The Most Tragic Coach in College Football 

I love this video, but as someone who is going to SVSU, the way you pronounce Saginaw is going to drive me insane lol

What Jerry Kill has done with NMSU is more than remarkable might be the greatest Two Year coaching job in the history of the sport.

I was blessed to have Coach Kill as my Head Coach from 2008-2010 at NIU. He changed my life. He demanded everything you had, plus some. Even just being the Long Snapper for the Huskies, it was demanded to have this level of professionalism and reliability both on and off the field. He was so passionate about his team and in particular special teams, that our specialist meetings would be directly with Coach Kill every day. Remind you, he was the Head Coach, that’s unheard of. He helped me develop as a football player to receive votes for the East West shrine bowl, to improving my grades, improving my mindset, and most importantly how to grow up and become a father at the young age of 20. Coach Kill is so much more than a football coach, he is a Leader of Men. I attribute so much of my life’s success to his leadership. God bless Coach Kill!

I attended SIU while he was AD there. He used to drive around campus on a golf cart on game days giving kids rides to the stadium or yelling the fight song outside of dorms through a megaphone. His passion was infectious, and he wanted us to love football just as much as he did.

As a epileptic, I totally understand and support Jerry Kill. When he was in the Big 10 at Minnesota, it felt someone was living my life. I knew exactly what he meant when he exclaimed ' I am not a freak.'

I’ve followed Kill since he was at ESU. He’s always epitomized that working-class ethic. This video does his career justice. Thanks for calling attention to him!

as a Minnesota fan this doc will hit me like a truck

As an alum of New Mexico State, he proved me wrong. I didn't think the Aggies would ever have a winning season two years in a row. Thanks, Jerry.

As a K-State fan, I was somewhat aware of Kill's career at Minnesota, and of his health issues. I was impressed that he was up to taking the Assistant AD job with the Wildcats after his health forced him out at Minnesota. It's truly impressive how much he's accomplished in spite of those issues and equally heart-wrenching to think of what heights he might have risen to with even average health.

Man if he didnt have seizures he would be a hall of famer. That is insane.

I never knew before I watched your videos how much I was interested in Kansas centric football but here I am

30 players hit the transfer portal @NMSU once Coach Kill step down, the impact of 1 man

Loved Jerry. I was saddened when he took Flecks comments personally, but realizing how much effort he put in, the improvements he made while giving up his health... I can understand why he would take it personally now. Heck, I would have, too. Thank you, Jerry! We're proud to have had you as our lead Gopher.

I have no idea what your day job is but you are a fantastic story teller. Loved this video. You're like if Jon Bois and Ken Burns had a baby that really loved Bill Snyder. Keep doing what you are doing man. It's great stuff.

Followed him as of Southern Illinois and am a Gophers fan. He was the most solid coach at Minnesota in generations.

Legendary TCU interim head coach, Jerry Kill (Gary Patterson's best friend & best man at GP's wedding)

Another banger from dalukes

Wow man I never heard of this. That man had more courage than most people in the world. God bless him.

dog this is the perfect amount of jon bois-isms added to your content to make stories about people and individual teams engaging. you've always been amazing with the conference histories but you hit your stride here brother

As a Liberty fan, we respect Jerry Kill. Great guy.

Sag-in-aw your pronunciation killed me 😂😂

Jerry Kill coached my high school football coach at Saginaw Valley State in the 1990s. He spoke extremely highly about Jerry and modeled a lot of what we did around what he learned from playing for Jerry.

I loved this guy while he was at Minnesota.

SIU SALUKIS MENTIONED RAHHHH 🔥🔥🔥 WHERE TF IF EDWARDSVILLE

As a coach and being from Wichita, I love Coach Kill's story. It's a shame more people from our area don't know the legend of the man and that his story didn't have a happier path.

I went to Webb City high school and played on the football team. I've always rooted for Coach Kill because of what he created there. The man is nothing short of magic and it's so unfortunate his health couldn't keep up.

Another great video. I’d be interested in seeing a similar one on Ralph Friedgen, a longtime assistant who finally got a HC job, rescuing his alma mater from obscurity, only to lose it all in bizarre fashion ten years later.

