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per The Gazette:
“Sometimes when you get your opportunity, you take advantage of it,” Kill said. “He took off. The biggest thing that happened to him is he had some success early and gained confidence. When you gain confidence, you think you’re pretty good. So I think that’s pretty much what happened.”
But it wasn’t easy, either. Cobb was a late recruit for Kill and he played sparingly as a freshman (10 carries) and a sophomore (one carry). He entered last season third on the depth chart, surpassed by a true freshman in Edwards (who subsequently red-shirted). Still, Cobb kept working until he gained his opportunity.
“The biggest thing for me — and I credit the coaches — is sticking with me,” Cobb said. “Not being from Minnesota and being from Texas, you have to lean on your faith and not your understanding. Sometimes it’s hard.
“Being a 19-, 18-year-old kid from the high times in high school coming to college just sitting in your dorm room and you hear the negative talk. ‘Man, you should be playing.’ It challenges you, it truly does challenge you. But I credit that guy right there, Coach Kill, for staying on me from day one.”
http://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/b1g-overachiever-minnesotas-david-cobb-20140820
Go Gophers!!
“Sometimes when you get your opportunity, you take advantage of it,” Kill said. “He took off. The biggest thing that happened to him is he had some success early and gained confidence. When you gain confidence, you think you’re pretty good. So I think that’s pretty much what happened.”
But it wasn’t easy, either. Cobb was a late recruit for Kill and he played sparingly as a freshman (10 carries) and a sophomore (one carry). He entered last season third on the depth chart, surpassed by a true freshman in Edwards (who subsequently red-shirted). Still, Cobb kept working until he gained his opportunity.
“The biggest thing for me — and I credit the coaches — is sticking with me,” Cobb said. “Not being from Minnesota and being from Texas, you have to lean on your faith and not your understanding. Sometimes it’s hard.
“Being a 19-, 18-year-old kid from the high times in high school coming to college just sitting in your dorm room and you hear the negative talk. ‘Man, you should be playing.’ It challenges you, it truly does challenge you. But I credit that guy right there, Coach Kill, for staying on me from day one.”
http://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/b1g-overachiever-minnesotas-david-cobb-20140820
Go Gophers!!
