Dec. 15, 2021: The majority of Minnesota’s 2022 recruiting class put pen to paper today on National Signing Day, ranking as the 38 overall class in the country according to 247sports. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter During a time where the transfer portal is dominating any conversation about roster construction in college football, National Signing […] READ MORE
Gophers Football Recruiting Articles
3-star ’22 (Jacksonville, Fla.) DL Hayden Schwartz picks Minnesota
Dec. 13, 2021: 3-star 2022 (Jacksonville, Fla.) DL Hayden Schwartz was Minnesota’s third commitment of the day Sunday. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter A massive weekend of recruiting for the Gophers ended with a bang. 6-foot-4 DL Hayden Schwartz committed to the Gophers over a plethora of other high-level offers. After originally committing to Nebraska on Oct. […] READ MORE
2022 (Port Orange, Fla.) LB Maverick Baranowski commits to Gophers
Dec. 13, 2021: One-time Air Force 2022 (Port Orange, Fla.) LB commit Maverick Baranowski committed to the Gophers Sunday. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter The Gophers’ recruiting boat continues to row. 2022 Port Orange, Fla. LB Maverick Baranowski officially committed to Minnesota Sunday. At 6-foot-3 Baranowski originally verbally committed to Air Force on Aug. 26, 2020. Fast […] READ MORE
Minnesota signs 3-star (Choctaw, Okla.) OL Cade McConnell to ’22 class
Dec. 12, 2021: After de-committing in late November, 3-star (Choctaw, Oklahoma) OL Cade McConnell committed to Minnesota. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter A busy week for Gophers football is just getting started. One day after Abilene Christian transfer CB Ryan Stapp committed, 3-star OT Cade McConnell joined him, adding to Minnesota’s 2022 recruiting class. McConnell originally […] READ MORE
Abilene Christian CB transfer Ryan Stapp commits to Minnesota
Dec. 12, 2021: The Gophers made a splash with their first addition from the transfer portal, adding Abilene Christian CB Ryan Stapp. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter The transfer portal taketh and the transfer portal giveth. After adding LB Jack Gibbens from Abilene Christian last offseason, the Gophers went back to the Wildcats’ well, this time […] READ MORE
’22 Woodbury (MN) LB Joey Gerlach commits to Minnesota
Oct. 1, 2021: A busy week of Gophers’ football only got busier, as 2022 LB Joey Gerlach (Woodbury, Minn.) gave Minnesota its fifth in-state commit for 2022. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Tanner Morgan and Mohamed Ibrahim officially announced their intention to return for another season, Mike Sanford Jr. was let go as offensive coordinator, two players […] READ MORE
6-foot-5 (Brock, Tex.) TE Nathan Jones joins Gophers’ 2022 class
Oct. 26, 2021: (Brock, Texas) 3-star TE Nathan Jones announced that he will be committing to the Golden Gophers, given the program its 14th commitment for the ’22 class. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter P.J. Fleck and the Gophers have landed their first commitment in 54 days, the first since 4-star 2023 WR Anthony Brown […] READ MORE
Top ’24 Bloomington Jefferson Gophers’ target Daniel Freitag catches up with Gopherhole
Daniel Freitag, a 6-foot-3 sophomore from Bloomington (MN) Jefferson, is the top athletes and two-sports talents Class of 2024. Freitag shined at the Wisconsin team camp in late June earning him a scholarship offer from the Badgers. Minnesota followed by offering the Jaguar standout in July. Freitag attended the Gopher football game versus Bowling Green […] READ MORE
’22 Holy Angels football/basketball standout Emmett Johnson Q&A
Emmett Johnson, a 6-foot, 186-pound senior running back from Richfield (MN) Academy of Holy Angels, is the top rusher in the state and is considered one of the state’s top players in the Class of 2022. Johnson had 37 carries for 240 yards and four touchdowns in a 27-21 win over Hill Murray in the […] READ MORE
Four-star WR Anthony Brown is Minnesota’s first 2023 commitment
Sept. 4, 2021: 2023 four-star WR Anthony Brown (Springfield, OH) committed to the Gophers Saturday, giving them their first commitment for the ’23 recruiting class. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Recruiting never sleeps. Only two days after Minnesota began its 2021 campaign, PJ Fleck has signed his first recruit for the 2023 class. Four-star WR Anthony […] READ MORE