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per Greder:
When Jake Krause bench-pressed 225 pounds an impressive 33 times at the Gophers’ pro day March 28, it was more reps than 11 former University of Minnesota players managed in front of NFL scouts.
And you’d better believe Gophers coach P.J. Fleck took notice.
When the unknown 6-foot-3, 305-pound guard backed that up with a vertical jump of 30 inches, the Gophers head coach started asking questions.
Where did Krause go to school? Bemidji State, a Division II program.
Is he from Minnesota? Yes, Wadena, about 160 miles northwest of Dinkytown.
This is parcel to what’s become a rite of spring as Fleck continues to mention a glaring hole in the program he inherited in January 2017: No U offensive linemen has been selected in the NFL Draft in 11 years and counting. Center Greg Eslinger and guard Mark Setterstrom were the last to be drafted, in 2006.
“This is the University of Minnesota,” Fleck said incredulously after a March 20 spring practice . “We need to rebuild that whole thing, and that takes a little while. You can’t fix a lot of problems with one class, or a lot of depth issues or attrition with one class.”
https://www.twincities.com/2018/04/...erforms-gophers-offensive-linemen-at-pro-day/
Go Gophers!!
When Jake Krause bench-pressed 225 pounds an impressive 33 times at the Gophers’ pro day March 28, it was more reps than 11 former University of Minnesota players managed in front of NFL scouts.
And you’d better believe Gophers coach P.J. Fleck took notice.
When the unknown 6-foot-3, 305-pound guard backed that up with a vertical jump of 30 inches, the Gophers head coach started asking questions.
Where did Krause go to school? Bemidji State, a Division II program.
Is he from Minnesota? Yes, Wadena, about 160 miles northwest of Dinkytown.
This is parcel to what’s become a rite of spring as Fleck continues to mention a glaring hole in the program he inherited in January 2017: No U offensive linemen has been selected in the NFL Draft in 11 years and counting. Center Greg Eslinger and guard Mark Setterstrom were the last to be drafted, in 2006.
“This is the University of Minnesota,” Fleck said incredulously after a March 20 spring practice . “We need to rebuild that whole thing, and that takes a little while. You can’t fix a lot of problems with one class, or a lot of depth issues or attrition with one class.”
https://www.twincities.com/2018/04/...erforms-gophers-offensive-linemen-at-pro-day/
Go Gophers!!