Many were left stunned after Minnesota Golden Gophers football coach Jerry Kill's surprising announcement of his retirement due to health reasons.
In a press conference, Kill tearfully admitted his epilepsy has become too big an obstacle for him to continue his ambitious rebuilding of the Gophers program.
The Gophers head coach surprisingly stepped down Wednesday to health reasons with many in the Minnesota community taking to social media to wish Kill well.
Jerry Kill has battled health problems throughout his four-plus-year career at Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota coach Jerry Kill abruptly retired because of health reasons on Wednesday, ending his efforts to rebuild the Golden Gophers football program during a tenure that included a series of game-day seizures.