Johnson led the Polars past Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Tuesday and he finished with a very impressive six TDs, including three rushing and three passing. Tyler Johnson, a 6-foot-2, 179-pound rising senior from Minneapolis (MN) North who is one of the state’s top two-sport athletes, recently committed to Minnesota over offers from Iowa, Wisconsin and others, as well […] READ MORE
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Q&A: Thomas Barber Enjoying Senior Season, Excited to Build on Family Legacy at Minnesota
Thomas Barber, a 6-foot-1, 230-pound linebacker from Robbinsdale (MN) Armstrong, committed to Minnesota in the spring, following in the footsteps of his football family. Barber is the son of former Gopher standout Marion Barber II and the younger brother of ex-Minnesota stars Marion III and Dom. Gopher Hole recently caught up with Barber […] READ MORE
Q&A: Carter Coughlin Talks Senior Season and How He and His Dad Get Fired Up Watching Gophers Games Together
Carter Coughlin, a 6-foot-4, 212-pound four-star senior linebacker from Eden Prairie, is considered the top in-state product from the Class of 2016. Coughlin helped lead the number one ranked Eagles to a fourth straight state title last season. Coughlin was a big time commitment for the Gophers this summer and has been showing his natural […] READ MORE
Golden Nuggets: Gophers Football Recruiting Class Start Senior Seasons Strong
Eden Prairie defeated Totino-Grace 38-20 Saturday. Eden Prairie hasn’t lost a game since 2012. Minnesota has nine in-state football commits with eight of them playing this year, and they finished 6-2 in their respective season openers. The group is part of an extremely strong local Class of 2016. Periodically, we will look at the newest […] READ MORE
Q&A: Minneapolis Henry’s Cory Dixon Updates Recruitment as Senior Season Kicks-Off
Cory Dixon, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound senior running back/linebacker from Minneapolis (MN) Henry, attended the Minnesota summer football camp. Dixon is a two-sport standout who helped lead the Patiots to a 4-5 mark last season, losing to Breck 39-20 in the second round of the playoffs. Dixon rushed 102 times for 777 yards last […] READ MORE
Q&A: Minnesota Commit Kamal Martin on Gophers Current Recruiting Class: “This class is pretty impressive”
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
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
Recap of Gophers Jerry Kill Interview On Sports Huddle – Talks Recruiting, Recruiting and Recruiting
The Gophers season is 85 days away and sportsbook online betting have the Gophers with an over/under at 5.5 wins, which seems very low. Despite the off-season, Coach Jerry Kill continues his weekly radio show and his comments and responses to questions on today’s Sports Huddle are as follows: 1) Sid opened the segment by […] READ MORE