Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter 25 days after longtime Gophers defensive coordinator Joe Rossi accepted the same position at Michigan State, they’ve found his replacement, as Minnesota hired Corey Hetherman to be the program’s new defensive coordinator Monday afternoon. He comes directly from Rutgers after being the program’s LB coach for the past three seasons, but the […] READ MORE
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ROSTER BUILDING: What has PJ Fleck been up to in the Transfer Portal?
Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter With five different players once “committed” to the Gophers flipping their decisions to other programs, 12 Gophers players of their own entering the portal and seven new transfers “committed” as of now, PJ Fleck and his staff have been incredibly busy in the transfer portal this cycle. Since I have been contributing […] READ MORE
COLUMN: Do Bowl Games still matter?
Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Today during the Gophers’ thrilling 30-24 victory over Bowling Green in the prestigious Quicklane Bowl, two things dominated my timeline; Cole Kramer and Katie Miller’s upcoming wedding and people telling me, “It doesn’t matter it’s the Quicklane Bowl.” So I asked myself, like most fans of college football do around this time […] READ MORE
Central Michigan transfer DL Quindario Lee chooses Gophers
–> 26 Gophers’ put a pen to paper signing with the Gophers today on Early National Signing Day, then one more joined them as Central Michigan transfer DL Quindario Lee committed to the Maroon & Gold. Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter With all of the flipping and transferring craziness, the Gophers have ultimately addressed some needs this […] READ MORE
Early National Signing Day: Gophers’ 2024 class recap
––> The majority of Minnesota’s 2024 recruiting class put pen to paper today on Early National Signing Day, ranking as the No. 35 overall class in the country according to On3 Sports and No. 36 overall according to 247sports. Follow @Tony Liebert on X During a time when the transfer portal is dominating any conversation […] READ MORE
Ohio transfer RB Sieh Bangura commits to Minnesota
–> Two days after losing Indiana RB Trent Howland in a flip decision back to Bloomington, the Gophers have found his replacement, Ohio transfer RB Sieh Bangura. Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Ohio transfer RB Sieh Bangura was one of many portal visitors this weekend in Dinkytown. Monday afternoon he “closed his recruitment” via his Twitter, and […] READ MORE
TCU transfer DB Jai’Onte’ McMillan commits to Gophers
–> Sundays have seemed like the time for the Gophers to add commitments from the transfer portal, TCU CB Jai’Onte’ McMillan was the latest to do so. Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter With FIU DT Jordan Guerad and Indiana RB Trent Howland both flipping their commitments to other schools, scholarships opened up for the Gophers. After visiting […] READ MORE
Gophers add Fresno State signal caller Logan Fife from the Portal
–> The Gophers were not done adding to their QB room, Fresno State transfer Logan Fife was the latest signal caller to join the Maroon & Gold Sunday. Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Logan Fife was one of many portal visitors over the weekend for Minnesota. He enjoyed his time so much, he verbally committed to the […] READ MORE
What could, should and will the Gophers do at Defensive Coordinator?
–> Longtime Gophers DC Joe Rossi accepted the same role at Michigan State over the weekend. Coaching staff change is inevitable at a program like Minnesota, so where does PJ Fleck go from here? Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter COULD: The biggest issue for the Gophers when it comes to retaining coordinators like Joe Rossi is salary. […] READ MORE
Indiana transfer RB Trent Howland commits to Minnesota
–> The last of four transfer portal commitments for the Gophers on Sunday came from Indiana RB Trent Howland. Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Indiana transfer RB Trent Howland committed to the Gophers Sunday after taking his official visit to the program over the weekend. Last season as a redshirt-sophomore he came on late in the year […] READ MORE