Kill suffers seizure after Gophers' loss

Coach taken to hospital by ambulance after being stricken in locker room

October 13, 2012 at 11:41PM
Minnesota Gophers football vs. Northwestern. Northwestern won 21-13. Minnesota head football coach Jerry Kill argued a referee's call.
Minnesota head football coach Jerry Kill argued a referee's call during Saturday's game against Northwestern. (Dml - Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Gophers coach Jerry Kill suffered a seizure in the coaches' locker room at TCF Bank Stadium shortly after Minnesota's 21-13 loss to Northwestern, the university confirmed, and was taken to a nearby hospital by ambulance.
Kill is alert and resting comfortably, according to a statement by the university, and no further information about his condition is available. The trip to the hospital was "a precaution," the statement said.
Kill has a history of seizures, and collapsed on the sidelines during the fourth quarter of a game against New Mexico State in September 2011. He was hospitalized for several days, and suffered several recurrences, before a combination of medication and lifestyle changes brought his condition under control. Kill said in July that he was in his best health in several years.

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Phil Miller

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Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.

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