per STrib:
The Gophers on Saturday celebrated Senior Day, with 15 players participating in the pregame ceremony with their families at Huntington Bank Stadium. Fourteen for sure will not return or will exhaust their collegiate eligibility this season, capping their home careers with a 13-10 loss to Iowa.
The one player who has eligibility left but participated in the ceremony is safety
Tyler Nubin, the team's leader in interceptions and a player who'll have a decision to make about the NFL. Nubin has been a regular in the lineup since 2019 and is considered one of the top defensive backs in the Big Ten. Coach
P.J. Fleck has acknowledged that Nubin could leave for the NFL draft, but added, "We'll leave a light on for him.''
Another player with a year of eligibility remaining who could draw NFL interest is tight end
Brevyn Spann-Ford, who did not participate in the ceremony. When asked if he was considering returning for the 2023 season, Spann-Ford on Wednesday said: "We'll see. That's all I really got to say.''
Others who participated in the ceremony were linebacker
Josh Aune, guard
Chuck Filiaga, wide receiver
Clay Geary, safety
Jordan Howden, running back
Mohamed Ibrahim, running back
Preston Jelen, quarterback
Tanner Morgan, tight end
Samuel Pickerign, guard
Axel Ruschmeyer, defensive end
Thomas Rush, center
John Michael Schmitz, cornerback
Terell Smith, linebacker
Mariano Sori-Marin, long snapper
Austin Sullivan and kicker
Matthew Trickett.
It was an emotional postgame for this group of Gophers, who didn't beat Iowa in their careers.
"That's one we wanted to get, but obviously you don't like the result we got,'' Rush said. "You look at the guys in the [locker] room and you just can be proud about the way we played. … You just have to think about the guys around here and how much you've grown close to them.''
Among those honored in a ceremony was safety Tyler Nubin, who has eligibility remaining but could turn pro.
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