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Title: Minnesota Football Coach Retires Immediately Post by: Marshal Dillon on October 28, 2015, 11:44:13 AM I wonder why he waited so long? They play Michigan & Ohio St. next so I wonder if the team is extra motivated.
Quote Minnesota football coach Jerry Kill retired Wednesday, effective immediately, citing advice of his doctor that if he continuted coaching he risked serious neurological problems. Kill's battle with epilepsy has been very public since taking the Minnesota job in 2011, as he suffered seizures during two games that year. He also had seizures on the sidelines one time in 2012 and in 2013, the latter of which forced him to take a leave of absence and miss seven games. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/bigten/2015/10/28/minnesota-coach-jerry-kill-resignation-/74729776/ Title: Re: Minnesota Football Coach Retires Immediately Post by: 2Stater on October 28, 2015, 01:36:59 PM Yeah, I'm surprised he coached this long, too. For Minnesota standards, though, he did a pretty good job.
Title: Re: Minnesota Football Coach Retires Immediately Post by: Marshal Dillon on October 28, 2015, 04:14:24 PM This guy really has some major health issues. Don't know how he was able to carry on.
Quote Kill, 54, overcame a battle with kidney cancer in 2005 while coaching at Northern Illinois. Despite the health challenges, he did a very good job at Minnesota, leading the Gophers to bowl games each of the last three years. He is 29-29 overall at the school. Title: Re: Minnesota Football Coach Retires Immediately Post by: cbbama99 on October 28, 2015, 06:19:33 PM This is probably about two years or so overdue. I saw the videos of him having seizures during games, and I worried about the poor guy then.
Title: Re: Minnesota Football Coach Retires Immediately Post by: Marshal Dillon on October 28, 2015, 07:51:41 PM This is probably about two years or so overdue. I saw the videos of him having seizures during games, and I worried about the poor guy then. I was thinking the same thing. Title: Re: Minnesota Football Coach Retires Immediately Post by: ricky023 on October 28, 2015, 09:30:23 PM My prayers are with him for a bright and lucrative future. RTR!
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