The Wake

Still Got It Award: Brad Johnson – Minnesota Vikings
After taking a backup role in Tampa Bay last season, Brad Johnson was released in March. The Vikings nabbed Brad Johnson in free agency and are pleased with their decision. Following the Daunte Culpepper’s injury, Johnson has led the team to a winning record. Although he isn’t the most mobile quarterback nor does he possess the strongest arm, his knowledge of the game has proved to be invaluable. Congratulations to Brad Johnson for showing that he still has what it takes to be a starter in the National Football League. Worst …

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Six years ago, Paula Gentil (Jen-SHU) wouldn’t have dreamt about playing volleyball for the Minnesota Gophers. At 16 years of age, Gentil left her hometown of Fortaleza, Brazil to add English to her native Portuguese. Gentil traveled to Orlando, Fla. and enrolled at Lake Highland Prep School. She planned to spend six months there, learn English and come back home to her family. Six years later, Paula is still in America, she’s merely moved from Florida’s southeast tip to Minnesota’s Land of 10,000 Lakes.Gophers head volleyball coach Mike Hebert stumbled onto a volleyball gem he refused to lose sight of. …

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