Former Gopher quarterback Philip Nelson climbs the stairway to second floor courtrooms at the Blue Earth County Justice Center in Mankato, Minn., Monday, March 2, 2015, for his sentencing. Nelson earlier pled guilty to the assault in May, 2014 of former Minnesota State University, Mankato football player Isaac Kolstad who was severly injured. Photo by John Cross

philip nelsonsentencingblue earth county justice centermankato