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Martin shines at LB
Gophers senior linebacker Kamal Martin is averaging 9.3 tackles per game in Big Ten play, a mark that ranks fourth in the conference behind only Dele Harding of Illinois, Joe Bachie of Michigan State and Khaleke Hudson of Michigan.
In the Gophers’ 34-7 win over Nebraska, Martin was all over the field, leading the team with 15 tackles.
Head coach P.J. Fleck said one of the biggest sacrifices Martin made was converting from being a high school quarterback at Burnsville to becoming a linebacker with the Gophers.
Martin threw for 877 yards and nine scores his senior season at Burnsville and also rushed for 400 yards with 17 total touchdowns.
“It’s hard to tell a kid that he’s not going to play quarterback in college when he’s a quarterback in high school,” Fleck said. “I think those days are getting harder, to be honest with you, to be able to project and tell a kid he is going to play another position. These days with quarterbacks being all shapes and sizes in the NFL, everybody wants to be the quarterback.
“Kamal Martin is an example. We have a few kids who are committed to us that do that, and we feel like they’re going to play another position at some point. I think that is important. It takes somebody to have an open mind. But he is a long athlete. If you can have a long athlete that is tough, he can play football, you’ll plug him in and play somewhere.”
http://www.startribune.com/receiver...ting-to-look-like-their-old-selves/563249072/
Go Gophers!!
Martin shines at LB
Gophers senior linebacker Kamal Martin is averaging 9.3 tackles per game in Big Ten play, a mark that ranks fourth in the conference behind only Dele Harding of Illinois, Joe Bachie of Michigan State and Khaleke Hudson of Michigan.
In the Gophers’ 34-7 win over Nebraska, Martin was all over the field, leading the team with 15 tackles.
Head coach P.J. Fleck said one of the biggest sacrifices Martin made was converting from being a high school quarterback at Burnsville to becoming a linebacker with the Gophers.
Martin threw for 877 yards and nine scores his senior season at Burnsville and also rushed for 400 yards with 17 total touchdowns.
“It’s hard to tell a kid that he’s not going to play quarterback in college when he’s a quarterback in high school,” Fleck said. “I think those days are getting harder, to be honest with you, to be able to project and tell a kid he is going to play another position. These days with quarterbacks being all shapes and sizes in the NFL, everybody wants to be the quarterback.
“Kamal Martin is an example. We have a few kids who are committed to us that do that, and we feel like they’re going to play another position at some point. I think that is important. It takes somebody to have an open mind. But he is a long athlete. If you can have a long athlete that is tough, he can play football, you’ll plug him in and play somewhere.”
http://www.startribune.com/receiver...ting-to-look-like-their-old-selves/563249072/
Go Gophers!!
