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per the Times Record:
Northside defensive coordinator Felix Curry was among those who felt a sense of pride watching one of his former players recently win a bowl game.
Kiondre Thomas, a former Grizzly standout who now plays for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, participated in last week’s Quick Lane Bowl, held at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich., against Georgia Tech. The Golden Gophers prevailed, 34-10.
Thomas, a defensive back who just wrapped up his season as a redshirt sophomore, finished the game by recording three total tackles, including a key third-down stop during the second half. He was part of a Minnesota defensive unit which allowed just 206 yards rushing to a Georgia Tech team that came into the game having led the nation in rushing, averaging 335 yards per game.
“He had a couple of great open-field tackles,” Curry said. “Then I was also pleased that he didn’t lured to sleep.
“A lot of times, when you’re a defensive back playing a team like that, you kind of get lured in that it’s a run, it’s a run, it’s a run and then boom, there’s a ball getting past you. He did a great job making sure, playing a team that’s heavy on the run, that he was mindful when they tried to go over the top on them with a pass, he didn’t get lured to sleep in that.”
Last week’s bowl win also capped a successful late-season surge for the Gophers, in their second season under coach P.J. Fleck. Minnesota (7-6) had qualified for bowl eligibility by winning its regular-season finale, 37-15, against arch-rival Wisconsin, which broke a 14-year losing streak to the Badgers.
Thomas (6-foot, 190 pounds) forced a fumble and registered two tackles in that win at Wisconsin.
For the season, Thomas finished with 32 total tackles, 29 of those solo. He also broke up four passes.
http://www.swtimes.com/sports/20190...s-standout-part-of-bowl-champion-at-minnesota
Go Gophers!!
Northside defensive coordinator Felix Curry was among those who felt a sense of pride watching one of his former players recently win a bowl game.
Kiondre Thomas, a former Grizzly standout who now plays for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, participated in last week’s Quick Lane Bowl, held at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich., against Georgia Tech. The Golden Gophers prevailed, 34-10.
Thomas, a defensive back who just wrapped up his season as a redshirt sophomore, finished the game by recording three total tackles, including a key third-down stop during the second half. He was part of a Minnesota defensive unit which allowed just 206 yards rushing to a Georgia Tech team that came into the game having led the nation in rushing, averaging 335 yards per game.
“He had a couple of great open-field tackles,” Curry said. “Then I was also pleased that he didn’t lured to sleep.
“A lot of times, when you’re a defensive back playing a team like that, you kind of get lured in that it’s a run, it’s a run, it’s a run and then boom, there’s a ball getting past you. He did a great job making sure, playing a team that’s heavy on the run, that he was mindful when they tried to go over the top on them with a pass, he didn’t get lured to sleep in that.”
Last week’s bowl win also capped a successful late-season surge for the Gophers, in their second season under coach P.J. Fleck. Minnesota (7-6) had qualified for bowl eligibility by winning its regular-season finale, 37-15, against arch-rival Wisconsin, which broke a 14-year losing streak to the Badgers.
Thomas (6-foot, 190 pounds) forced a fumble and registered two tackles in that win at Wisconsin.
For the season, Thomas finished with 32 total tackles, 29 of those solo. He also broke up four passes.
http://www.swtimes.com/sports/20190...s-standout-part-of-bowl-champion-at-minnesota
Go Gophers!!