MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill is listed in stable condition at a hospital after suffering a seizure late in the game against New Mexico State. It’s the third time in his coaching career Kill has had a seizure on game day.
Kill was taken from TCF Bank Stadium by ambulance Saturday night after collapsing on the sidelines with 20 seconds to go in the game, a frightening scene that silenced the stadium and had players and coaches from both teams kneeling on the field in prayer.
“He was at no time under any risk in any way,” team doctor Pat Smith said.
Smith said the 88-degree temperature coupled with dehydration might have played a role in the seizure.
Smith said the Gophers were fully aware of Kill’s history of seizures and gave the coach medication to sedate him.
