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Former Golden Gopher running back worth watching

By Mel Kiper
Special to ESPN Insider

Monday, October 9, 2006

With the success rookie running back Laurence Maroney is enjoying with the New England Patriots, let's not forget that his former teammate with the Minnesota Golden Gophers, running back Gary Russell, is far from being off the radar as far as the draft evaluation process is concerned. Russell was declared academically ineligible for what would have been his junior season in 2006, but he does have the option of making himself part of the NFL draft next April. Take a closer look at how well he ...

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