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Gophers kicker Luke Drzewiecki has eligibility upheld in court
Judge William Jorden granted Drzewiecki and more than 40 players in the class of 2022 a fifth year of eligibility.
- On Thursday, Judge William Jorden of the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, granted Gophers kicker Luke Drzewiecki a fifth year of eligibility, with the ruling arriving roughly an hour after the 7 p.m. kickoff at Huntington Bank Stadium.
- Drzewiecki, who spent four years at New Mexico, signed with Minnesota on Aug. 21 after appearing in a Baltimore Ravens minicamp, having made 18 of 19 field goals during his final season with the Lobos.
- During Thursday's season opener against Eastern Illinois, Daniel Jackson handled place-kicking duties while Beckham Sunderland took kickoffs, with Drzewiecki remaining in uniform but not expected to play.
- Last year, former kicker Brady Denaburg briefly entered the competition after receiving eligibility in a Denver court, but an appeals court revoked that status in August, providing precedent for Drzewiecki's legal victory.
- Minnesota will pay $2.05 million for its three nonconference games this year, including $500,000 to Eastern Illinois, $350,000 to Mississippi State, and $1.2 million to Akron, records show.
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Gophers kicker Luke Drzewiecki has eligibility upheld in court
The New Mexico transfer's status was in limbo going into season opener.
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