Q&A: Tyler Johnson on Committing to the U: “I just feel like it is a dream come true”

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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



Q&A: Carter Coughlin Talks Senior Season and How He and His Dad Get Fired Up Watching Gophers Games Together

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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

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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: Minnesota Commit Kamal Martin on Gophers Current Recruiting Class: “This class is pretty impressive”

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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: Lakeville’s Eric Rousemiller is a National Weightlifting Champ and a Top Gophers Recruit in 2017

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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