DETROIT -- Gophers upperclassmen appreciate how coach Tracy Claeys lets them play in practices and games and corrects them later, although that doesn't mean Minnesota has a country-club atmosphere.
"We like to say that Coach Claeys is the type of guy that will send you home if you're not doing what you are supposed to be doing," said junior quarterback Mitch Leidner. "He's kind of like a silent assassin that way."
Claeys is more soft-spoken than predecessor Jerry Kill, whom Claeys replaced Oct. 28. Claeys, for instance, doesn't spend much time getting fiery in speeches to the team.