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Suspended players reinstated to the team!
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Great news. Our secondary needs the help. Will be interesting if Winfield remains as the starter as he looked strong against PSU.
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Claeys was careful not to speculate much on how much, if any, they'll be able to play Saturday against Iowa. On his weekly KFAN (100.3-FM) show, Claeys noted that the four players haven't been playing football for the past four weeks...
After the lengthy suspensions, it will take the players time to get back to game speed. Meanwhile, the Gophers continue to have injury issues at the cornerback spot, where Hardin and Buford are two of their top players.
This week's injury report lists Zo Craighton and Coney Durr as out. The Gophers again list Jalen Myrick and Antonio Shenault as their starters at cornerback, with Kiondre Thomas and Eric Amoako as the backups.
Also listed as out on the injury report are Ace Rogers, Duke McGhee, Cody Poock, Alex Starks, Brandon Lingen, Rashad Still and Tai'yon Devers.
Claeys said Still (broken clavicle), Vincent Calhoun (toe) and Carter Coughlin (elbow) will all practice this week, but he's not sure if they'll be able to play.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...stionable-for-saturday-s-iowa-game/395825551/
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It remains unclear how the players were involved in the case.
Possible candidates to play Saturday are cornerbacks Hardin and Buford. Hardin had six tackles and two pass breakups in the opener against Oregon State, while Buford has yet to play this season. Dior Johnson, a redshirt freshman safety, and Tamarion Johnson, a true freshman defensive end, are further down the depth chart.
All four players were suspended prior to the Sept. 10 game against Indiana State. They also missed a bye week and games against Colorado State and Penn State. Given the extended absences, Claeys said it’s difficult to know what to expect from them.
“They haven’t been involved in anything, so I’ll know a lot more in practice,” Claeys said.
Claeys told KFXN-FM on Tuesday afternoon that he “stayed in touch” with the suspended players over the past month.
“It still comes down to, yeah, they violated team rules, and they were suspended for that,” he said. “That’s the only part that I can control. I wasn’t involved in any of the other parts of it. As a school, we let it play out like it should, and now we are to where we can let them go back to practice. That’s what we are going to do.”
The players’ attorney, Lee Hutton, told the Pioneer Press on Monday that there is an ongoing Title IX civil rights investigation into the case.
The players’ return comes at a good time for Minnesota’s secondary. Safety Duke McGhee suffered a concussion in the fourth quarter of a 29-26 loss Saturday at Penn State and won’t play against the Hawkeyes. They Gophers also will without corners Zo Craighton (foot) and Coney Durr (undisclosed).
The projected starters for the game against Iowa are Jalen Myrick and Antonio Shenault, with backups Kiondre Thomas and Eric Amoako. Myrick has started every game, and Shenault the past three.
http://www.twincities.com/2016/10/0...-at-practice-after-sex-assault-investigation/
Possible candidates to play Saturday are cornerbacks Hardin and Buford. Hardin had six tackles and two pass breakups in the opener against Oregon State, while Buford has yet to play this season. Dior Johnson, a redshirt freshman safety, and Tamarion Johnson, a true freshman defensive end, are further down the depth chart.
All four players were suspended prior to the Sept. 10 game against Indiana State. They also missed a bye week and games against Colorado State and Penn State. Given the extended absences, Claeys said it’s difficult to know what to expect from them.
“They haven’t been involved in anything, so I’ll know a lot more in practice,” Claeys said.
Claeys told KFXN-FM on Tuesday afternoon that he “stayed in touch” with the suspended players over the past month.
“It still comes down to, yeah, they violated team rules, and they were suspended for that,” he said. “That’s the only part that I can control. I wasn’t involved in any of the other parts of it. As a school, we let it play out like it should, and now we are to where we can let them go back to practice. That’s what we are going to do.”
The players’ attorney, Lee Hutton, told the Pioneer Press on Monday that there is an ongoing Title IX civil rights investigation into the case.
The players’ return comes at a good time for Minnesota’s secondary. Safety Duke McGhee suffered a concussion in the fourth quarter of a 29-26 loss Saturday at Penn State and won’t play against the Hawkeyes. They Gophers also will without corners Zo Craighton (foot) and Coney Durr (undisclosed).
The projected starters for the game against Iowa are Jalen Myrick and Antonio Shenault, with backups Kiondre Thomas and Eric Amoako. Myrick has started every game, and Shenault the past three.
http://www.twincities.com/2016/10/0...-at-practice-after-sex-assault-investigation/