As most of you know, Gophers linebackers coach (and former Gopher linebacker) Mike Sherels was hospitalized during preseason camp with a series of unexpected surgeries. No one outside of the Sherels family and the Gopher football program truly understood how dire his situation was until last week, when Sherels sat down with the Star Tribune’s Chips Scoggins and told his story. You can read that here.
Sherels has a long road ahead of him. The full scope of his recovery is compounded by the fact that his wife Emily Sherels is pregnant and expecting twins in March, in addition to the two children that the couple already have.