Great freaking story. Didn't know who he was until this video, now I'm a Kill fan. What a warrior!!

I really wonder if so much of the heart that led my Frogs to the CFP in 2022 came from Jerry’s investment there in 2021. Losing Patterson was hard… and I was blown away by Jerry’s mindset taking over a pretty listless team. What a guy. Great video! Love your stuff!

Outstanding video, thank you for putting this together!

I'm happy to see videos like this more on RU-vid. You're doing a great job. Keep up the good work.

haven't watched all of the video yet, but instantly recognized that M logo. Ski-U-Mah!

I can’t wait to see how you top this one, because last time I was here I thought I had seen your best video.

Saw this in my recommended and watched your video knowing very little about JK. You did a fantastic job telling this man’s story. I wish nothing but the best for Coach Kill and your channel. You easily got a sub from me.

This was a sad but yet another Awesome Video

DANG dalukes, your videos keep getting better and better! Keep it up !

Great Video, keep making more videos like this.

Jerry Kill was a true fighter who inspired everyone. Loves the game!

I remember how sad it was to hear Kill was retiring. I thought he would be the one to finally turn Minnesota into a powerhouses.

glad I managed to stumble not your channel a while back. Good stuff as always.

As a Minnesota alum, I'm extremely grateful for what he did to raise the program up from the depths of embarrassment that Tim Brewster took it down to. (You completely misread how his first season was viewed back home, by the by - losing to NDSU was considered humiliating and beating a hated arch-rival in a trophy game for the first time in years was basically as close as you get to a bowl game in a rebuilding year). We were all sad when he had to step down, but understanding. I felt bad that he was bitter about what went down with Tracy Claeys being fired after he left, because I still felt positively about him but think the school had to do what it did. What he did at New Mexico State was an inspiration, and I hope he looks back on his career with pride and not regret.

Wonderful video

SIU was fun to watch under him and I remember missing the SIU vs. Delaware State game because it was cold and absolutely pouring down rain. I was listening to it through my dorm room window in Schneider Hall across the highway and it’s one of the most disappointing/missed moments of my life for two reasons. 1) I missed seeing Nick Hill, who became a walk on for the Chicago Bears only to get cut weeks later, go up against Joe Flacco. Nick Hill was fun to watch that entire season and came back to be an assistant coach the next year. 2) we lost.

I'm an SIU alum and got to watch him take us to the semi-final vs Joe Flacco and Delaware. Kill is a phenomenal coach. He was going to do big things at Minnesota and, even though I'm a Michigan fan, I rooted for his success so hard. Tragic his time there was cut short.

Very interesting content, and the video is well-produced (that ain't easy to do).

I went to SIU during that 2007 run. Heck of a squad, just unfortunate to run into Joe Flacco & Delaware. I also went to HS with a guy who was a true freshman on the team that year. He said he loved playing for Coach Kill. Was really sad to see him go.

Once again, another GREAT video! I remember thinking he’d be the guy to turn Minnesota into a powerhouse if it wasn’t for his health. After watching this, I do feel he accomplished a lot despite his health issues. I will say that as a Michigan native…never mine others mentioned it! 🤣 great video!!

NMSU fan here. Jerry Kill is the goat. I'll always be thankful for what he did for the Aggies.

We are glad to have him in Nashville.

This was beautiful good stuff man I’m a big fan of

Coach Kill is actively coaching at Vanderbilt during Spring practice. His voice can be heard over everybody else, and his vocabulary has many words of 4-letter lengths. Coach Beck's offense has been about as potent as the Chicago White Sox offense through the first 20 games. If it cannot move against the weakest SEC defense by far in a controlled setting, how will it do against the defenses of Alabama, Georgia, and Texas?

I know there’s some beef between him and PJ Fleck, but that’s a shame. Kill saved the Gophers’ program after the disastrous Brewster years, and PJ would not have been able to have had the success he has had at Minnesota without Kill first taking the program from a a dumpster fire to a respectable one.

beloved in blacksburg. had to handhold the whole goddamn coaching staff in 2019. wouldnt have minded if we just fired fuente right then and there and hired kill tbh

Good vid man 👍. Worked with Matsakis, Limegrover and Copeland as a staff member. Crazy coincidence

I am from Saginaw and SVSU was one of the best teams ever great job Coach Kill

Mike Leach sincerly thought the best football coach in history would probably found at the High School level, but Jerry Kill is probably up there with the greats as far as I'm concerned.

