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Jerry Kill and the Gophers return to Houston for the Texas Bowl. Notes from the Texas Bowl press conference: • I look it as a great opportunity to compete and make history wit the team, 9 games is important to us, a bowl game win was important to us. There’s great visibility on ESPN. Those […] READ MORE
Ragnow (#70) is down to seven schools, including the Gophers. Frank Ragnow, a 6-foot-6, 300-pound senior tackle/defensive end from Chanhassen, is the top available Minnesota player and will make an official visit to Minnesota this upcoming weekend. Gopher Hole caught up with Ragnow after Chanhassen’s 75-51 basketball win over Henry Sibley Thursday to learn the […] READ MORE
Elmore, who is one of the top football players in the Midwest, picked the Golden Gophers over offers from Wisconsin, Nebraska and Iowa State. Minnesota is expected to host seven official visitors, including four commitments this weekend. The Golden Gophers have ten commitments to date and are likely to sign 19 to 21 players this […] READ MORE
Johnson has already attended one Gopher game this year and said that Pitino’s style of play reminds him of DeLaSalle’s. Jarvis Johnson, a 2015 point guard from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, received a scholarship offer from Minnesota in April. Johnson helped lead the Islanders to its second Class AAA state title as they finished 30-1 and […] READ MORE
The Gophers coaching staff will have plenty of time to build a relationship with highly ranked Amir Coffey. Amir Coffey, a 6-5 sophomore wing from Hopkins, is considered the top in-state prospect in the Class of 2016. Coffey, who recently returned from an injury that kept him sidelined for nearly three months, received a scholarship […] READ MORE
JUCO LB Cody Poock said his Gophers visit was more than he expected. Cody Poock, a 6-3, 230 pound freshman linebacker from Iowa Western Community College, visited Minnesota last weekend for the Gopher game versus Wisconsin. Poock, who is from Spirit Lake, Iowa, was a full qualifier out of high school and could enroll in […] READ MORE
Minnesota (8-3 overall, 5-3 Big Ten) at No. 11 Michigan State (10-1 overall, 7-0 Big Ten) East Lansing, Michigan – Spartan Stadium (75,005) Saturday 11:00 a.m. CT – BTN Spread: Michigan State -14.5 PREGAME NOTES Series History Minnesota will face Michigan State for the 46th time on Saturday. MSU leads the all-time series […] READ MORE
WIlson already has offers from Wisconsin and Iowa State, and interest from the Gophers Marshawn Wilson, a 6-2 junior guard from St/ Paul (MN) Hill-Murray, is one of the top athletes in the state. Gopher Hole caught up with Wilson after playing Apple Valley in the High Performance Jamboree to learn more about his recruitment. […] READ MORE
As Jerry Kill took to his weekly media tour on Tuesday, the Golden Gopher head coach was upbeat despite a tough 20-7 defeat against Wisconsin last weekend. With the loss behind them, the Gophers will now look toward their final regular season game against the No. 11 Michigan State Spartans. Looking Back One of […] READ MORE
Wichita Northwest running back Deron Thompson visited Minnesota this past weekend for the Gopher-Wisconsin game. The talented rusher has six scholarship offers and talked to Gopher Hole Sunday evening about the latest on his recruitment. The Grizzlies finished 5-5 this season, losing to Garden City 40-36 in the playoffs. Thompson finished with 162 carries […] READ MORE