Photos: Jerry Kill retires as U football coach
Minnesota coach Jerry Kill says he is retiring because of health reasons.
Kill has epilepsy, and had to take a leave of absence from the team in 2013 while dealing with seizures.
Kill was named Minnesota's head coach in late 2010. He's credited with helping to rebuild the team, and has been recognized as coach of the year by both Big Ten's coaches and reporters who cover the conference. Six Minnesota players have been drafted by NFL teams in the last few years.
His career coaching record is 156-102 and at Minnesota he has record of 29-29. Before coming to Minnesota, he served as head coach of Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University, Emporia State University and Saginaw Valley State University.
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