He led the team with a career high nine sacks and ranked
March 27th, 2008 forsouthnameThe Big Ten’s freshman of the year is already out of a sling, so coach Ron Zook believes his biggest challenge will be keeping Benn’s activity to a minimum. The converted basketball player has the ideal height foot for an NFL receiver and likely will be one of the top five receivers selected on draft day.
He’ll find the competition a lot thicker than when he left it, however, and he could get caught in a numbers crunch. Williams was dismissed after last season for an accumulation of things, according to coach Mark Dantonio. Gophers coach Tim Brewster said he has talked to VanDeSteeg about the incident and it is being handled internally. RB Jay Thomas rehab is on schedule after he tore an ACL late last season. Its lone running back, Alex Daniel, rushed for, yards and touchdowns at Roswell Ga.
