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Per Randy:
"He handled himself very well," Fleck said. "Now again, we're gonna nitpick how we played, but to handle your first start in front of 110,000 people on the road, I couldn't be more proud of him, just taking on that challenge."
While Kaliakmanis' stats might not show it — 9-for-22 passing, 175 yards, one touchdown, one interception — he brought a presence that the Gophers needed. He gave the offense the added dimension of a running threat at QB as he rushed seven times for 45 yards and took only one sack for 1 yard.
"I told you he'd be poised," Fleck said. "I'm not sure how many plays he'd be rattled. I'd love to be able to see those on film. I didn't see it. He was confident the entire time."
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"He handled himself very well," Fleck said. "Now again, we're gonna nitpick how we played, but to handle your first start in front of 110,000 people on the road, I couldn't be more proud of him, just taking on that challenge."
While Kaliakmanis' stats might not show it — 9-for-22 passing, 175 yards, one touchdown, one interception — he brought a presence that the Gophers needed. He gave the offense the added dimension of a running threat at QB as he rushed seven times for 45 yards and took only one sack for 1 yard.
"I told you he'd be poised," Fleck said. "I'm not sure how many plays he'd be rattled. I'd love to be able to see those on film. I didn't see it. He was confident the entire time."
Despite Penn State loss, Athan Kaliakmanis offers intriguing glimpse of Gophers football future
Gophers Insider: Quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis didn't have a perfect stat line in his first start, but he did enough to impress coach P.J. Fleck.
m.startribune.com
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