Alex FriedrichSupporters of University of Minnesota football coach Jerry Kill plan to rally tomorrow morning before the Gopher’s game to back him. Kill suffered a seizure at last Saturday’s game against Western Illinois University, which the Gophers went on to win 29 to 12. Some sportswriters have questioned whether Kill is fit to hold his job. Read more →
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St. Cloud neurologist Dr. Kathleen Rieke tells MPR’s Daily Circuit that it’s “ridiculous” to blame University of Minnesota football coach Jerry Kill’s seizures solely on the stress of his job: “When it comes to seizures, certainly increased stress can be a trigger — particularly lack of sleep, poor diet, poor exercise associated with that Read more →
University of Minnesota head football coach Jerry Kill told reporters today he’s not answering questions about his epilepsy. At his weekly noon press conference, he said he appreciated the public’s concern for him over the weekend. He suffered an epileptic seizure during Saturday’s game against Western Illinois. But he said the press conference — his Read more →
For those interested in how University of Minnesota head football coach Jerry Kill stands contractually (and financially) in light of the ruckus over his epilepsy, the agreement is above. U law professor Stephen Befort has told me that a buyout might be more of a disincentive than an ADA lawsuit for the U to get Read more →
Star Tribune apologizes for sports columnist Jim Souhan’s column. Read more →
University of Minnesota head football coach Jerry Kill was scheduled to be back at work today after suffering an epileptic seizure during Saturday’s game against Western Illinois. He returns with the full backing of Athletic Director Norwood Teague, who told reporters today he was “confident” in Kill’s ability to overcome his condition. “I see what Read more →
The Gophers edged into truly respectable territory for the first time in this year’s Wall Street Journal Grid of Shame. The grid, based on information compiled by the paper, rates football teams from 125 major colleges in their performance both on the field and off. The horizontal axis shows how strong the colleges and universities Read more →
Drexel University sport management professor Ellen J. Staurowsky tells MPR’s Daily Circuit about one expense related to NCAA Division I athletics: “We have an academic support service area on campus. Part of the job of some of the employees in that area is [to act as] what are called class checkers, where they walk around campus, Read more →
As you know, University of Minnesota Athletic Director told MPR’s Tom Weber on The Daily Circuit his view that his athletes need a new academic center for themselves. His $190 million sports construction plan calls for the private funding and construction of eight projects over the next six to eight years. He say’s they’d be Read more →
Here’s what University of Minnesota Athletic Director Norwood Teague had to say on this morning’s Daily Circuit when host Tom Weber asked him why athletes needed their own (privately funded) academic center — and don’t just go to the library or some other place to study: “We demand a lot out of our student athletes, Read more →