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per NJ.com:
If you are wondering about the end result of crossing a spread offense with a pro-style offense, you share the same thought at least one of Jerry Kill's former quarterbacks once had.
Philip Nelson was Minnesota's Mr. Football award-winner as the top high school player in the state as a senior. His decision to stay home for college was rewarded when he became Kill's Big Ten starter as a true freshman and sophomore for the 2012-13 Golden Gophers.
So Nelson knows better than most what Rutgers offense will look like in 2017, with Kill calling the plays from his new post as offensive coordinator.
"I remember when I was getting recruited they described it to me as Wisconsin and TCU mixed on drugs," Nelson told NJ Advance Media. "That's kind of where it's a fun offense. One play you can be four-wide, spread 'em out -- inside zone (run) as a quarterback or going deep (pass). The next play you could be in three tight ends and a fullback and that whole offense."
Nelson transferred from Minnesota in a search for an offense that better fit his skills as a pass-first quarterback. He rushed for 364 yards and six touchdowns as a sophomore, but it appeared Mitch Leidner -- who wound up as a three-year starter -- was a better fit for Kill.
"Coach Kill does a great job of playing to his players' strengths, but he definitely likes a tough quarterback who can tuck it down and run and give you that threat on the ground as well as being able to air it out," Nelson said.
"That was really what made me want to go to Minnesota. Being that athletic quarterback -- that pass-first-but-can-also-run guy -- I think that's what the quarterbacks at Rutgers can expect."
http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/i...c_jerry_kills_offense_like_wisconsin_and.html
Go Gophers!!
If you are wondering about the end result of crossing a spread offense with a pro-style offense, you share the same thought at least one of Jerry Kill's former quarterbacks once had.
Philip Nelson was Minnesota's Mr. Football award-winner as the top high school player in the state as a senior. His decision to stay home for college was rewarded when he became Kill's Big Ten starter as a true freshman and sophomore for the 2012-13 Golden Gophers.
So Nelson knows better than most what Rutgers offense will look like in 2017, with Kill calling the plays from his new post as offensive coordinator.
"I remember when I was getting recruited they described it to me as Wisconsin and TCU mixed on drugs," Nelson told NJ Advance Media. "That's kind of where it's a fun offense. One play you can be four-wide, spread 'em out -- inside zone (run) as a quarterback or going deep (pass). The next play you could be in three tight ends and a fullback and that whole offense."
Nelson transferred from Minnesota in a search for an offense that better fit his skills as a pass-first quarterback. He rushed for 364 yards and six touchdowns as a sophomore, but it appeared Mitch Leidner -- who wound up as a three-year starter -- was a better fit for Kill.
"Coach Kill does a great job of playing to his players' strengths, but he definitely likes a tough quarterback who can tuck it down and run and give you that threat on the ground as well as being able to air it out," Nelson said.
"That was really what made me want to go to Minnesota. Being that athletic quarterback -- that pass-first-but-can-also-run guy -- I think that's what the quarterbacks at Rutgers can expect."
http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/i...c_jerry_kills_offense_like_wisconsin_and.html
Go Gophers!!
