Here are my notes that I type live as he speaks (not verbatim), thanks! • Kind of like anything, you’ve got to have short term memory and you’ve got to move forward. A lot of good things came out of last week, and we need to build on the things we didn’t do well. Michigan […] READ MORE
Recruiting Articles
Q&A: DE Julien Kafo on Gophers Commitment: “The main reason was the coaching staff.”
Kafo said the main reason he chose Minnesota was due to the coaching staff. Julien Kafo, a 6-foot-4, 245-pound defensive end from Mont-Tremblant (Quebec) Vanier, became the ninth player to commit to Minnesota after visiting the campus this weekend. Kafo attended the Minnesota Gopher Friday Night Lights football camp in July and picked up an […] READ MORE
Q&A: JUCO LB Cody Poock Discusses Upcoming Official Visit to Minnesota, Recruitment and More
Poock was a full qualifier out of high school and could enroll at a D1 college in December. Cody Poock, a 6-3, 230 pound freshman linebacker from Iowa Western Community College, will visit Minnesota this weekend for the Gopher game versus Wisconsin. He has helped lead the NJCAA #3 Reivers to a 10-1 mark. The […] READ MORE
Football Recruiting Nuggets & Tid-Bits: Gophers Gearing Up for Big Recruiting Weekend!!!
The Minnesota-Wisconsin game figures to be one of the most important contests in recent Gopher history. It also could be the most important recruiting weekend in some time as well. Minnesota is expected to host nine official visitors and many other players who are making unofficial trips (including Frank Ragnow) to TCF Bank Stadium, which […] READ MORE
News, Notes, Tid-Bits and Quotes: Engel Out With Injury, Murray Impressing
Following a much-needed week off, Jerry Kill and the Gophers are in the midst of preparing for their hated rivals from the east. Kill spoke with the media on Tuesday to field questions about his 8-2 Minnesota squad. Kill Stays Put Like he has since Minnesota’s game at Northwestern, Kill will remain in the […] READ MORE
Q&A: Senior Punter Connor Bolduc Attended Two Gophers Games, Hearing from U
Connor Bolduc, a senior punter from White Bear Lake (MN) Mahtomedi, is one of the state’s top kickers. Connor Bolduc, a senior punter from White Bear Lake (MN) Mahtomedi, is one of the state’s top kickers. His success this season was acknowledged as he was named as the punter for the KARE 11 Sports All-Metro […] READ MORE
Q&A: DeLaSalle Junior Drayton Carlberg Says His Family Wants Him to Play for the Gophers
Drayton Carlberg, a 6-foot-6, 280-pound junior defensive lineman/offensive lineman from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, attended the Minnesota Gopher game versus Iowa. Carlberg already has a Big Ten offer on the table as Rutgers offered early, and the offer list is certain to grow quickly. Carlberg talked to GopherHole.com about the latest on his early recruitment. […] READ MORE
The Good, The Bad and The Interesting: The Gophers 2014 Recruiting Class Edition
Forward Josh Martin chose the Gophers over offers from Pitt, Oklahoma State, Florida State and others. Ahhh, National Signing Day. Where the grass always looks slightly less brown, the sky is marginally less cloudy and it seems just a few degrees warmer outside. Signing Day for the Gophers in recent years has been hit and […] READ MORE
Q&A: Maple Grove FB Tyler Coyne Targeting PWO Opportunity with Gophers
Coyne hopes to follow his brother and become a Gopher athlete. Tyler Coyne, a 6-1, 220-pound senior fullback from Maple Grove (MN) High, has been one of the key reasons for the Crimson’s surprising season this year as they were a number two seed before losing to Roseville in the Class 6A state tournament last […] READ MORE
Q&A: Gophers Commit Andrew Stelter on the U: I am so excited for the future there.
Stelter on the U: “. They are stepping up huge. I am so excited for the future there. “ Andrew Stelter, a 6-4, 254-pound senior defensive end from Owatonna (MN) High School, committed to Minnesota in July. Stelter was the lone non-senior named to the 2012 Associated Press All-State team and led the Huskies […] READ MORE