Kamal Martin, a 6-foot-3, 211-pound quarterback from Burnsville (MN) High, recently committed to Minnesota after previously verballing to Eastern Michigan. Martin helped lead the Blaze to a 4-6 mark last season, losing to eventual state champion Eden Prairie 34-14 in the second round of the Class 6A playoffs. Gopher Hole recently caught up […] READ MORE
Recruiting Articles
Q&A: Theo John Says it Was Fun to Play in Front of Coach Pitino and Coach Johnson at Gophers Camp
Theo John, a 6-foot-9 rising junior center from Champlin Park (MN) High, helped lead the Rebels to a 31-1 record as they finished runner-up to Apple Valley in the Class AAAA finals, losing 64-61 this spring. He received a scholarship offer from Minnesota this spring. John had seven points, nine rebounds and three blocked […] READ MORE
Recap of Gophers Jerry Kill on Sports Huddle – Analyzes Practices, Talks Leidner, Young WRs and More
The following is a re-cap of Coach Kill’s comments and responses to questions by Sid Hartman and Dave Mona: 1) Sid opened the show asking for Kill’s thoughts and reaction on the resignation of former athletic director, Norwood Teague: “It’s a situation you feel bad for everybody involved . . . President Kaler did a […] READ MORE
Q&A: Maple Grove Big Man Reed Nikko Updates Recruitment After Recent Offers From Gophers and Hawkeyes
Reed Nikko, a 6-foot-10, 235-pound rising senior center from Maple Grove (MN) High, who is considered one of the state’s top players from the Class of 2016, picked up an offer from Minnesota, Iowa and UC-Santa Barbara over the past few weeks. Nikko helped lead Maple Grove to a 23-4 record as a junior, […] READ MORE
Q&A: Tyler Johnson Hearing Regularly from In-State Recruits in Addition to Gophers Coaches
Tyler Johnson is a coveted two-sport athlete. Tyler Johnson, a 6-foot-2, 179-pound rising senior from Minneapolis (MN) North, is one of the state’s top two-sport athletes. Johnson led Minneapolis North to a 12-1 record on the gridiron, losing to Dawson-Boyd in the Class A semifinals. He led the team in rushing and passing. Johnson […] READ MORE
Gophers Get a MASSIVE Recruit as WR Dredrick Snelson Picks Minnesota Over Alabama, USC, Florida State, Notre Dame
The 2016 Gophers football recruiting class is turning out to be one of the best classes in decades for Minnesota. And the class got a monster addition on Saturday with the commitment of 4-star WR Dredrick Snelson from Pembroke Pines, Florida. The 6-0, 192lb WR picked the Gophers over an incredible offer list including Alabama, […] READ MORE
Q&A: Lakeville’s Eric Rousemiller is a National Weightlifting Champ and a Top Gophers Recruit in 2017
Class fo 2017 Gophers football recruit, Eric Rousemiller, is also a three-time national weightlifting champ! Eric Rousemiller, a 6-foot-3, 285-pound rising junior center from Lakeville (MN) South, is considered one of the state’s top player from the Class of 2017 and perhaps his own toughest critic. Rousemiller, who recently won his third national power lifting […] READ MORE
Full Recap: Gophers Jerry Kill Interview on Knoxville Sentinel Sports Page Radio
Gophers Jerry Kill is making the rounds on the radio interview circuit. Jerry Kill on replacing David Cobb and Maxx Williams…I feel good about the guys we have. That’s the part of recruiting. The better your program is, the better players you will lose, but we have guys that can step in. Rodrick Williams is […] READ MORE
Full Recap: Gophers Matt Limegrover Interview: Talks Leidner, Jeff Jones, Recruiting and More
Gophers offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover was on KFAN yesterday. Here is a recap. This isn’t verbatim, but its close: Matt Limegrover on recent hiking trip and how his health has improved…We were out on a family trip and we did a massive 13 day trip, headed out West, headed to Yellowstone, people were talking about […] READ MORE
Q&A: Lakeville’s Nathan Reuvers Talks Recruitment and Recent Visit to Gophers
Gophers Richard Pitino with Nathan Reuvers and his father at a recent visit at the U. Nathan Reuvers, a 6-foot-9 rising junior from Lakeville (MN) North, has emerged the past few months as one of the state’s top prospects in the Class of 2017. Reuvers only averaged 6.5 points per game as a sophomore, but […] READ MORE