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Colton Beebe signed with the Gophers in February and will follow the footsteps of his father who played for Coach Jerry Kill at Pittsburgh State. Colton Beebe is a punishing 6-foot-2, 252-pound fullback from Kansas City (MO) Piper. He rushed 92 times for 301 yards and nine touchdowns and caught 21 passes for 236 yards […] READ MORE

Carter Coughlin is the Gophers top 2016 recruit and is expected to visit Minnesota again this upcoming weekend before making a final decision. Bob Coughlin was the Minneapolis Star Tribune co-Metro Player of the Year in 1985 and signed with Minnesota, where he lettered in football for the Gophers. However, he is now known more […] READ MORE

Joey Mydra has always wanted to play for the Gophers. Joey Mydra, a 6-foot-3, 205-pound senior safety/linebacker from Minnetonka (MN) Hopkins, recently committed to Minnesota as a preferred walk-on. Mydra helped lead the Royals to a 5-5 mark this past season, losing to Lakeville North 26-7 in the second round of the Class AAAAAA playoffs. […] READ MORE

Jacob Herbers turned down a D1 scholarship offer to walk-on at Minnesota. Jacob Herbers, a 6-foot-2, 195-pound senior punter from Battle Creek (MI) Hopkins, recently committed to Minnesota as a preferred walk-on, passing on a MAC scholarship offer. Herbers helped lead the Spartans to a 9-2 mark this past season.   Gopher Hole caught up […] READ MORE

Here are my notes from Jerry Kill’s signing day press conference. I was typing live as he talked, so they are not verbatim…just as fast as my fingers could go. The good thing is we didn’t turn the ball over today. I feel like we fulfilled needs. We know a lot about the people we […] READ MORE

Bronson Dovich was considered one of the state’s top lineman in the Class of 2015 and was the first 2015 Gopher commitment. He was named Associated Press All-State. The Gophers will sign ten offensive players Wednesday. Minnesota had one of the top rushing games in the conference as David Cobb gain more than 1,000 yards […] READ MORE

Ray Buford, a 6-foot-and a half inch and 189-pound corner back from Southfield (MI) High, committed to Minnesota in July. The Minnesota Golden Gophers finished 8-5 for the second straight season, despite a tough schedule. They finished 5-3 in conference play, one game better than in 2013. Part of the team’s improved record was due […] READ MORE

Charlie “Ace” Rogers, a 6-foot-1, 210-pound defensive back from Iowa Western (IA) CC, is expected to step in early for Minnesota with the graduation losses of defensive backs Cedric Thompson and Derrick Wells. Rogers helped lead Iowa Western to a #2 ranki The Minnesota Golden Gophers got an early jump on their 2015 recruiting class […] READ MORE

PWO commit, Noah Kuehn is an excellent student, who was one of the finalists for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award. Noah Kuehn, a 6-foot-5, 305-pound senior offensive tackle from Eagan (MN) High, recently committed to Minnesota as a preferred walk-on. Kuehn helped lead the Wildcats to a 5-5 mark this past season, losing to […] READ MORE