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Trent Guthrie, a 6-foot-2, 210-pound linebacker from Northville (MI) High, switched his commitment from Western Michigan to Minnesota to follow head coach P.J. Fleck. Guthrie helped lead Northville to a 7-3 record, winning the KLAA’s Central Division and earning a Division I state playoff berth. He had 62 tackles with eight sacks. Guthrie […] READ MORE
Tanner Morgan, a 6-foot-2, 204-pound quarterback from Union (KY) Ryle, switched his commitment from Western Michigan to Minnesota to follow head coach P.J. Fleck. Morgan graduated early to enroll in Minnesota and will participate in spring practice with the Gophers. Morgan helped lead Raiders to a 12-1 mark, losing to Scott County 42-40 in […] READ MORE
Kyle Sassack, a 6-foot-7, 285-pound offensive tackle from Pontiac (MI) Notre Dame Prep, switched his commitment last Sunday from Western Michigan to Minnesota to follow head coach P.J. Fleck. Sassack helped lead the Fighting Irish to a 4-5 record this season after finishing 8-3 in his junior year. Gopher Hole caught up with […] READ MORE
Nate Umlor, a 6-foot-5, 258-pound defensive end/tight end from Allendale (MI) High, switched his commitment Sunday from Western Michigan to Minnesota to follow head coach P.J. Fleck. Umlor helped lead the Falcons to a 8-3 record, losing to eventual state champion Catholic Central 38-7 in the second round of the Division 4 Michigan state […] READ MORE
Chris Bell, a 6-foot-1, 189-pound wide receiver from Kankakee (IL) Bishop McNamara, was one of six players who switched his commitment Friday from Western Michigan to Minnesota to follow head coach P.J. Fleck. Gopher Hole caught up with Bell to learn the latest on his decision to become a Golden Gopher Gopher Hole: […] READ MORE
John Michael Schmitz, a 6-foot-4, 285-pound offensive lineman from Homewood Flossmoor, switched his commitment Friday from Western Michigan to Minnesota to follow head coach P.J. Fleck. He was a two-year starting left tackle, who helped his team average over 40 points a game and finished 20-3 the past two years. Gopher Hole caught up […] READ MORE
Blaise Andries, a 6-foot-6, 295-pound senior offensive tackle from Marshall (MN) High, committed to Minnesota in April. Andries helped pace the Tigers to an 11-1 mark this year, losing to Benilde-St. Margaret’s 44-34 in the semifinals of the Class AAAA state tournament. Gopher Hole recently caught up with Andries to talk about the […] READ MORE
Dominick London, a 5-foot-9, 197-pound senior running back from East Ridge, committed to Minnesota in June. He became the fifth verbal for the Gophers in the Class of 2017 and the fourth in-state commitment. London helped lead the Raptors to the Class 6A Prep Bowl title game as a junior. London has rushed 141 […] READ MORE
Eric Abojei, a 6-foot-4, 310-pound junior from Robbinsdale (MN) Cooper, committed to Minnesota in April. Aobjei has helped pace the Hawks to a great start this season. Gopher Hole caught up with Abojei recently to learn more on his senior season and thoughts on his future team. Gopher Hole: You guys are off […] READ MORE
Brevyn Spann-Ford, a 6-foot-7, 215-pound junior wide receiver from St. Cloud (MN) Tech, is one of the top multi-sport athletes in the Class of 2018. Spann-Ford has helped lead the Tigers to a 3-0 record this season as he caught a team-high 19 passes for 286 yards and four touchdowns. He caught six passes […] READ MORE