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per Randy:
Entering Saturday’s game at Michigan, Barber is tied for second in the Big Ten with 75 overall tackles and leads the conference with 50 solo tackles. He’s a key part of a defense that has kept the Gophers (4-4, 1-4 Big Ten) close in every Big Ten game. They’ll need him again Saturday in the Big House against the Wolverines (6-2, 3-2).
“He’s getting better and better,” Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said. “He’s the toughness of our football team.”
The 6-1, 233-pounder has recorded double-digit tackles in each Big Ten game, including a career-high 16 with two stops for losses and a fumble recovery against Michigan State. The soft-spoken sophomore deflects praise, instead focusing on the need to improve.
“These coaches are very high on their Mike linebackers,” Barber said. “They expect a good game every game, and that’s just my duty to do that.”
http://www.startribune.com/thomas-b...d-the-gophers-new-tackling-machine/454985433/
Go Gophers!!
Entering Saturday’s game at Michigan, Barber is tied for second in the Big Ten with 75 overall tackles and leads the conference with 50 solo tackles. He’s a key part of a defense that has kept the Gophers (4-4, 1-4 Big Ten) close in every Big Ten game. They’ll need him again Saturday in the Big House against the Wolverines (6-2, 3-2).
“He’s getting better and better,” Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said. “He’s the toughness of our football team.”
The 6-1, 233-pounder has recorded double-digit tackles in each Big Ten game, including a career-high 16 with two stops for losses and a fumble recovery against Michigan State. The soft-spoken sophomore deflects praise, instead focusing on the need to improve.
“These coaches are very high on their Mike linebackers,” Barber said. “They expect a good game every game, and that’s just my duty to do that.”
http://www.startribune.com/thomas-b...d-the-gophers-new-tackling-machine/454985433/
Go Gophers!!
