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The Gophers' plans to expand the role of Rodney Smith last season were foiled when the standout running back suffered a season-ending knee injury in the second game. Those plans are now back in play. Head coach P.J. Fleck told WCCO-AM on Sunday he hopes to get Smith more involved in the passing game when the season starts Aug. 29 against South Dakota State at TCF Bank Stadium. "Rodney Smith has worked really hard in terms of not just the running back position, but he's also worked really hard at playing wide receiver," Fleck said on the radio." ...Last year he got hurt, so we weren't able to show it, but he can really do a lot of things in the slot." Smith tore his left anterior cruciate ligament after catching a screen pass on the opening drive of a 21-14 win over Fresno State last September. The Gophers are expected to field a stable of running backs who can contribute this fall. Minnesota will host a local media day Tuesday and hold its first closed practice Wednesday. The first open-to-the-pubic practice will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium. - Pioneer Press

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RB Rodney Smith, Minnesota
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07/24/19 - Carter Coughlin, Sr/2020, Minnesota, 6-3, 236 (DS#16 OLB) + More +

2019 PRESEASON BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCH LIST: LB Carter Coughlin, Minnesota,...Coughlin was named Second Team All-Big Ten in 2018 after starting all 13 games and making 48 tackles (34 solo), 9.5 sacks and 15 tackles for loss. He also forced four fumbles and received the team's Trench Award and was named the team's Carl Eller Outstanding Defensive Player.

Coughlin, who is an Academic All-Big Ten performer, has made 110 career tackles in 36 games and 30.5 of them (27.7%) have been a tackle for loss and 18.0 of them (16.3%) have been a sack. Coughlin ranks ninth in career tackles for loss with 30.5 (Willie VanDeSteeg is first with 43.5) and fifth in career sacks with 18.0 (Karon Riley is first with 29.0). If Coughlin were to duplicate his 2018 season (15.0 TFLs and 9.5 sacks) in 2019 he would end his career first in tackles for loss with 45.5 and second in sacks with 27.5. - Minnesota Football

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OLB Carter Coughlin, Minnesota
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07/22/19 - Kamal Martin, Sr/2020, Minnesota, 6-3, 240 (DS#21 OLB) + More +

2019 PRESEASON BUTKUS AWARD WATCH LIST: Kamal Martin, Minnesota,...Martin, who is from Burnsville, Minn., started nine of 12 games last season and recorded 59 tackles (34 solo), which included 3.5 for loss. The 6-3, 245-pound senior also broke up two passes. Martin has played in 37 career games and has made 111 career tackles (70 solo). He also has 10.5 career tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. Martin has two career interceptions, has forced two fumbles and recovered three. Martin and Minnesota open the season on Thursday, Aug. 29, at home against South Dakota State. - Minnesota Football

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OLB Kamal Martin, Minnesota
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07/19/19 - Tyler Johnson, Sr/2020, Minnesota, 6-1, 206 (DS#22 WR) + More +

2019 PRESEASON BILETNIKOFF AWARD WATCH LIST: Tyler Johnson, Minnesota,...Johnson ranks fourth in school history with 20 receiving touchdowns. Ron Johnson (no relation) is first with 31 and is followed by Ernie Wheelwright (26) and Decker (24). If Johnson were to duplicate his 2018 season (78 catches, 1,169 yards and 12 touchdowns) in 2019, he would leave Minnesota as the program holder in receiving yards (3,156) and touchdowns (32) and would rank second all-time in catches (205). - Minnesota Football

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WR Tyler Johnson, Minnesota
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07/18/19 - Tyler Johnson, Sr/2020, Minnesota, 6-1, 206 (DS#22 WR) + More +

2019 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD CANDIDATE: WR Tyler Johnson, Minnesota,...Johnson, who was named First Team All-Big Ten (first Gopher receiver to receiver that honor since 2009), is back in Dinkytown for his senior season. Johnson put the Big Ten on notice last year when he made 78 catches (second most in a season) for 1,169 yards (single-season school record) and 12 touchdowns (single-season school record).

