... University of Minnesota announced former Northern Illinois Coach Jerry Kill as their new head coach on Sunday.

Coach Kill has been very successful at the four college institutions he has been the head coach.   Minnesota saw first-hand how well Coach Kill could prepare his team when Northern Illinois ran roughshod over the Gophers 34-23.

Many college football fans would be happy to hear that Coach Kill would be leading their troops next season even if he has been a Head Coach in the BCS division for only the past three years with a 23-16 record.

Minnesota Athletic Director Joel Maturi, on hiring Kill, “We cast a wide net in this search, but the name we kept coming back to was Je...

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