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Connelly will take his official visit to Minnesota this weekend. Nick Connelly, a senior lineman from Red Wing (MN) High, committed to Minnesota in June. Connelly helped lead the Wingers to a 3-7 mark this season, losing to Stewartville 69-29 in the second round of the Section 1AAAA playoffs.   Gopher Hole caught up with […] READ MORE

A Gopher commit for months, Buford will make his official visit next weekend. Ray Buford, a 6-foot-and a half inch and 189-pound corner back from Southfield (MI) High, committed to Minnesota in July. The senior athlete helped lead the Bluejays to an 8-4 mark this season, losing to De La Salle Collegiate 31-7 in the […] READ MORE

Shannon Brooks, a senior running back from Jasper (GA) Pickens who committed to Minnesota in September, rushed for 1696 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior and caught 19 passes for 326 yards and four more scores.   Brooks is having an even bigger senior season and has led the team to their best start […] READ MORE

Minnesota has two commitments from in-state senior lineman in Bronson Dovich of Chaska and Nick Connelly from Red Wing. However, linemen rarely get much consideration for Minnesota’s Mr. Football Award, which is awarded to the top senior in the state.   There is not top-flight senior quarterback, so the award will likely be a two-man […] READ MORE

Coughlin is expected to attend the Gophers game on Saturday. Carter Coughlin, a 6-foot-4, 205-pound linebacker from Eden Prairie, is one of five in-state products from the Class of 2016 to have already received a scholarship from the home state school. Coughlin has helped lead the number one ranked Eagles to undefeated record this season […] READ MORE

Demry Croft, a 6-foot-6, 193-pound senior quarterback from Rockford (IL) Boylan, recently ran for 114 yards on just eight carries and completed 13 of 17 passes for 158 yards as he ran for three touchdowns and passed for a fourth in a 48-7 win over Freeport Friday Pretzels. It was the tenth consecutive win over […] READ MORE

Alex Hart, a 6-foot-2 senior fullback/linebacker from Prior Lake, is one of the top players in Minnesota’s class of 2015. He is the younger brother of current Gopher redshirt freshman Nick.   Hart comes from an athletic family. His great uncle, Chuck Swanum, played football at Minnesota and his mother and father were former Golden […] READ MORE

Will Rains, a 5-foot-10, 202-pound running back from Eden Prairie (MN) High, was named to the Minneapolis StarTribune and KARE 11 Sports preseason All-Metro team and has had a great start to the season, living up to the pre-season expectations. Will Rains, a 5-foot-10, 202-pound running back from Eden Prairie (MN) High, was named to […] READ MORE

Stieber committed to The U in June. Ted Stieber, a 6-foot-6, 290-pound offensive lineman from Akron (OH) Archbishop Hoban, committed to Minnesota in June. Stieber has helped lead the Knights to a 4-0 start this season.   Gopher Hole caught up with Stieber Wednesday night to learn the latest on his commitment and senior season. […] READ MORE

Drayton Carlberg, a 6-foot-6, 280-pound senior defensive lineman/offensive lineman from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, is one of the state’s top players. Carlberg recently cut his list to six schools including California, Michigan State, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon and Vanderbilt.   Carlberg talked to GopherHole.com after Jarvis Johnson’s press conference about the latest on his recruitment.   […] READ MORE