SIU was talking about getting rid of football before Kill arrived. The stadium was a morgue. SIU had only two winning seasons between 1984-2002. I went to school there and watched some of the worst football in my life. The reversal there in 2003 was one of the most amazing things I’ve seen. Absolute culture-changer

I was at that game when Jerry Kill had that seizure on the field. It was eerie.

Wow. My college football team beat Pitt State in 1992 for the national championship. Coincidentally, I developed a chronic illness in the spring of that year which ended my playing career. Years later, I got out of coaching because my condition was worsening. It was earlier than planned and you always ask yourself "what if".....however, it's not fair to those around you especially if it becomes a distraction. It's not fair to the players most of all. Edit: he's right....a part of you does die when you hang it up for the last time.

A great man.

Winning at a blue blood means nothing. Winning at a bottom feeder is true greatness. Bill Snyder is the best coach in the BCS/playoff era.

Class act.

Love Big Jer. Fleck is a salesman, and I don’t mean that as a compliment. Wish Jerry’s health didn’t betray him.

Your videos are so good! Minor nitpick in the spirit of getting better. The background music towards the end, while certainly ominous, was grating on the ear and really distracting. Change it up and maybe turn down the volume a little. Otherwise, keep up the awesome work!

This was a rough watch. Ive had 2 seizures and my vocabulary and wit have been reduced to a point i dont feel im the same person. I can only imagine trying to retain so much info after having several.

Dalukes dropping banger after banger

It's Sag-i-naw. Listen to the Lefty Frizzell song "Saginaw, Michigan", to pronounce it correctly.

Where were you last when Jerry was Kill?

As an Alabama fan, I think everyone should pronounce Jordan-Hare like that.

I'm a Badgers fan, and I do not heap praise on the Golden Rodents. But if Jerry Kill has not earned your respect, there might be something wrong with you. He brought that football team up from irrelevance to the level where people like the boat-rowing guy considered it to be a destination. If not for the seizures, I think he would have made them even better.

He will be back

4:58 sag-in-awe

9:50 University of Delaware Blue Hens mentioned 🔥🔥 joe Flacco 🔥🔥

As a Michigander the way you say Saginaw is triggering haha

Certified banger

DELAWARE MENTIONED HOOO RAHHH

Good man who deserved better

The real reason for the Minnesota Gopher success in 2019

Jon bois needs to see this

Good video, but Sadjinaw?

he’s cooking

If not for the health issues the sky would have been the limit to what he could have possibly accomplished in his career

TCU Horned Frog LEGEND Jerry Kill

We just call it the M-I-Double A around here for future reference 😂 Great video though!

I’m just sitting here waiting patiently on the movie that will be the history of the SEC when he makes it.

7:07. Pronounced Lime Grover. Just like it's spelled

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Mike Leach had his pirate sword. Did Jerry have a favorite emblem or hobby ? 🤔

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National Titles are no the end all be all. Frank Beamer and Bill Snyder don't have titles, while Gene Chizik and Jimbo Fisher do.

“Sag - in -Awe”!!!

I'm rooting for Kill to get Vandy some wins. Just please not against the Gamecocks 😅Would be amazing if they beat Auburn. Get Hugh Freeze a second time. Very impressive what he did with his team last year

22:45 worst pronunciation of jordan-hare stadium i have ever heard

Bullshit, he was given the keys to the kingdom at NMSU and then bailed after it became successful. Then took the players and coaches with him. Don't feel bad for this dude.

Another tragic coach would be Jeff Tedford. Just food for thought.

Hearing you miss pronounce Saginaw is my favorite part of this whole thing 😂

How do you mention great coaches without mentioning Chris Peterson

PJ hasn’t done anything better

The true greatest tragedy was Scott Frost

You are pronouncing the "g" in saginaw wrong. Its just a regular short G sound.