opponents’ bodies. Renner is a defensive tackle who rotates in for the Gophers, while Weyler is a third-year starting center. Both are focusing on football, while setting themselves up for life.
On a youth-filled Gophers team that is starting upward of eight freshmen, Renner and Weyler are two of eight players who already have their undergraduate degrees and are taking grad school classes.
“We want them to take their academics incredibly seriously,” coach P.J. Fleck said of his players.
That’s certainly the case with Renner and Weyler. Renner, a redshirt junior from Maple Grove, was named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar for the 2017-18 school year, and Weyler, a fifth-year senior from Dayton, Ohio, is a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, given to the top scholar-athlete in college football by the National Football Foundation.
While pursuing their master’s, they’ve become masters in time management. Renner, who is taking 12 graduate credits this fall, typically wakes up at 6 a.m., goes to the football facility to work out, followed by practice that runs from 9:45 to about 11, watches film after practice and attends class from 2 to 6 p.m. “I’ll come back and eat, then watch a little more film and end my day around 8, and then get ready for the next day,” Renner said. “It’s a pretty busy day, but prioritizing life is the key in making sure I set myself up for the future.”
Fleck’s practice schedule is a change from his predecessor, Tracy Claeys, who had the team practice in the afternoon. Weyler likes the move.
“Having practice in the morning has been a huge help,” he said. “You have all the afternoon to do academics, then come back and get some film in.”
http://www.startribune.com/two-gophers-linemen-crunch-bodies-and-numbers/497094371/
Go Gophers!!
Sam Renner and Jared Weyler aren’t your typical college students.
Throughout the week, they crunch numbers. They are enrolled in the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, pursuing their master’s degrees in accountancy.
On the weekend, they crunch opponents’ bodies. Renner is a defensive tackle who rotates in for the Gophers, while Weyler is a third-year starting center. Both are focusing on football, while setting themselves up for life.
On a youth-filled Gophers team that is starting upward of eight freshmen, Renner and Weyler are two of eight players who already have their undergraduate degrees and are taking grad school classes.
“We want them to take their academics incredibly seriously,” coach P.J. Fleck said of his players.
That’s certainly the case with Renner and Weyler. Renner, a redshirt junior from Maple Grove, was named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar for the 2017-18 school year, and Weyler, a fifth-year senior from Dayton, Ohio, is a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, given to the top scholar-athlete in college football by the National Football Foundation.
While pursuing their master’s, they’ve become masters in time management. Renner, who is taking 12 graduate credits this fall, typically wakes up at 6 a.m., goes to the football facility to work out, followed by practice that runs from 9:45 to about 11, watches film after practice and attends class from 2 to 6 p.m. “I’ll come back and eat, then watch a little more film and end my day around 8, and then get ready for the next day,” Renner said. “It’s a pretty busy day, but prioritizing life is the key in making sure I set myself up for the future.”
Fleck’s practice schedule is a change from his predecessor, Tracy Claeys, who had the team practice in the afternoon. Weyler likes the move.
“Having practice in the morning has been a huge help,” he said. “You have all the afternoon to do academics, then come back and get some film in.”
http://www.startribune.com/two-gophers-linemen-crunch-bodies-and-numbers/497094371/
Go Gophers!!