Dec. 12, 2021: The Gophers made a splash with their first addition from the transfer portal, adding Abilene Christian CB Ryan Stapp. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter The transfer portal taketh and the transfer portal giveth. After adding LB Jack Gibbens from Abilene Christian last offseason, the Gophers went back to the Wildcats’ well, this time […] READ MORE
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Gophers add OL Ashton Beers to 2022 recruiting class
Dec. 6, 2021: One time North Dakota State offensive tackle commit Ashton Beers (Slinger, Wisc.) flipped and committed to the Gophers Sunday (Dec. 5). –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter The recruiting train rolls on! Only four days after South Dakota State linebacker commit Joey Gerlach flipped and committed to the Gophers, Ashton Beers became the […] READ MORE
’22 Woodbury (MN) LB Joey Gerlach commits to Minnesota
Oct. 1, 2021: A busy week of Gophers’ football only got busier, as 2022 LB Joey Gerlach (Woodbury, Minn.) gave Minnesota its fifth in-state commit for 2022. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Tanner Morgan and Mohamed Ibrahim officially announced their intention to return for another season, Mike Sanford Jr. was let go as offensive coordinator, two players […] READ MORE
Columbia Heights TE Commit Spencer Alvarez Talks About His Decision To Stay Home
Spencer Alvarez, a 6-foot-7, 255-pound tight end from Columbia Heights (MN) High, committed to Minnesota in June as the sixth commit in the Class of 2023. GopherHole caught up with Alvarez at the Breakdown Fall League to learn more about his commitment and senior season. GopherHole: You committed to Minnesota during the summer. […] READ MORE
6-foot-5 (Brock, Tex.) TE Nathan Jones joins Gophers’ 2022 class
Oct. 26, 2021: (Brock, Texas) 3-star TE Nathan Jones announced that he will be committing to the Golden Gophers, given the program its 14th commitment for the ’22 class. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter P.J. Fleck and the Gophers have landed their first commitment in 54 days, the first since 4-star 2023 WR Anthony Brown […] READ MORE
Top ’24 Bloomington Jefferson Gophers’ target Daniel Freitag catches up with Gopherhole
Daniel Freitag, a 6-foot-3 sophomore from Bloomington (MN) Jefferson, is the top athletes and two-sports talents Class of 2024. Freitag shined at the Wisconsin team camp in late June earning him a scholarship offer from the Badgers. Minnesota followed by offering the Jaguar standout in July. Freitag attended the Gopher football game versus Bowling Green […] READ MORE
’22 Holy Angels football/basketball standout Emmett Johnson Q&A
Emmett Johnson, a 6-foot, 186-pound senior running back from Richfield (MN) Academy of Holy Angels, is the top rusher in the state and is considered one of the state’s top players in the Class of 2022. Johnson had 37 carries for 240 yards and four touchdowns in a 27-21 win over Hill Murray in the […] READ MORE
Four-star WR Anthony Brown is Minnesota’s first 2023 commitment
Sept. 4, 2021: 2023 four-star WR Anthony Brown (Springfield, OH) committed to the Gophers Saturday, giving them their first commitment for the ’23 recruiting class. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Recruiting never sleeps. Only two days after Minnesota began its 2021 campaign, PJ Fleck has signed his first recruit for the 2023 class. Four-star WR Anthony […] READ MORE
Gophers fall short to Ohio State 45-31
Sept. 2, 2021: Minnesota fell to the No. 4 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes 45-31, moving to 0-1 on the 2021-22 season. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: Pregame: Ohio State’s rare inexperience grew to even more pre-game, as starting center Harry Miller did not make the trip to Dinkytown, opening the door for redshirt-freshman […] READ MORE
Q&A with Alexandria two-sport athlete and Gophers football commit Kristen Hoskins
Interview conducted by Chris Monter Kristen Hoskins, a 5-foot-9 rising senior wide receiver from Alexandria (MN) High, became the first in-state Gopher football commit when he verballed to Minnesota February. Hoskins is a multi-sport standout, who helped lead Alexandria to the Class AAA boy’s basketball title game where they faced power Minnehaha Academy. The […] READ MORE