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John Olmstead, a 6-foot-6, 290-pound offensive tackle from Metuchen (NJ) St. Joseph’s, recently received a Minnesota offer when visiting the school. Olmstead is considered one of the nation’s offensive lineman in the Class of 2019 and has become a recruiting priority for most of the Big Ten schools. Gopher Hole recently caught up […] READ MORE
Austin Beier, a 6-foot-4, 260-pound defensive tackle from Toledo (OH) St. John’s Jesuit, recently committed to Minnesota. Beier helped lead the Titans to a 6-4 record this past season.GopherHole caught up with Beier to learn the latest on his commitment. Gopher Hole: You committed to Minnesota recently. What was the main reason that […] READ MORE
Brennan Armstrong, a 6-foot-2, 205-pound junior quarterback from Shelby (OH) High, committed to Minnesota in February. Armstrong has been Shelby’s starting quarterback since his freshman year. He led the Whippets to an 11-2 record and a Division IV, Region 15 runner-up finish, losing to eventual state runner-up Steubenville 29-15. Armstrong threw for 2,321 yards and […] READ MORE
Luke Martens, a 6-foot-4, 188-pound wide receiver, is one of the top pass catchers in the Class of 2018. He had hoped to attend Minnesota’s Junior Day this weekend, but his other duties take priority as a member of the third seed Eagles, who are hoping to win their third Class AAAA title in the […] READ MORE
Quinn Carroll, 6-foot-6, 290-pound sophomore tackle from Edina (MN) High, is the state’s top rated prospect in the Class of 2019. Quinn is the son of former Gophers tight end Jay Carroll (1980-83), who also played in the NFL with Minnesota and Tampa Bay. His older brother, Collin, was a long snapper at Virginia […] READ MORE
Alex Strazzanti, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound athlete from Chaska (MN) High, announced recently that he will be a preferred walk-on at Minnesota. Strazzanti helped lead the Hawks to an 6-4 mark as a senior, losing to Chanhassen 27-11 in the second round of the Class 6A playoffs. He completed 69 of 139 passes for 838 […] READ MORE
Nathan Bursch, a 6-foot-5, 250-pound defensive end/tight end from Woodbury (MM) High, signed with Minnesota earlier this month. Bursch helped lead the Royals to a 4-5 record, losing to Prior Lake 19-12 in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs. They finished 6-3 in his junior season. Bursch also plays basketball […] READ MORE
Tommy Fuller, a 5-foot-10, 185-pound safety from Eden Prairie (MN) High, is a preferred walk-on at Minnesota. Fuller helped lead the Eagles to an 11-2 mark as a senior, losing to Totino-Grace in the Prep Bowl title game 28-20. Fuller runs a 4.54 forty yard dash and 4.14 shuttle. He has a 36.7 […] READ MORE
Danny Anderson, a 6-foot-1, 220-pound senior linebacker from Eden Prairie (MN) High, is a preferred walk-on at Minnesota. Anderson helped lead the Eagles to an 11-2 mark as a senior, losing to Totino-Grace in the Prep Bowl title game 28-20. He was named to the Kare-11 and StarTribune All-Metro team. Anderson runs 47 […] READ MORE
Benny Sapp Jr., a 6-foot-1, 185-pound safety from Eden Prairie (MN) High, is the first 2018 commit for Minnesota. He committed to new head coach P.J. Fleck Saturday after visiting the campus with his father, Benny Sapp, a former Minnesota Viking defensive back. Gopher Hole caught up with Sapp to learn more about his decision. […] READ MORE