A.J. BARKER RUMORS & GOSSIP
Former Minnesota receiver A.J. Barker arrested, charged with pot possession
Former Minnesota Golden Gophers wide receiver A.J. Barker was arrested and charged with suspicion of marijuana possession in Houston on Sunday. Barker made headlines in November after quitting the Minnesota football team midseason after a dispute with head coach Jerry Kill.The junior wrote a 4,000-word post on Tumblr in which he rips Kill for alleged mistreatment as his primary reason...
I Hope AJ Barker Never Gets a Job
If you don't know who AJ Barker is, congratulations. You've successfully avoided the most obnoxious story in the college football landscape for an entire week and might actually still have faith in our generation. I envy you. If you're still curious, here's the deal:
AJ Barker, the leading receiver at Minnesota, quit the team on Sunday via Twitter (manly) after...
Gophers steer clear of Barker-Kill questions
MINNEAPOLIS Members of the University of Minnesota football team were clearly prepared for the questions about the recent departure of wide receiver A.J. Barker, as several of the team's leaders offered little Tuesday when asked about the situation that has grabbed national headlines.
"I think we were pretty surprised," senior linebacker Mike Rallis said about Barker...
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November 20, 2012
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Kill responds to A.J. Barker accusations
MINNEAPOLIS One day after Gophers wide receiver A.J. Barker quit the team and made accusations about his head coach, Jerry Kill responded.Kill, in his second season as Minnesota's head coach, addressed the media Monday morning to answer questions about Barker's departure from the team, as well as his relationship with Barker and how the junior wide receiver announced his...
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November 19, 2012
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Minnesota responds to AJ Barker’s claims
Leading Minnesota Golden Gophers receiver, A.J. Barker, left the team and accused his former coach of mistreatment.
Barker has missed the last 3 games due to an injury and is the team’s leading receiver with 30 receptions for 577 yards and 7 touchdowns.
Minnesota released the following statement regarding Barker’s claims:
“Coach Kill received an email from A.J. Barker today...
A.J. Barker leaves Golden Gophers via tumblr rant against Jerry Kill
Golden Gopher leading receiver A.J. Barker has announced Sunday that he’s leaving the team in a rant against head coach Jerry Kill via Tumblr.
Barker, a junior walk-on, accumulated 577 yards receiving before an ankle injury against Purdue a couple of weeks ago has held him out ever since.
According to Barker’s post on Tumblr, his decision to leave the team arises out of what...
TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT
Minn. WR quits over mistreatment
AJ Barker quit the team via Twitter, and then wrote a tumblr dedicated to a scathing critique of head coach Jerry Kill, detailing allegations of 'manipulation and abuse'.
Gophers' Barker quits team, bashes coach
MINNEAPOLIS The University of Minnesota football team's top wide receiver is apparently quitting the team -- and giving his coach an earful in the process.
Gophers junior A.J. Barker announced on his Twitter account Sunday that he is quitting the team and looking to transfer for his senior season.
"Well, its official. I am done playing football for the University of Minnesota...
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November 18, 2012
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Barker likely out for second straight week
MINNEAPOLIS For the second straight game, it appears as if the University of Minnesota football team will be without top wide receiver A.J. Barker, who is hampered by an ankle injury. Coach Jerry Kill said Tuesday it would take a "miracle" for Barker to be on the field Saturday against Illinois.
It will be a big loss for the Gophers if Barker can't go. Through nine...
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November 06, 2012
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Coaches not surprised by Barker's success
MINNEAPOLIS One catch.That's all Gophers wide receiver A.J. Barker had to show for everything he'd been through in three years on the University of Minnesota campus; all the extra hours he spent in the weight room as he tried to move up the depth chart proved to be futile. The former De La Salle standout walked on at Minnesota for the chance to take the field as a Gopher...
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September 06, 2012
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