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JoJo Garcia, 6-foot-3 1/2, 268-pound junior defensive linemen from East Ridge, has three scholarship offers, including one from Minnesota.   Gophers head coach Jerry Kill and assistant coaches Tracy Claeys, Mike Sherels and Jim Zebrowski were in attendance in the Raptors’ 23-7 win over Cretin Derham Hall a few weeks ago, watching Garcia and East […] READ MORE

Grant Ryerse, 6-foot-3, 215-pound sophomore kicker from East Ridge, has already landed a scholarship offer from Minnesota.   Gophers head coach Jerry Kill and assistant coaches Tracy Claeys, Mike Sherels and Jim Zebrowski were in attendance for their game against Cretin, watching Ryerse and East Ridge junior teammates Seth Green and JoJo Garcia, who also […] READ MORE

Kegel is all smiles after the Gophers scholarship offer. Matt Kegel, a 6-foot5, 295-pound junior offensive tackle from Chaska (MN) High, helped lead the Hawks to an 11-1 mark last season. Kegel is considered one of the state’s top linemen in the Class of 2016 and has already received a Minnesota offer.   Gopher Hole.com […] READ MORE

Jesse Cardenas, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound senior linebacker from Lakeville (MN) North, is one of the state’s top defenders in the Class of 2015 and was recently named to the Kare 11 preseason All-Metro team. Cardenas was a regular attendee at the Golden Gopher home games last season and helped lead a Panther defense that had […] READ MORE

The 10 Gopher football commits will be opening their senior season soon. Chaska lineman Bronson Dovich will play this Friday at Menomonie, while the other nine verbals will play next weekend.   Dovich helped lead the Hawks to an 11-1 mark last season, losing to Brainerd 20-19 in the state semifinals. The Hawks will play […] READ MORE

Stud RB recruit Jeff Jones at his signing day press conference. The Minnesota Gophers could be headed to their best recruiting class under head coach Jerry Kill after a strong eight-win season last year. They have nine commitments through the end of July, which includes seven three-star and two two-star athletes, according to Scout.com and […] READ MORE

Sean Engel, a 6-foot-4 ½, 165-pound rising junior receiver from Chaska (MN) High, is the younger brother of recent Gopher graduate and starting wideout Derrick. Engel helped lead the Hawks to an 11-1 mark last season.   Engel, who shined this past weekend at the Team USA camp, where he had 65-yard touchdown for the […] READ MORE

Nick Connelly, a 6-foot-6, 270-pound junior defensive tackle/offensive tackle from Red Wing (MN) High, committed to Minnesota Tuesday. He had received a scholarship offer from Minnesota last Wednesday. Nick Connelly, a 6-foot-6, 270-pound junior defensive tackle/offensive tackle from Red Wing (MN) High, committed to Minnesota Tuesday. He had received a scholarship offer from Minnesota last […] READ MORE

Nick Connelly, a 6-foot-6, 270-pound junior defensive tackle/offensive tackle from Red Wing (MN) High, received a scholarship offer from Minnesota Wednesday.   Connelly, who is rated as a three-star recruit by Scout, averaged ten tackles and four solo tackles per game this past season. Connelly attended the Minnesota Gopher home games versus Western Illinois, Iowa, […] READ MORE

Seth Green, 6-foot-3, 208-pound rising junior quarterback from East Ridge, received a scholarship offer from Minnesota last June after a strong showing at the Golden Gopher football camp and is considered the state’s top prospect in the Class of 2016. He Seth Green, 6-foot-3, 208-pound rising junior quarterback from East Ridge, received a scholarship offer […] READ MORE