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Did Rutgers coach Chris Ash address Minnesota controversy before hiring ex-Gophers coach Jerry Kill?

In the midst of his 1,386-word bio on the official University of Minnesota athletics website is a paragraph signifying Jerry Kill's commitment his players' off-field behavior.

"Kill's rebuilding of the Minnesota program is also taking place in the classroom,'' the bio reads. "The Gophers recorded a 994 Academic Progress Rate (APR) for the 2013-14 season as well as the the 2012-13 and 2011-12 seasons. The 994 score is the highest single-season score that the Minnesota football team has ever recorded and the Gophers' multi-year rate of 975 is also a school record.''

A simple Google search on Rutgers' new offensive coordinator reveals several stories about how the former Gophers head coach did it the right way.