He had six 100-yard games, which tied for first in school history in a season and became the first Gopher ever to have four straight 100-yard games in Big Ten play. Johnson's legacy as one of the best to ever wear the Maroon and Gold is already established, but he has a chance to leave as the school's most productive receiver ever. Johnson enters 2019 ranked all-time in career receiving yards with 1,987. Decker is the school record holder with 3,119 career yards and is the only Gopher ever to eclipse 3,000 yards. - Minnesota Football

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WR Tyler Johnson, Minnesota
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07/18/19 - Carter Coughlin, Sr/2020, Minnesota, 6-3, 236 (DS#16 OLB) + More +

2019 PRESEASON BEDNARIK AWARD CANDIDATE: DE Carter Coughlin, Minnesota,...Coughlin, who is from Eden Prairie, Minn., was named Second Team All-Big Ten in 2018 after starting all 13 games and making 48 tackles (34 solo), 9.5 sacks and 15 tackles for loss. He also forced four fumbles and received the team's Trench Award and was named the team's Carl Eller Outstanding Defensive Player.

Coughlin, who is also an Academic All-Big Ten performer, has made 110 career tackles in 36 games and 30.5 of them (27.7%) have been a tackle for loss and 18.0 of them (16.3%) have been a sack. Coughlin ranks ninth in career tackles for loss with 30.5 (Willie VanDeSteeg is first with 43.5) and fifth in career sacks with 18.0 (Karon Riley is first with 29.0). - Minnesota Football

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OLB Carter Coughlin, Minnesota
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07/18/19 - Rodney Smith, rSr/2020, Minnesota, 5-10, 210 (DS#27 RB) + More +

2019 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD CANDIDATE: Rodney Smith (Sr.), Minnesota,...Smith started the first two games of 2018, but missed the rest of the year with an injury. He was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA and will exhaust his final season of eligibility in 2019. In his career, Smith has rushed 651 times (fifth all-time in school history) for 2,959 yards (seventh all-time in school history) in 39 games.

He has scored 21 career rushing touchdowns, which ranks tied for ninth in school history. He has 11 career 100-yard rushing games, which ranks eighth in program history and his career high is 153 yards, which he has reached twice. Smith is one of the best to ever ear the Maroon and Gold and he has 4,073 all-purpose yards (2,959 rushing, 451 receiving and 663 kick return) to rank seventh in school history. - Minnesota Football

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RB Rodney Smith, Minnesota
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07/17/19 - Mohamed Ibrahim, rSr/2023, Minnesota, 5-08, 203 (DS#22 RB) + More +

2019 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD CANDIDATE: Mohamed Ibrahim (So.), Minnesota,...Ibrahim rushed 202 times for 1,160 yards and nine touchdowns as a freshman last year. His 1,160 yards were the second most in in the NCAA by a freshman in 2018 and trailed only Oregon State's Jermar Jefferson who totaled 1,380 yards. Ibrahim's 1,160 yards also ranked 30th in the nation last season and were the second most ever by a Gopher freshman.

Ibrahim played in only 10 games last season, which means he averaged 116 yards per contest. He rushed for more than 100 yards in five games to become the first Gopher freshman to do so since Laurence Maroney (five 100-yard games) in 2003 and he set a freshman single-game record with 224 yards against Georgia Tech (most by a Gopher in a single game since Maroney ran for 258 yards against Wisconsin in 2005) in the Quick Lane Bowl (12th-best rushing game in school history). - Minnesota Football

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RB Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota
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07/16/19 - Nolan Edmonds, rFr/2023, Minnesota, 5-11, 200 (DS#999 RB) + More +

The Gophers have lost a second player to medical retirement this offseason. Redshirt freshman running back Nolan Edmonds medically retired, a source confirmed Tuesday. He is no longer listed on the Gophers online roster. The 5-11, 200-pound Georgia native was a three-star recruit. He had yet to play for the Gophers and was injured during spring football. Edmonds follows defensive lineman Alexander Reigelsperger in stepping away from the game in the past week. The fellow redshirt freshman endured a concussion and C4 vertebra fracture during spring football. Just like Reigelsperger, Edmonds will be a medical non-counter, which allows the Gophers to keep his scholarship going without it impacting the the total allotment. - Minneapolis Star Tribune

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RB Nolan Edmonds, Minnesota
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