Q&A: Two-Sport Athlete Tyler Johnson Hearing from Gophers in Football and Basketball

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Johnson has a football scholarship offer from Minnesota and Iowa, and a basketball offer from North Dakota State. Tyler Johnson, a 6-foot-2 junior from Minneapolis (MN) North, is one of the state’s top two-sport athletes. He recently landed a scholarship offers from Iowa and Minnesota in football and North Dakota State for basketball.   Johnson […] READ MORE



Q&A: Amir Coffey Visits Gophers, Cyclones; Updates Recruitment and Leg Injury

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Amir Coffey attended the Gophers game last night against Nebraska and was the recipient of quite a few “We Want Coffey” chants from the student section. Amir Coffey, a junior wing from Hopkins, is considered the state’s top prospect in the Class of 2016. Coffey helped lead the Royals to 30-2 record last season as […] READ MORE


Q&A: Jarvis Johnson Working for 4th State Title, Looking Forward to Playing With Mason, McBrayer and Dorsey

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Jarvis Johnson has been a regular at Gopher games this year. Jarvis Johnson, a 6-foot-1 senior point guard from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, committed to Minnesota in September and signed with the Gophers in the early signing period.   Johnson helped lead the Islanders to its third straight Class AAA championships in March as they finished […] READ MORE


Q&A: Michael Hurt On Committing to Gophers: “It felt like home to me.”

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Gophers fans hope that Hurt will have lots of high fives during his Minnesota career. Michael Hurt, a 6-foot-7 junior forward from Rochester (MN) John Marshall, committed to Minnesota Friday after Gopher head coach Richard Pitino and assistant coach Ben Johnson watched him play against Fairbault. Hurt is one of Minnesota’s top players in the […] READ MORE


Q&A: Matthew Hurt Making Impact As 8th Grader, Gophers Showing Strong, Early Interest

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Matthew Hurt is a 6-6 eight grader who is already receiving interest from Minnesota and Northwestern. Matthew Hurt, a 6-foot-6 eighth grade forward from Rochester (MN) John Marshall, is considered Minnesota’s top players in the Class of 2019. Hurt averaged 18 points and eight rebounds per game as a seventh grader on the Rockets’ “B” […] READ MORE