Official 2013 Class Recruiting Updates Thread

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GoldenHerbs said:
Does anyone know which team had an in home visit with Reggie Spearman yesterday. He tweeted that he just had the worst in home visit ever and that it made him mad seeing how fake his parents were being.
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Rivals has him at Syracuse this weekend
 

RyanBurnsGI ‏@RyanBurnsGI
I just learned of a NEW official visitor on campus this weekend at #Minnesota.
 








Coach kill is already working on next year's class. He was at a north suburban high school today talking to the coaches about an All-state Junior that we would love to have commit next year.
 



Ozzy&Ray said:
Coach kill is already working on next year's class. He was at a north suburban high school today talking to the coaches about an All-state Junior that we would love to have commit next year.
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Connor Wilkie?
 


Ozzy&Ray said:
Coach kill is already working on next year's class. He was at a north suburban high school today talking to the coaches about an All-state Junior that we would love to have commit next year.
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GopherHole tweet which Connor re-tweeted: #Gophers Jerry Kill and an assistant visited junior QB recruit Connor Wilkie @Cwilkie11 at Andover HS today.

Go Gophers!!
 

Halsey Hall said:
Connor Wilkie?
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Eji Ejiya, Spring Lake Park, junior, running back/linebacker
"The 6-2, 210-pounder rushed for a school-record 1,554 yards and scored 17 touchdowns for the North Suburban Conference champions. Averaged 8.88 yards per carry. Also led the Panthers with 105 tackles and was a force on special teams. Was the MVP of the North Suburban Conference."
 



Rapheal Webb To Vanderbilt: per ESPN

Rapheal Webb (Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville) chose Vanderbilt over Minnesota, Florida Atlantic and Boston College. Early playing time and and his familiarity with Vanderbilt's offense were big reasons for his choosing the Commodores
 

Golden22 said:
Rapheal Webb To Vanderbilt: per ESPN

Rapheal Webb (Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville) chose Vanderbilt over Minnesota, Florida Atlantic and Boston College. Early playing time and and his familiarity with Vanderbilt's offense were big reasons for his choosing the Commodores
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Jones committing today certainly softens that blow. Best of luck to him.

So...that leaves Tedric Thompson, Reggie Spearman, and maaaaybe Neiko Robinson or Donhavan Jones? Looks like another undramatic signing day.
 

Golden22 said:
Rapheal Webb To Vanderbilt: per ESPN

Rapheal Webb (Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville) chose Vanderbilt over Minnesota, Florida Atlantic and Boston College. Early playing time and and his familiarity with Vanderbilt's offense were big reasons for his choosing the Commodores
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Did Webb commit after Jones? Unless he could play CB it was better to save a scholarship for a DB.
 

Golden22 said:
Rapheal Webb To Vanderbilt: per ESPN

Rapheal Webb (Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville) chose Vanderbilt over Minnesota, Florida Atlantic and Boston College. Early playing time and and his familiarity with Vanderbilt's offense were big reasons for his choosing the Commodores
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Ray Charles could have seen this one coming. Not sure why I got so much grief here for calling it.
 

Darby11,

Looks like I'll take your word for things more often. Resident expert dpodoll68 basically called you an idiot.
 

per Sid:

• Unless tight end Nate Wozniak of Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Ind., changes his mind, the Gophers will have the distinction of outrecruiting Miami (Fla.) for the 6-9, 250-pound player, who was named to the Indianapolis Star Super Team and led his high school to a 12-2 season. He had 20 catches for 331 yards and five touchdowns last season. "I just had one of those feelings that it was the right place for me," he told the Star.

• Meanwhile, it appears the Gophers might lose Gainesville, Fla., running back Rapheal Webb to Vanderbilt. And being from Gainesville, home of the University of Florida, you wonder why the Gators didn't recruit him.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/189470951.html

Go Gophers!!
 

BleedGopher said:
• Meanwhile, it appears the Gophers might lose Gainesville, Fla., running back Rapheal Webb to Vanderbilt. And being from Gainesville, home of the University of Florida, you wonder why the Gators didn't recruit him.[/url]
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Because they have the 3rd best recruiting class in the country, including a 5* runningback? Sid...
 


Darby11 said:
Ray Charles could have seen this one coming. Not sure why I got so much grief here for calling it.
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Because you didn't have any substance to your claim even though you were right. You basically made it sound like we can't land a kid from the south if he has an SEC offer.
 



