Former Gopher linebacker Gary Tinsley was found unresponsive this morning, and was prounded dead after efforts to revive him were not successful. Foul play is not suspected. Here are the notes from the press conference. Everyone was visually torn apart, and could hardly choke back the tears. Such a sad, sad, day. On Gary Tinsley […] READ MORE
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Michael Flowers After Gophers Junior Day: “I was like a little kid in a candy store.”
Michael Flowers, a 6-foot-3, 270-pound junior defensive tackles from St. Paul Humboldt, is one of the Class of 2013’s top defensive players in the state. Flowers recently attended the Minnesota Junior Day and talked to GopherHole.com about the latest on his recruitment. Gopher Hole: How was the Minnesota Junior Day? Michael Flowers: Junior […] READ MORE
Eden Prairie LB Jack Cottrell’s Focus on Academics and Football Likely to Lead to Some Big Offers
Jack Cottrell, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound linebacker from Eden Prairie, is one of the top juniors in the state. He helped lead the Eagles to the 2011 Class 5A Prep Bowl after leading the team in tackles. Cottrell, who has played middle linebacker, tight end, wide receiver throughout his career, was named All-Lake Conference as […] READ MORE
Lakeville North Offensive Tackle Zack Ziemer On Gophers Radar
Zack Ziemer, a 6-foot-5, 280-pound junior offensive tackle from Lakeville (MN) North, is one of the top players in the Midwest in the Class of 2013. He attended the Minnesota games versus Illinois and Wisconsin this past fall. GopherHole.com recently caught up with Ziemer to find out the latest on his recruitment. Ziemer helped […] READ MORE
Malik Rucker: “I’ve been in Minnesota my whole life and it would be a blessing to play for them.”
Malik Rucker, a 6-foot, 170-pound junior defensive back from Robbinsdale Cooper, is one of the top defensive players from the Class of 2013 in the state. Rucker attended the Minnesota Junior Day this past weekend. Malik Rucker, a 6-foot, 170-pound junior defensive back from Robbinsdale Cooper, is one of the top defensive players from the […] READ MORE
Tartan’s Keelon Brookins Becomes First to Commit to Gophers Class of 2013
Brookins is the first to commit to Jerry Kill’s class of 2013 and the start to another great in-state recruiting class. Keelon Brookins, a 5-foot-11, 175-pound athlete from Tartan (MN) High, became the first player from the Class of 2013 to commit to Minnesota. GopherHole.com caught up with Tartan head coach Tim Murtha to learn […] READ MORE
President Eric Kaler Announces Search Plan for New AD
President Kaler hopes to have the new AD in place by July 1. University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler has named a search committee and selected Parker Executive Search to lead the search for the next director of athletics. A 21-member search advisory committee and a four-person search committee will work with the leading national […] READ MORE
Cretin’s James Onwualu Talks Gophers, Jerry Kill and His Upcoming Visit to the U
James Onwualu, a 6-1, 185-pound wide receiver from Cretin Derham Hall, is the state’s mostly highly recruited player from the Class of 2013. James Onwualu, a 6-1, 185-pound wide receiver from Cretin Derham Hall, is the state’s mostly highly recruited player from the Class of 2013. Onwualu sat down with GopherHole.com this past weekend to […] READ MORE
Inside the Gophers Strength & Conditioning Program: A Q&A with Eric Klein
A graduate of Apple Valley High School, Klein took over the Gophers football strength program after serving as the Director of Sports Performance at Northern Illinois. During his first press conference after being named the Golden Gophers head coach, Jerry Kill immediately talked about the importance of a robust strength and conditioning program. He touted […] READ MORE
JUCO LB Marceice “Bam Bam” Jackson May Be Late Addition to Gophers Recruiting Class
Marceice “Bam Bam” Jackson, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound linebacker from Fort Scott (KS) Community College, is a late possible addition to the Minnesota Gopher 2012 recruiting class. GopherHole.com caught up with Fort Scott head coach Curtis Horton to learn more about his talented linebacker. This will come as wonderful news for anyone who loves to follow […] READ MORE