May 2025 Portal

[MaxyJR1]

Players are starting to hit the portal. Teams are expecting to only be allowed 105 spots on the team and don't know if walk-on programs will be allowed.

 

[Gopher_Devil]

Tough seeing some of these development guys leave.

 

[gopherphil]

Players are starting to hit the portal. Teams are expecting to only be allowed 105 spots on the team and don't know if walk-on programs will be allowed.

Who??

 

[Gopher Mac]

Tough seeing some of these development guys leave.

Yes I agree. In today's world it is hard to see how a team can keep a player for more than a year or two as a developing player if they can't start in the sophomore or Junior year they have to let them go.

 

[Gopher_Devil]

 

[Unregistered User]

This guy was meant to play in Minnesota:

 

[btowngopher]

Yes I agree. In today's world it is hard to see how a team can keep a player for more than a year or two as a developing player if they can't start in the sophomore or Junior year they have to let them go.

I don’t think that’s true. Teams are happy to have players develop, now they don’t want a kid just warming the bench for 4-5 years, but if they can develop into a starter or significant player as an upper classman that’s fine. A lot of players don’t have the patience for that though.

 

[MaxyJR1]

This guy was meant to play in Minnesota:

Sad when I knew he used to be at Nebraska. I need a life.

 

[MaxyJR1]

 

[MNVCGUY]

Yes I agree. In today's world it is hard to see how a team can keep a player for more than a year or two as a developing player if they can't start in the sophomore or Junior year they have to let them go.

The 105 roster limit is brutal for walk-ons. Those guys will be forced to look for a lower level school as opposed to going to a power 4 school and trying to earn their spot. Also eliminates those guys who know they are never going to play but just want to be part of the team while getting their degree.

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

This guy was meant to play in Minnesota:

He had the perfect NIL deal with a hvac services company when he was at Nebraska.

 

[MNVCGUY]

So looking at Gophersports.com roster there are 96 players currently listed. That 96 seems to include the 8 new guys who enrolled for spring and the transfers. It does not include the 14 other incoming freshman who will be here for fall camp.

So by my very unscientific count we are sitting at around 110 players currently. Will be interesting to see how many guys drop out and how many new guys get added. Guess I need to revive the roster thread and start updating with new transfers.

 

[MaxyJR1]

Iowa adds a D2 All-American OL through the portal.

 

[studentgopher94]

Visits set for DL out of Western Michigan:


And Kentucky: