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Minnesota's late-arriving kicker Luke Drzewiecki quickly makes a strong impression

Katherine Langford
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Minnesota's late-arriving kicker Luke Drzewiecki quickly makes a strong impression — Maple Grove Dining news

Luke Drzewiecki spotted quarterback Drake Lindsey dining alone in Minnesota's training facility the day before the Gophers' game against rival Iowa and pulled up a chair, taking another chance to bond with a teammate during his whirlwind final college season."I told him he was going to make a game-winner," Lindsey said, reflecting on his remarkable prescience after the 13-10 victory over the Hawkeyes.Drzewiecki has only been with the Gophers for two months, and the fifth-year kicker will be gone from the program in just a few more. But he has made the most of this unexpected experience, one that was sparked by a court ruling and began in earnest with a FaceTime call.Gophers coach P.J. Fleck was on the other end, close to midnight about midway through August. Fleck turned to general manager Gerrit Chernoff and said, "Boy, recruiting's really changed." Drzewiecki, a native of Michigan who spent his first four seasons at New Mexico, was sold on the opportunity and boarded a flight to Minn

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