So, Rucker picked Iowa because his feelings were hurt. Take it he's never d
Had a girlfriend. Tusler may have gotten a scholarship if not for Edwards and Jones. However his coach must not have sold any other FBS schools.
 

@gerrydinardo: B1G 2013 National Recruiting Rankings Movement last 7 days according to 24/7 #Purdue 62 up from 67 #Gophers 72 up from 80

Go Gophers!!
 

John Galt with this nice find of info
"Two other recruits were on campus this weekend beside Tedric Thompson:

Daletavius McGhee, a safety from Georgia who has been committed to Louisiana Tech: http://rivals.yahoo.com/minnesota/fo...eua8C3yJbUspB4

Keshawn Henderson, a WR from Dallas: http://rivals.yahoo.com/minnesota/fo...zWwijEbhDUspB4

It seems likely that both will be Gophers on Wednesday."

I wonder what happened with Henderson, he camped and had offers from a lot of good schools, and was invited to some pretty nice all star events. But it seems like he fell off the map once his senior year began. Hasn't taken any visits other that to here.
 

per Shama:

Will RB Recruit Help Gophers Early?
February 04, 2013

National Football Signing Day is Wednesday and it appears the Gophers will have only one running back among their signees. Rivals.com lists 16 players who have verbally committed to the Gophers, including Berkley Edwards ranked by Rivals as the No. 9 all-purpose running back in the country.

Edwards, from Chelsea, Michigan, is about 5-9, 185 pounds. If he fits the classic definition of an all-purpose back, he can block, catch the ball and run effectively inside and out.

Despite lobbying by older brother and former Michigan star Braylon Edwards, the Wolverines didn’t want Berkley who is ranked a three-star recruit by both Rivals and Scout.com. On Wednesday five-star recruit Derrick Green, perhaps the nation’s most coveted prep running back, is expected to sign with Michigan.

Braylon tweeted last year how he couldn’t understand how his brother, despite running the “eighth” fastest time in the 60 meters in the country, was not being recruited by the Wolverines, according to an August 14 story by Miprepzone.com. Berkley’s coach, Brad Bush, said in the story: “He has the ability to be a big time back at the next level.”

Will Edwards contribute as a freshman for the Gophers next fall? Running back is among the positions that freshmen most often earn playing time in college football. And the Gophers need help in the backfield.

Minnesota has been searching for multiple impact runners. The Gophers’ leading rusher last season, sophomore Donnell Kirkwood, averaged only 71.2 yards per game. He had a 38-yard run, the longest of the season by any Minnesota running back and an indication of the minimal explosiveness by the team’s rushing offense.

The most promising of the running backs was freshman Rodrick Williams, the 5-foot-11, 228-pound native of Lewisville, Texas who showed Big Ten quality muscle while often bullying his way through tacklers. Could the speed and quickness of Edwards be the right complement to Williams next fall?

Edwards, who drew only mild interest from major college programs, might fit that undersized, under the radar recruiting philosophy the Gophers coaching staff is associated with. Head coach Jerry Kill knows he can’t bring the elite out of state running backs like Green to Minnesota, a program that is among the have-nots of the Big Ten.

But that doesn’t mean Kill and his staff don’t have confidence in their recruiting. Past success is one reason for that confidence. Edwards, for example, was recruited by assistant coach Rob Reeves, according to Rivals, and Reeves has been a running backs specialist at other schools where he’s worked for Kill.

At Northern Illinois Reeves coached Chad Spann who was first team All-MAC for two seasons and league MVP for one. At Southern Illinois Reeves coached four All-Americans.

But for now forget the post-season awards. Reeves would no doubt just welcome Edwards earning regular playing time next fall.

http://shamasportsheadliners.com/

Go Gophers!!
 

Here's Keshawn Henderson's highlight video.

[video]http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1070567/highlights/35269436[/video]
 

btowngopher said:
I wonder what happened with Henderson, he camped and had offers from a lot of good schools, and was invited to some pretty nice all star events. But it seems like he fell off the map once his senior year began. Hasn't taken any visits other that to here.
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According to Rivals, he has offers to Arkansas, Houston, Indiana, Mississippi St., Oklahoma St., and TCU, yet is not even ranked. I'm assuming some of those are not current offers. Did he get hurt or something?
 

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