MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -Minnesota has hired Northern Illinois coach Jerry Kill to take over its struggling football program.
Minnesota athletic director Joel Maturi confirmed the decision in a text message to The Associated Press on Sunday night.
Kill went 23-16 and led the Huskies to bowls in all three of his seasons there. Northern Illinois went 10-3 this season, including a 34-23 victory at Minnesota that laid the groundwork for Gophers coach Tim Brewster to be fired.
Minnesota went 3-9 and 2-8 in the Big Ten this year. Brewster was fired in October after the team started 1-6 in his fourth season on the job. Interim coach Jeff Horton finished the season with wins over Illinois and Iowa.
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