Kill out of hosptial, back to practice

Kill out of hosptial, back to practice

Jerry Kill was admitted to the Mayo Clinic on Sunday after yet another seizure, but is now out and coaching practice

Published: 2011-09-29


Adam Richard

arichard@mndaily.com


Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill was released from the hospital at 11 a.m. Wednesday, and made it to a coach’s meeting two hours later.

He returned to late afternoon practice and said he plans on coaching this weekend at Michigan.

“I’m not going home resting. I’m doing everything I can,” Kill said.

Kill has had sporadic seizures over the last six years since his battle with kidney cancer in 2005. Recently, those seizures have turned frequent, including more than 20 of them in a six-day period last week.

“I have a situation — a complicated issue,” Kill said Wednesday. “It’s not something I’m going to die from, but it’s complicated right now. It’s dealing with seizures. Sometimes if you’re out of it, you’re out of it. Nothing I can do about it. It’s going to take a while.”

Kill was admitted to the Mayo Clinic after suffering another seizure Sunday morning, one day after last weekend’s loss to North Dakota State University.

Team doctor Pat Smith’s primary concern now is the regulation of Kill’s anti-seizure medication — doctors have been working on finding a balance for the medication, Kill said.

Defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys and offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover, who have been with Kill for 16 years and 12 years, respectively, had a contingency plan in case Kill had to miss a game.

“I expect him to be there. We’re going to prepare like he’s not going to be there. I’ll be shocked if he’s not there,” Claeys said Tuesday.



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