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The Gopher football team defeated Miami-Ohio 29-23 Saturday afternoon at TCF Bank Stadium. The win gives new head coach Jerry Kill his first win with the Gophers. He suffered a seizure last Saturday near the end of the game in the loss to New Mexico State. Marguis Gray threw for 163 yards and 1 touchdown and ran for 171 yards to lead the Gophers. Donnell Kirkland ran for 55 yards and a touchdown and Malcolm Moulton had 4 catches for 72 yards.

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The Gopher football team welcomed back head coach Jerry Kill Thursday. He was released from the hospital and attended practice Thursday. He had a seizure near the end of the game last week at home against New Mexico State. The Gophers host Miami-Ohio this Saturday at 2:30, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 1:30. Kill is expected to coach the team Saturday.

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Gopher football assistant coaches Matt Limegrover and Tracy Claeys both expect head coach Jerry Kill to coach the team from the sidelines this Saturday. Kill suffered a seizure near the end of the Gopher loss to New Mexico last Saturday. He has been recovering but did not attend the press conference yesterday.

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Gopher head football coach Jerry Kill is improving but remains hospitalized after suffering a seizure Saturday afternoon in the final seconds of the Gopher football game against New Mexico State. Gopher team physician Pat Smith says all tests have come back normal and no further testing will continue as necessary. Kill could be released from the hospital as early as today.

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While many of this weekend’s games were just tune-ups for showdowns to come, there were several great battles to keep things exciting, including Michigan’s last-second win over Notre Dame, South Carolina’s shootout victory over Georgia and Auburn stuffing Mississippi State at the goal line to win their 17th straight game.

With that, here are the highlights from the top 25 and other games of interest this week:

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University of Minnesota Golden Gophers head football coach Jerry Kill spent Saturday night in a Minneapolis hospital after suffering a seizure on the sidelines during the waning moments of his team’s 28-21 loss to New Mexico State.

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The St. John's Football team lost 47-19 Saturday afternoon in Collegeville to Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The Johnnies fell behind 31-0 before finally getting on the scoreboard. John Ries threw for 117 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Johnnies and Connor Bruns was 6-11 passing for 60 yards for St. John's. Sam Pederson and Nick Schneider each had a touchdown reception for the Johnnies.

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The Gopher Football team lost 28-21 at home to New Mexico State Saturday afternoon. With :20 seconds left in the game Gopher first year head coach Jerry Kill suffered what appeared to be a seizure on the sideline. Play stopped for several minutes before the game resumed. Kill was taken off the field by medical staff on a golf cart. The Gophers trailed 21-14 at halftime and were down 28-14 going into the 4th quarter.

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Gopher head football coach Jerry Kill is sticking with junior Marquis Gray as his starting quarterback against New Mexico State this Saturday. Gray was 7-12 passing for 94 yards and ran for 47 yards in the loss against USC Saturday. Gray left the game in the 2nd half with cramps and was replaced by freshman Max Shortell.

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The St. John’s football team began their season with a 34-0 shutout win over Northwestern College Saturday afternoon in Collegeville. St. John’s led 27-0 at halftime. Stephen Johnson ran for 114 yards and a touchdown and Nick Schneider ran for 34 yards and a touchdown for the Johnnies. Connor Bruns threw for 137 yards and 2 touchdowns for St. John’s. John Ries was 6-10 passing for 43 yards for St. John’s.

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