By: Jack Satzinger
In August, Jerry Kill was the head coach of the Gophers and Philip Nelson was the starting quarterback.
Now, after two game-day seizures for Kill, a hamstring injury for Nelson and impressive starts for redshirt freshman quarterback Mitch Leidner, all of that has changed.
The University announced Thursday that Kill will take indefinite time away from the program to focus on his epilepsy treatment. In turn, defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys will serve as Minnesota’s acting head coach for the foreseeable future.