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Mike Lucas’ Big Ten Insider: Kevin Cosgrove’s son diagnosed with leukemia

While many are wondering if the University of Minnesota football team can recover from the ??adversity?? of losing to South Dakota, a Division I-AA opponent (FCS), beleaguered Gophers coach Tim Brewster addressed a real life adversity Wednesday. Brewster told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that redshirt freshman wide receiver Connor Cosgrove — the son of defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove — has been diagnosed with an acute form of leukemia and is beginning chemotheraphy treatments.

(Kevin Cosgrove was a member of Barry Alvarez’ original coaching staff with the Wisconsin Badgers)