Report: NIU's Kill gets Gophers coach job

The Minneapolis newspaper, citing an unnamed source, said Kill would be introduced as the successor to the fired Tim Brewster at a Monday press conference.

The report came on the same day the Huskies (10-3) accepted a bid to play in their third straight bowl game. They will face Fresno State in the Humanitarian Bowl.

Brewster was fired last month after the Golden Gophers stumbled to a 1-6 start.

One of the Gophers' defeats this season came at the hands of Kill and Northern Illinois, who spanked Minnesota 34-23 in a Sept. 25 game.

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