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Here are recent stories from the Star Tribune related to O'Connell's hiring:
O'Connell talks of starting fresh, not starting over
Vikings announce nine assistant coaches
Reusse ranks the previous Vikings head coaches
Podcast: The biggest decisions facing O'Connell
Is Super Bowl QB Stafford a reason for Vikings to keep Cousins?
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Former Minnetonka star Crump thriving for nation's No. 1 high school girls team
Aaliyah Crump, who committed to Texas, is spending her senior year at Montverde Academy in Florida on a team filled with Division I recruits.
Vikings-Packers game flexed to 3:25 p.m. Sunday
The teams will meet at U.S. Bank Stadium on Fox (Ch. 9). The game originally was set for a noon kickoff.
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Gophers land transfer commitment from former UCLA receiver Loya
Logan Loya, who was a four-star recruit out of high school in California, is the second wide receiver to commit to the Gophers since the transfer portal opened.
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Podcast: Patrick Reusse on belief in the Vikings + the Wolves' big problem
Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports, which included one of the best Vikings' wins of the season. In news that is, um, less good: The Wolves have lost two in a row and look just as lost as they did earlier in the season.
Five extra points: Five snaps tell the Darnold story, and fourth down reveals something about O'Connell
Also spicing up matters in Sunday's win in Seattle: Byron Murphy's flex, Will Reichard's "Stone Cold Killer" persona and Jonathan Greenard's tackle-for-loss timing.
