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per Randy:
Three weeks ahead of their season opener against New Mexico State on Sept. 1, the Gophers practiced at TCF Bank Stadium on Thursday night, a 90-minute session that enabled coach P.J. Fleck to gauge the progress of his team.
"There was a lot of energy tonight, and it's good to be back at Huntington Bank Stadium,'' said Fleck, who moved the spring game and the first training camp practice slated for The Bank to the team's indoor facility because of inclement weather. "This is one of our night practices to kind of simulate when we kick off, so a lot of energy out there with guys making plays. I thought today, our best players were making tons of plays on both sides of the ball.''
While the Gophers didn't practice in full pads Thursday, the energy was especially evident during seven-on-seven red zone drills and the 11-on-11 periods in which the offense was operating inside the opponent's 40-yard line.
"Put some pressure on them, put them under the lights and see what they do and where we're at,'' Fleck said. "We've got a lot of work to do, but we took the next right step.''
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Go Gophers!!
Three weeks ahead of their season opener against New Mexico State on Sept. 1, the Gophers practiced at TCF Bank Stadium on Thursday night, a 90-minute session that enabled coach P.J. Fleck to gauge the progress of his team.
"There was a lot of energy tonight, and it's good to be back at Huntington Bank Stadium,'' said Fleck, who moved the spring game and the first training camp practice slated for The Bank to the team's indoor facility because of inclement weather. "This is one of our night practices to kind of simulate when we kick off, so a lot of energy out there with guys making plays. I thought today, our best players were making tons of plays on both sides of the ball.''
While the Gophers didn't practice in full pads Thursday, the energy was especially evident during seven-on-seven red zone drills and the 11-on-11 periods in which the offense was operating inside the opponent's 40-yard line.
"Put some pressure on them, put them under the lights and see what they do and where we're at,'' Fleck said. "We've got a lot of work to do, but we took the next right step.''
P.J. Fleck pleased with energy, competition in Gophers' Thursday night practice
Three weeks before the season opener, the Gophers showed progress under the lights.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!