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With the CFP championship now in the rearview mirror, it's the silly season of writers doing their Way Too Early Top 25 Polls. I thought it would be fun to track those that include the Gophers. We'll start with The Athletic's Stewart Mandel, who has the U at 18, which is best in the Big Ten West (Wisconsin is 19 and Iowa is 23), and fourth overall in the conference after OSU (2), Michigan (7) and MSU (10).
(for those with access to The Athletic):
18. Minnesota (9-4)
Kirk Ciarrocca, offensive coordinator for P.J. Fleck’s 11-win 2019 team, is back and reunited with sixth-year QB Tanner Morgan. The Gophers also get back running back Mohamed Ibrahim, a two-time 1,000-yard rusher lost in the 2021 opener, and veteran WR Chris Autman-Bell, but must replace four O-line starters. Minnesota fielded the nation’s No. 12 defense but loses a lot up front. Western Kentucky transfer CB Beanie Bishop is a likely starter.(for those with access to The Athletic):
Stewart Mandel's too early Top 25 for the 2022 college football season
The way-too-soon Top 25 for the 2022 college football season.
theathletic.com