Gophers offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover was asked if he'll be back next season or if he might go looking for a head coaching job.

"No, I'm back, I'm having too much fun," he said. "I've had more fun this year than I have probably in my entire career, coaching the group of guys that we have, working with the offensive staff, so unless you know something I don't -- that they're going to kick me out -- I'd like to be back."

Asked if he'd like to become a head coach someday, Limegrover said, "I'd like to, yeah. But I think the biggest thing is that we've got a lot of work to do here, and I don't like leaving work unfinished. So until I can get that squared away, I think I'm right where I need to be."

KILL NOT SURE WHERE HE'LL COACH

Kill was asked if he plans to continue coaching in the press box or return to the sideline for the bowl game, and he said he doesn't know.

"I'm not avoiding your question." Kill said. "I really can't comment on any of that right now because I don't know. I just have to see. And we'll do what's best for the program, like we always have, and everybody – I'm doing fine, but it's one of those things. I talked to Coach [Tracy Claeys] a couple days ago, and we talked a little bit, and we'll worry about that as we get closer."

NELSON BACK TO FULL STRENGTH

Gophers quarterback Philip Nelson, offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover and head coach Jerry Kill were among those who met with the media after Wednesday's practice.

Nelson said it took him "about a week" to recover physically after getting shaken up in the regular season finale against Michigan State. But he's been able to practice at full speed in preparation for the Texas Bowl against Syracuse on Dec. 27 and sees similarities to how things went leading up to last year's bowl game.

"I think we're doing a good job right now of just getting our feet underneath us again, and really putting in some new things and keep working hard on the things we already do well," Nelson said. "So we've got a good little balance going right now, and it's feeling a lot like last year. So hopefully it plays out like last year, with how we played."