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University of Minnesota Athletics
Players Mentioned
2018 Week 4 Roundup
9/19/2018 4:47:00 PM | Football
Certified Star
Through three games this season, Tyler Johnson has hauled in 20 balls for 283 yards and five scores. Johnson has 69 career catches for 1,101 yards (24th in school history) and 13 touchdowns (tied for 11th all-time).
. @T_muhneyy10 keeps moving up in the #Gophers record books and crossed a major milestone last Saturday. How many of his career yards have come under the tutelage of @CoachMGSimon? A lot. https://t.co/XTOiaA0HdT#SkiUMah #RTB pic.twitter.com/vnv1ReLhIY
— Minnesota Football (@GopherFootball) September 18, 2018
He had so many highlights, we needed to make him his own video.
— Minnesota Football (@GopherFootball) September 17, 2018
A lot of fun 🏈 to watch from @T_muhneyy10 yesterday 👇 pic.twitter.com/qKgES8Qm9I
Coach Fleck said that the rest of the supporting cast around Johnson has to continue to grow and learn from him.
"You're still looking in the eyes of these 18-year-old kids that are here, that are true freshmen or redshirt freshmen that are playing for the first time," Fleck said. "If we can continue to develop the supporting cast around him, it's only going to make Tyler better. But more opportunities for those young guys, they've got to earn. They've got to continue to earn that from game to game. It's rare that you see Ty Johnson have 130, 130, 140, 160, and minus 8. That's not how it goes."
Special Brotherhood
Emmit Carpenter is poised to become one of the most productive kickers in school history. The senior, who was one of 30 kickers named to the preseason watch list for the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, has made 41-of-50 career field goals. His 82.0 field goal conversion rate ranks first in program history.
"First of all, Emmit Carpenter is one of the best people you ever meet in your entire life," head coach P.J. Fleck said. "He can kick and do all these things. He's one of the leaders in all of our community service, not because he has to do, but because he wants to do it. He thrives in that. He's going to make his company, he's going to make his family, he's going to make anybody who comes around him in his future better. He's going to make everybody better around him, and that's what he's continued to do."
Carpenter is always quick to add praise to long snapper Payton Jordahl and holder Jacob Herbers. The three of them have been starting together for the past three seasons.
"The relationship and the chemistry is huge. I would say very confidently that there are very few people in the world I trust as much as Jacob Herbers," Carpenter said. "Of course you can't leave Payton Jordahl out of the equation. Payton is so good at what he does that it's gotten to a point where (Herbers) rarely has to spin the ball now. He just catches it and sets it down because the laces are perfect.
Herbers had a big day last Saturday outside of holding. He pinned Miami inside the 20-yard line four times including three inside the 10 at the 3,2 and 8-yard lines.
What can't @Herb_verb do?
— Minnesota Football (@GopherFootball) September 19, 2018
The mechanical engineering major and Eagle Scout pinned Miami at the 3, 2 and 8-yard lines last Saturday.
"Player of the Game. Period."- Coach Fleck. #Gophers #SkiUMah #RTB pic.twitter.com/Np9xHT4ooC
Green Line
Seth Green doing and elite job with students in their classroom this morning @seth_mgreen @NorriesWilson pic.twitter.com/slEeaOcro6
— Don Pollard (@dpollard47) September 17, 2018
Seth Green rushed for two touchdowns out of the Wildcat formation against the Aggies and again rushed for two scores and converted a two-point try to Ko Kieft against Fresno State. Green then tossed his first career touchdown - a 7-yard strike to Johnson - against Miami. The new wrinkle has caught people's attention. You can find out more about him on this week's "Pick 6" Instagram story feature as well as on the P.J. Fleck Show on Fox 9 this evening at 10:30 p.m.
What is @seth_mgreen's favorite @SethGreen show or movie? 🤔
— Minnesota Football (@GopherFootball) September 19, 2018
Find that out and more over on our Instagram story for this afternoon's "Pick 6!" #Gophers #SkiUMah #RTB pic.twitter.com/yv1za44UmP
It's always a fun time on the @FOX9 set! Tune into the @Coach_Fleck Show at 10:30 p.m. tonight with guest @seth_mgreen. #Gophers #SkiUMah #RTB pic.twitter.com/ZjKMBOPKdF
— Minnesota Football (@GopherFootball) September 19, 2018
From Randy and Andy
Lessons of success, failure keep #Gophers kicker Emmit Carpenter on his toes. @RJstrib on a Green Bay native who did not rejoice in Daniel Carlson's difficulties Sunday https://t.co/27PXjkzpOW pic.twitter.com/aSlb2WpR7Y
— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) September 19, 2018
ICYMIStory: Maryland's interim coach Matt Canada used to call plays to get receiver PJ Fleck open in the end zone. Now, the #Gophers coach will try to glean things from Canada's offensive philosophy in the #B1G opener. https://t.co/FaZXO5cLXD
— Andy Greder (@andygreder) September 18, 2018
TCF Bank Stadium was full of big names last weekend. We loved having so many great alumni in the house.
It was an honor to have @TonyDungy walk the sidelines of TCF Bank Stadium yesterday.
— Minnesota Football (@GopherFootball) September 16, 2018
Congratulations to our Hometown @ProFootballHOF-er. 🐐 🏆 pic.twitter.com/QNtrm3Y1T4
That "C" looked good on you this weekend @LaurenceMaroney! #Gophers #SkiUMah #RTB pic.twitter.com/DyITHT9ZdQ
— Minnesota Football (@GopherFootball) September 17, 2018
So many friendly faces at TCF Bank Stadium today! 😁〽️🏈 pic.twitter.com/NO05hqx0Va
— Minnesota Football (@GopherFootball) September 15, 2018