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Growing up in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook, Ill., identical twins Julian and Jacob Huff turned heads on the football field, but not typically at the same time.
If one of the twins played well, the other usually struggled.
“It’s always been a running joke in our family,” said Jacob, a Gophers senior defensive back. “Even before college in high school, it was like one of us was hot and one of us was cold.”
The Huff brothers have been models of hard work and academic achievement for the Gophers. They’re still waiting for that one season when they can make an impact together on the field. They have one last shot as seniors.
“We’re looking forward to both of us being hot,” Jacob said. “That’s the plan.”
Julian was in the Gophers linebacker rotation earlier in his career, even starting a couple games in 2015 and 2016. But he went from 52 tackles combined his first two years to just 11 battling injuries last season.
Meanwhile, Jacob went from seven combined tackles as a freshman and sophomore to a breakout junior year with 65 tackles and a team-best three interceptions in 2017.
“Jacob really hit the ground running when [Gophers coach P.J.] Fleck came in,” Julian said. “I was late to the party coming off an ankle surgery, and then having another foot surgery later that spring.”
http://www.startribune.com/twins-ju...king-impact-for-gophers-as-seniors/490521391/
Go Gophers!!
Growing up in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook, Ill., identical twins Julian and Jacob Huff turned heads on the football field, but not typically at the same time.
If one of the twins played well, the other usually struggled.
“It’s always been a running joke in our family,” said Jacob, a Gophers senior defensive back. “Even before college in high school, it was like one of us was hot and one of us was cold.”
The Huff brothers have been models of hard work and academic achievement for the Gophers. They’re still waiting for that one season when they can make an impact together on the field. They have one last shot as seniors.
“We’re looking forward to both of us being hot,” Jacob said. “That’s the plan.”
Julian was in the Gophers linebacker rotation earlier in his career, even starting a couple games in 2015 and 2016. But he went from 52 tackles combined his first two years to just 11 battling injuries last season.
Meanwhile, Jacob went from seven combined tackles as a freshman and sophomore to a breakout junior year with 65 tackles and a team-best three interceptions in 2017.
“Jacob really hit the ground running when [Gophers coach P.J.] Fleck came in,” Julian said. “I was late to the party coming off an ankle surgery, and then having another foot surgery later that spring.”
http://www.startribune.com/twins-ju...king-impact-for-gophers-as-seniors/490521391/
Go Gophers!!