Recruiting Articles

Jones has taken recent official visits to Minnesota and Iowa State. Jeff Jones, a 5-10, 180-pound senior running back from Minneapolis Washburn who was named Minnesota’s Mr. Football, recently visited Iowa State. The Gopher commit took his official visit to Minnesota earlier this month.     Jones rushed for 1523 yards (9.1 yards per carry) […] READ MORE

Ragnow recently visited Minnesota and Florida State and is considering several possible visits in January. Frank Ragnow, a 6-6, 300-pound senior tackle/defensive end from Chanhassen, is the top available Minnesota player. He recently visited Minnesota and Florida State and is considering several possible visits in January. Gopher Hole caught up with Ragnow after Chanhassen’s 71-59 […] READ MORE

Anderson attended two Gophers games this year. Anthony Anderson, a senior running back from Eden Prairie (MN) High, helped lead the Eagles to three straight state titles and a number one ranking this year. He was also a standout basketball player who helped lead Eden Prairie to the state tournament last season. Anderson attended two […] READ MORE

Zach Hovey, a 6-5, 230-pound senior tight end from Eden Prairie (MN) High, helped lead the Eagles to the Prep Bowl title for the third straight year with a 28-7 win over Rosemount. Zach Hovey, a 6-5, 230-pound senior tight end from Eden Prairie (MN) High, helped lead the Eagles to the Prep Bowl title […] READ MORE

Poock received offers to play football from Minnesota, Illinois, Texas Christian and others. Cody Poock, a 6-3, 230 pound freshman linebacker from Iowa Western Community College who visited Minnesota for the Wisconsin game, committed to the Golden Gophers Saturday.   Poock, who is from Spirit Lake, Iowa, was a full qualifier and will enroll in […] READ MORE

Jerry Gibson, a 6-foot-3, 220-pound senior from Theodore (AL) High, recently became the tenth player to commit to Minnesota. He visited Minnesota for the Penn State game and committed three weeks later.   Gopher Hole caught up with Theodore head coach Eric Collier to learn the latest on his commitment.   Gopher Hole: What do […] READ MORE

Connor Mayes, a 6-foot-5 320-pound center from Van Alstyne, is the younger brother of current freshman Alex. He committed to Minnesota in June, but has received plenty of interest from schools such as Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas Tec {C}Minnesota is expected to host four official visitors, including two commitments this weekend. The […] READ MORE

Alex Hart, a 6-3, 210-pound junior fullback/linebacker from Prior Lake, is one of the top players in Minnesota’s class of 2015. Alex Hart, a 6-3, 210-pound junior fullback/linebacker from Prior Lake, is one of the top players in Minnesota’s class of 2015. He is the younger brother of current Gopher freshman Nick. Alex was a […] READ MORE

Blake Weber, a 6-1, 215-pound linebacker running back from Prior Lake (MN) High, was one of ten finalists for the Minnesota Mr. Football award this past week.   Weber had 1247 total yards (810 rushing/437 yards receiving) with 14 touchdowns. He had 72 tackles and was a two-time All-Suburban Conference selection. Weber was named Star […] READ MORE

Washburn RB Jeff Jones had a busy weekend – official visit to home state Gophers and was named Mr. Football. Jeff Jones, a 5-10, 180-pound senior running back from Minneapolis Washburn, took his official visit to Minnesota this weekend, Jones capped off the weekend by being named Minnesota’s Mr. Football. The two-sport standout talked with […] READ MORE