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Heading into the 2017 season, when Gopher football fans think of the wide receiver position, the first two words that pop into their minds are potential and inexperience. The Gophers have 17 wide receivers on their roster, but only four of them notched a reception last year. The Gophers top four returning receivers combined to catch […] READ MORE
Photo Courtesy of Star Tribune. Gabe Kalscheur, a 6-foot-2, 189-pound junior guard from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, is considered one of the top players in the Minnesota Class of 2018. Kalscheur received a scholarship offer from Minnesota last summer. Kalscheur averaged 18.1 points per game as junior for the Islanders, who finished 27-3, winning a […] READ MORE
Malcolm Robinson, a 6-foot-2, 275-pound defensive tackle from Massillon (OH) Washington, signed with Minnesota in February. He chose Minnesota over offers from Purdue, Virginia, Boston College and many others. Robinson helped lead the Tigers to an 8-3 record this past season, losing to Dublin Scioto 31-21 in the first round of the Division II playoffs. […] READ MORE
Brevyn Spann-Ford, a 6-foot-7, 235-pound junior wide receiver from St. Cloud (MN) Tech, is one of the top multi-sport athletes in the Class of 2018. Spann-Ford helped lead the Tigers to a 9-1 record last season, losing to St. Michael Albertville 31-7 in the second round of the playoffs. He caught a team-high 62 […] READ MORE
The most anticipated battle on the Gopher football team will be for the starting quarterback job. With redshirt sophomore Demry Croft and fifth-year senior Conor Rhoda in a competition for the starting duties, the Gophers will have a new sheriff in charge this fall. With offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca’s offense being installed, it’s the perfect time […] READ MORE
Brady Heiman, a 6-foot-10, 195-pound junior center from Springfield (NE) Platteview, is one of the top big men in the Midwest. Heiman averaged 15.7 points, 8.9 rebounds and 4.8 blocked shots per game as a junior as he helped lead the Trojans to a 21-5 record, losing to Alliance 65-60 in the first round […] READ MORE
The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers are part of the Big Ten Conference in college football. One of the oldest teams in college football, the Gophers have won a total of 18 conference titles. However, the last one was in 1967, 50 years ago. Even with this long drought, fans are still wondering if this […] READ MORE
Gerone Hamilton Jr., a 6-foot-5, 245-pound junior offensive tackle from Richfield (MN) Academy of Holy Angels High, visited Minnesota recently for their Junior Day. Hamilton Jr. also plays defensive tackle and end for the Stars and is a long snapper for punts and field goals. He helped lead the Stars to a 4-6 record, […] READ MORE
Tyler Endres, a 6-foot-6, 285 sophomore pound offensive tackle from Norwalk (IA) High, visited Minnesota recently for their Junior Day. He picked up his third offer from the Gophers to go along with previous offers from Iowa and Iowa State. Gopher Hole recently caught up with Endres to learn more about his Minnesota visit […] READ MORE
After having Sunday off last week for Easter, P.J. Fleck returned to the Sports Huddle. The P.J. Fleck was taped and all of the questions raised were by Sid Hartman. 1) In the first question, Sid wanted to know how the shortage of offensive linemen hurt the team in spring ball: Fleck replied, “We know […] READ MORE