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Luke Martens, a 6-foot-4, 188-pound wide receiver, is one of the top pass catchers in the Class of 2018. He had hoped to attend Minnesota’s Junior Day this weekend, but his other duties take priority as a member of the third seed Eagles, who are hoping to win their third Class AAAA title in the […] READ MORE

Quinn Carroll, 6-foot-6, 290-pound sophomore tackle from Edina (MN) High, is the state’s top rated prospect in the Class of 2019.   Quinn is the son of former Gophers tight end Jay Carroll (1980-83), who also played in the NFL with Minnesota and Tampa Bay. His older brother, Collin, was a long snapper at Virginia […] READ MORE

Alex Strazzanti, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound athlete from Chaska (MN) High, announced recently that he will be a preferred walk-on at Minnesota.   Strazzanti helped lead the Hawks to an 6-4 mark as a senior, losing to Chanhassen 27-11 in the second round of the Class 6A playoffs. He completed 69 of 139 passes for 838 […] READ MORE

Nathan Bursch, a 6-foot-5, 250-pound defensive end/tight end from Woodbury (MM) High, signed with Minnesota earlier this month.   Bursch helped lead the Royals to a 4-5 record, losing to Prior Lake 19-12 in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs.    They finished 6-3 in his junior season.   Bursch also plays basketball […] READ MORE

Tommy Fuller, a 5-foot-10, 185-pound safety from Eden Prairie (MN) High, is a preferred walk-on at Minnesota.   Fuller helped lead the Eagles to an 11-2 mark as a senior, losing to Totino-Grace in the Prep Bowl title game 28-20.   Fuller runs a 4.54 forty yard dash and 4.14 shuttle. He has a 36.7 […] READ MORE

Danny Anderson, a 6-foot-1, 220-pound senior linebacker from Eden Prairie (MN) High, is a preferred walk-on at Minnesota.   Anderson helped lead the Eagles to an 11-2 mark as a senior, losing to Totino-Grace in the Prep Bowl title game 28-20. He was named to the Kare-11 and StarTribune All-Metro team.   Anderson runs 47 […] READ MORE

Benny Sapp Jr., a 6-foot-1, 185-pound safety from Eden Prairie (MN) High, is the first 2018 commit for Minnesota. He committed to new head coach P.J. Fleck Saturday after visiting the campus with his father, Benny Sapp, a former Minnesota Viking defensive back.    Gopher Hole caught up with Sapp to learn more about his decision. […] READ MORE

Behind every great college football coach there is an even more elite spouse, and that is certainly the case with new Gophers coach P.J. Fleck with his wife Heather. The “first lady” of Gopher football has the energy and passion to match her enthusiastic husband and Heather Fleck is going to be an important part […] READ MORE

Noah Hickcox, a 6-foot-4, 272-pound defensive tackle from Rockford (IL) Boylan, switched his commitment from Western Michigan to Minnesota to follow head coach P.J. Fleck earlier this month. .    Hickcox helped lead the Titans to a 8-2 record, losing to Saint Viator 24-13 in the first round of the Class 6A Illinois state playoffs.  […] READ MORE

Jaran Roste – QB 6′ 3” (210) jaranroste – Jefferson (MN) North Dakota, NDSU, Souh Dakota http://www.hudl.com/profile/4000635/jaran-roste   Blaise Andries – OL 6′ 5″ (300) BlaiseAndries – Marshall (MN) Arkansas, Florida, MSU, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Missouri, PSU, Miami (FL) http://www.hudl.com/profile/2886873/blaise-andries   Eric Abojei – OL 6′ 4” (310) SoulfulSwag – Robbinsdale Cooper (MN) Iowa State http://www.hudl.com/profile/4375727/eric-abojei […] READ MORE