One-On-One With Nation’s #1: Jashon Cornell Talks Cretin, Recruiting and More

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Cornell attended the recent Minnesota-Iowa game. Jashon Cornell, a 6-4 junior defensive end from St. Paul (MN) Cretin Derham Hall, is ranked as the country’s top player in the Class of 2015. Cornell attended the Minnesota-Iowa game and GopherHole.com caught up with him to learn more about his junior season and recruitment.   Gopher Hole: […] READ MORE


Q&A: Texas LB Everett Williams On Why He Committed to Gophers, Family Reaction & More

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Williams became the 7th member of the Gophers 2014 recruiting class to commit. Everett Williams, a 6-foot-2, 222-pound outside linebacker from Mansfield (TX) Legacy, committed to Minnesota on Monday, celebrating his 18th birthday. Williams visited Minnesota for the San Jose State game. He picked the Golden Gophers over Navy, Louisiana-Monroe and New Mexico State. Gopher […] READ MORE



Q&A: Lakeville’s Greg Menard Says It Would be a Great Experience to Play for Gophers

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Menard attended the Gophers win over Western Illinois. Greg Menard, a senior defensive end/linebacker/running back from Lakeville (MN) North, has picked up plenty of mid major interest and is hoping that a strong senior year could lead to an offer from the home state school. He has attended several Gophers games, including last week’s home […] READ MORE


Q&A: Eden Prairie TE Zach Hovey Has Five Offers, Hearing From Gophers and Badgers

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Hovey attended the Gophers/Western Illinois game last Saturday. Zach Hovey, a 6-5, 230-pound senior tight end from Eden Prairie (MN) High, has helped lead the Eagles to Prep Bowl title the past two seasons and a #1 ranking this year. The two-sport athlete also helped Eden Prairie to a fourth place finish in March’s Class […] READ MORE


Chris Monter’s Gophers Football Recruiting Nuggets & Tid-Bits

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Jeff Jones will lead the Minneapolis Washburn Millers against St. Paul Central Saturday afternoon. He has rushed 51 times for 513 yards and eleven touchdowns and has caught six passes for 176 yards and four more scores. Jones has three kickoff returns for Everett Williams, a 6-foot-2, 222-pound outside linebacker from Mansfield (TX) Legacy, is […] READ MORE


Junior OT Grant Schmidt on Gophers: “It is a place that I could call home.”

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Grant Schmidt, a 6-7, 290-pound junior offensive tackle from Sioux Falls (SD) Roosevelt, has already received a scholarship offer from Minnesota and is one of the top recruiting targets from the class of 2015. Gopher Hole caught up with Schmidt to learn the latest on his recruitment. Gopher Hole: How is the season going so […] READ MORE


Q&A: Florida RB Gregory Howell Has Gophers Offer, Visiting This Weekend

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Greg Howell, a 6-foot, 207-pound running back from Coral Gables (FL) High, is expected to be one of the Sunshine State’s top rushers this upcoming season and is planning on attending the Gophers game against Western Illinois this weekend.   Howell runs a 4.54 40-yard dash and bench presses 330 pounds. Gopher Hole caught up […] READ MORE