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per Randy:
Amid the issues that revealed themselves during the Gophers’ 31-24 loss to Maryland on Saturday — a pair of turnovers, a sluggish run game, several missed tackles and some kicking adventures — a bright spot emerged. That was the play of wide receiver Phillip Howard.
Howard, a redshirt freshman and former Robbinsdale Cooper standout, started the game in place of the injured Demetrius Douglas and led the Gophers with four receptions for 46 yards. The four catches gave him six for the season, and that ranks third on the team behind Tyler Johnson (15) and Douglas (11).
Howard is slated to start again when the Gophers face Purdue on Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind., and offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca sees a player developing quickly.
“Phillip’s really done a great job of continuing to learn, taking advantage of every opportunity to learn and build from the meeting room to the practice field, from the practice field to the game field,” Ciarrocca said of Howard, who is not allowed to speak to the media because he’s a freshman. “If you think about springtime or training camp, he’s a much better player.”
http://m.startribune.com/former-coo...gophers-as-receiver/449488933/?section=sports
Go Gophers!!
Amid the issues that revealed themselves during the Gophers’ 31-24 loss to Maryland on Saturday — a pair of turnovers, a sluggish run game, several missed tackles and some kicking adventures — a bright spot emerged. That was the play of wide receiver Phillip Howard.
Howard, a redshirt freshman and former Robbinsdale Cooper standout, started the game in place of the injured Demetrius Douglas and led the Gophers with four receptions for 46 yards. The four catches gave him six for the season, and that ranks third on the team behind Tyler Johnson (15) and Douglas (11).
Howard is slated to start again when the Gophers face Purdue on Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind., and offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca sees a player developing quickly.
“Phillip’s really done a great job of continuing to learn, taking advantage of every opportunity to learn and build from the meeting room to the practice field, from the practice field to the game field,” Ciarrocca said of Howard, who is not allowed to speak to the media because he’s a freshman. “If you think about springtime or training camp, he’s a much better player.”
http://m.startribune.com/former-coo...gophers-as-receiver/449488933/?section=sports
Go Gophers!!
