P.J. Fleck’s comments and responses to topics and questions asked by Sid Hartman, Dave Mona, and Mike Max on ‘CCO’s Sports Huddle: 1) Sid opened the P.J. Fleck segment by asking about a Western Michigan University offensive lineman that the Vikings are reportedly looking at in this year’s draft: The player in question is Taylor […] READ MORE
Recruiting Articles
Q&A: Nathan Bursch on Excitement for Playing for U: “It will mean a lot. It will be exciting.”
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
House’s Report: Lynch’s “Block Party” Leads Gophers Past Penn State
The Minnesota Golden Gophers cruised to an 81-71 win in front of a sell-out crowd at Williams Arena Saturday, extending their winning streak to seven games. Nate Mason and Jordan Murphy led the Gophers with 16 points each. Minnesota has notched 10 Big Ten wins for the first time since 2004-05. In addition, the last […] READ MORE
Q&A: Eden Prairie’s Tommy Fuller Says It Was a “No-Brainer” to Walk-On at Minnesota
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
House’s Report: Gophers Upset #24 Maryland, Reach Nine Big Ten Wins
The Gopher men’s basketball team extended their winning streak to six games as they upset #24 Maryland on the road, 89-75. Dupree McBrayer led all scorers with 18 points and Nate Mason added 17. The Gophers had five players in double figures and committed just six turnovers in the game. Minnesota picked up a huge […] READ MORE
P.J. Fleck Talks Culture, Says Gophers Players Will Attend Cooking, Dating Classes
Coach P.J. Fleck appeared on the Sports Huddle at 10:30. According to Dave Mona, Fleck will be appearing at the 10:30 time slot on future Sundays as well. Today’s interview was live. The past two Sunday interviews were taped by Sid Hartman. 1) Sid asked how the slogan Row the Boat came about: P.J. Fleck […] READ MORE
Q&A: Preferred Walk-On Danny Anderson Continues the Eden Prairie LB Pipeline to Minnesota
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
Extensive Q&A: Benny Sapp III Credits Coach Fleck and Family Atmosphere as Reasons He Committed to Gophers
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
Q&A: Lakeville South Guard Talks Preferred Walk-On Opportunity With Gophers
Jack Sorenson, a 6-foot-1 senior guard from Lakeville (MN) South, is one of the top shooters in the Midwest in the Class of 2017 and has a preferred walk-on opportunity with the Gophers. He broke the school’s all-time scoring record recently, breaking the mark set by Alex Richter and went over the 2,000 point mark […] READ MORE
Q&A: 7-2 Big Man Adam Trapp Talks Recruiting, Gophers and More
Adam Trapp, a 7-foot-2 junior center from Esko (MN) High, is one of the top big men in the Midwest in the Class of 2018 and is considered the number five prospect in the in-state class. Trapp averaged 3.8 blocked shots per game as a sophomore for the Eskomos, leading them to a 27-4 […] READ MORE