The University of Minnesota has announced that head football coach Jerry Kill is retiring immediately because of health reasons.

Coach Kill has epilepsy and overcame kidney cancer in 2005. He missed parts of four games in his first five seasons as Gophers coach because of seizures, but he hadn’t missed part of any game since the Oct. 5, 2013 game at Michigan.

Associate head coach Tracy Claeys will take over as interim coach, as the team is getting ready to host Michigan Saturday Night.

[via ESPN]

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