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Per Andrew:
Isaac Fruechte, the former Vikings and Gophers receiver, doesn't always take a direct route.
But he often seems to get to where he's going.
Fruechte climbed the coaching ranks last month when he was hired as the University of North Dakota's offensive coordinator. He became the third person in January to hold that title after longtime coach Danny Freund left for South Dakota State. Then the Fighting Hawks' first hire, Jake Landry, didn't last long.
"Next day, [North Dakota State] offered, and he flipped," recalled Carl Fruechte, Isaac's father and the decorated Caledonia High School coach in southeast Minnesota.
The job found Fruechte, the 32-year-old former Caledonia track and football star who has consistently worked until opportunity knocked. He was a two-star recruit who needed a year at Rochester Community and Technical College before a four-year Gophers career. He went undrafted in the NFL and twice made the Vikings practice squad.
Coaching football was always his plan after playing.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
Isaac Fruechte, the former Vikings and Gophers receiver, doesn't always take a direct route.
But he often seems to get to where he's going.
Fruechte climbed the coaching ranks last month when he was hired as the University of North Dakota's offensive coordinator. He became the third person in January to hold that title after longtime coach Danny Freund left for South Dakota State. Then the Fighting Hawks' first hire, Jake Landry, didn't last long.
"Next day, [North Dakota State] offered, and he flipped," recalled Carl Fruechte, Isaac's father and the decorated Caledonia High School coach in southeast Minnesota.
The job found Fruechte, the 32-year-old former Caledonia track and football star who has consistently worked until opportunity knocked. He was a two-star recruit who needed a year at Rochester Community and Technical College before a four-year Gophers career. He went undrafted in the NFL and twice made the Vikings practice squad.
Coaching football was always his plan after playing.
Isaac Fruechte, former Viking and Gopher, finding route up the coaching ladder
Caledonia, Minn., native Isaac Fruechte was hired recently as North Dakota's offensive coordinator. The former wide receiver brought lessons from his circuitous career and his championship-winning dad.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
