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Colin Hansen officially joined the Gophers football team Wednesday, and he said his decision had something to do with football.
It did not have everything to do with football.
Hansen, a defensive lineman from Byron who is the eighth-ranked recruit in Minnesota and also a near-4.0 student, said school mattered nearly as much as football. He plans to study kinesiology.
“First, it’s the hometown program, but secondly the education is second to none,” Hansen said at a signing ceremony at Byron High School. “And then just the coaching and the development part of it that I’m going to get; all three of those were huge factors.”
Hansen, 6-6, 230 pounds and ranked 178th among the nation’s defensive linemen by 247Sports, is part of a Gophers recruiting class led by the state’s top defensive prospects in Cooper linebacker Emmanuel Karmo, Caledonia linebacker Ethan Stendel and Heritage Christian Academy defensive lineman Abu Tarawallie.
A three-sport athlete in high school, Hansen helped Byron go 9-2 en route to the Class 4A quarterfinals this season. With a menacing combination of length and athleticism, Hansen racked up 44 tackles, six sacks and 11 tackles for loss in 2024. He also forced three fumbles, two of which led to defensive touchdowns.
“We’re a ‘we’ program,” Hansen said. “Everything is about your teammates and not yourself, and just those strong bonds that we built together. I mean, it’s hard to beat a team like that when everyone’s got the same goal in mind.”
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
Colin Hansen officially joined the Gophers football team Wednesday, and he said his decision had something to do with football.
It did not have everything to do with football.
Hansen, a defensive lineman from Byron who is the eighth-ranked recruit in Minnesota and also a near-4.0 student, said school mattered nearly as much as football. He plans to study kinesiology.
“First, it’s the hometown program, but secondly the education is second to none,” Hansen said at a signing ceremony at Byron High School. “And then just the coaching and the development part of it that I’m going to get; all three of those were huge factors.”
Hansen, 6-6, 230 pounds and ranked 178th among the nation’s defensive linemen by 247Sports, is part of a Gophers recruiting class led by the state’s top defensive prospects in Cooper linebacker Emmanuel Karmo, Caledonia linebacker Ethan Stendel and Heritage Christian Academy defensive lineman Abu Tarawallie.
A three-sport athlete in high school, Hansen helped Byron go 9-2 en route to the Class 4A quarterfinals this season. With a menacing combination of length and athleticism, Hansen racked up 44 tackles, six sacks and 11 tackles for loss in 2024. He also forced three fumbles, two of which led to defensive touchdowns.
“We’re a ‘we’ program,” Hansen said. “Everything is about your teammates and not yourself, and just those strong bonds that we built together. I mean, it’s hard to beat a team like that when everyone’s got the same goal in mind.”
Byron standout lives 'a dream come true' by joining Gophers
Defensive lineman Colin Hansen signed with the Gophers, melding football and his plan to study kinesiology.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!