The Gophers spent spring practice experimenting heavily with a no-huddle offense, but this month they have been huddling regularly again.
"To be honest with you, we haven't done near as much no-huddle as we did in the spring," coach Jerry Kill said Saturday. "We experimented with it a little bit, and we've been a huddle team. That's who we are."
Offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover said Kill wanted to use the no-huddle offense to help prepare the defense for TCU's no-huddle attack in Thursday's opener, along with other no-huddle teams such as Northwestern and Purdue.
"That's hard to simulate with your true freshmen work team," Limegrover said.
Quarterback Mitch Leidner said the two-minute offense should benefit from the time the team spent practicing the up-tempo, no-huddle stuff.
"That's a thing that can win you games," he said.
Still will play
Kill has said running back Shannon Brooks, tight end Colton Beebe, linebacker Julian Huff and cornerback KiAnte Hardin all will play as true freshmen this season. Saturday, the coach added wide receiver Rashad Still to the list.
"Rashad is 6-6, 205-210 [pounds]," Kill said. "He's had a great camp, and he'll certainly play."