All Things Class of 2026 Gophers Football Recruiting Thread (Offers, Videos, Tweets, Rankings and More)

[WAGopher]

It must be me. Why is every description of a running back always a reference to another person? Why not a deer, bear, cougar, or jaguar? In order for me to process how Carson Hansen runs, I have to run off to a search engine and look up the video highlighting them both. Meanwhile, if he ran like a gazelle, all I have to do is reference decades of Wild Kingdom in my mind's eye and reprise the role of Richard Perkins wearing his notorious safari gear feeding a leopard cub with a bottle of mom juice.

I enclose a video closely resembling my search results.

johnny carson tiger cubs - Search Videos

www.bing.com

Us old timers knew him as Marlin Perkins. Here’s a good video of him tangling with an anaconda:

 

[Ski-U-Ham]

Us old timers knew him as Marlin Perkins. Here’s a good video of him tangling with an anaconda:

 

[btowngopher]

If he doesn't want to go there...it makes.perfect sence

Except you gain nothing by it, why not just let them offer and have the option to still turn them down?

 

[Elevenseven]

Visitor on June 13, Messiah Tilson a safety from Illinois.

 

[Willwin40]

They’re in on 3 great safety recruits. Tilson, McGregory and Day. I hope they get at least 2 of them.

 

[dog mustard]

Analyst says Gophers 2026 commit Andrew Trout already looks like a Big Ten tackle

Mike Roach thinks Trout can be a cornerstone for Minnesota's offensive line.

www.si.com

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

I hope Mike Roach is a lot better with football talent evaluation than he is with Minnesota geography.

 

[GopherHole Staff]

Q&A with Andrew Trout

Q&A: Andrew Trout on Committing to Home State Gophers: "It's Truly a Dream Come True." - GopherHole.com

Andrew Trout grew up dreaming of playing for the Gophers. The Rocori High School (MN) junior is 6-foot-6, 295-pound, Offensive Tackle who committed to his home state Gophers in his sophomore year. The 4-star Gopher commit is a consensus Top 300 player nationally and one of the top 25 offensive...

gopherhole.com

 

[studentgopher94]

A lot of steam we've got this kid committing tomorrow, would be a coup getting him out of Tennessee.

https://247sports.com/Player/justin-hopkins-46142095/

 

[Gopher_Devil]

Very impressive release and touch for a senior to be.

 

[btowngopher]

A lot of steam we've got this kid committing tomorrow, would be a coup getting him out of Tennessee.

https://247sports.com/Player/justin-hopkins-46142095/

I like our odds, slick Nick Monroe will real him in. Proven track record with DBs here, plus the path to early playing time looks good. Looks like he is announcing around five tonight.

 

[dog mustard]

Not sure if good foreshadowing or tone just hit publish too early but this popped up on my feed

 

[BleedGopher]

Go Gophers!!

 

[Unregistered User]

Go Gophers!!

https://247sports.com/player/quinn-buckey-46150614/

 

[Word]

https://247sports.com/player/quinn-buckey-46150614/

Guessing his rating will go up considerably. That's a great offer list for an 84.

 

[BroncoRedux]

Could be the same reason Gophers don't offer all kids in Minnesota, maybe the kid already told the staff he wasn't interested. Maybe the kids family doesn't want him to go to Iowa and they told the coaches at the beginning. Maybe the head coach at his school has had issues with Iowa in the past so they don't bother. Maybe the kids gf couldn't get into Iowa so they knew he won't come anyways. Maybe Iowa just doesn't think he's that good. Maybe Iowa has other safeties rated higher and they will offer him after they don't get those kids. It could literally be 100 of different reasons. None of which we will ever know. And who knows, maybe he'll commit here and Iowa offers him in 9 months and he flips(worst case scenario.) It's recruiting and we have to all just sit back and enjoy the ride.

So you're saying maybe

 

[Gopher_Devil]

Go Gophers!!

Great another player we’ll have to have to have the “Bucky” argument about

 

[Stan]

 

[MaxyJR1]

Maple Grove QB currently has 2 offers. NDSU and Penn of the IVY league. Will be interesting to see how his senior season goes. Maple Grove runs the ball so well, so it can be hard to tell how good he is.

 

[CWCWCW]

What do you think of Edina QB Mason West? I saw him twice last year and he was impressive.
I'm not a talent evaluator so I'd like to see some opinions. Is hockey a college option for him?

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

Us old timers knew him as Marlin Perkins. Here’s a good video of him tangling with an anaconda:

Was anyone else cheering for the ?

And z marlin us a bad ass and most importantly, his hair remained perfectly coiffed

 

[Word]

What do you think of Edina QB Mason West? I saw him twice last year and he was impressive.
I'm not a talent evaluator so I'd like to see some opinions. Is hockey a college option for him?

NHL central scouting has him as the #50 ranked North American skater, so I'm sure college hockey is an option.