Q&A: Red Wing’s Nick Connelly Talks Recruiting, Says He Gets 4-5 Letters a Week from Gophers

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Nick Connelly, a 6- 6 junior defensive tackle/offensive tackle from Red Wing (MN) High, attended the Minnesota Gopher game versus Iowa, his second home contest of the season. Connelly attended several Gopher camps this summer and talked to GopherHole.com about his early recruitment.   Red Wing struggled this season, but that did not stop Connelly from […] READ MORE


Q&A: Frank Ragnow Talks Gophers Win Over Northwestern, Setting Up Official Visits

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The Gophers were the first team to offer Ragnow. Frank Ragnow, a 6-6, 300-pound senior tackle/defensive end from Chanhassen, is the top available Minnesota player and has continued to pick up offers from several top programs. Gopher Hole caught up with Ragnow after Chanhassen’s 28-14 win over Waconia Tuesday to learn the latest on his […] READ MORE



Tracy Claeys Press Conference Notes: QB with Hot Hand Will Play

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As always, these are not verbatim, I type as he speaks. • Hopefully we’ll try to use some momentum from the game at Northwestern, the kids handled some adversity in the game pretty well. Hopefully that will carry over to Nebraska, they have the most sacks in the Big 10 at 17, they are very […] READ MORE



Q&A: Jarvis Johnson Talks About His Relationship With U Assistant Ben Johnson, Recruiting and More

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Gophers Richard Pitino has made Jarvis Johnson a high priority since he arrived on campus. 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 were undefeated against in-state schools. […] READ MORE


Delshon Strickland Makes Unofficial Visits to the U as Gophers Recruitment Picks Up

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Strickland has offers from Auburn and Virginia Tech – could a Gopher offer be far behind? Delshon Strickland, a 6-4 senior guard from Minnetonka (MN) High, has made several unofficial visits to the U recently and has seen his recruiting interest from the local squad pick up as well as scholarship offers from Auburn, Virginia […] READ MORE



Press Conference Notes: Norwood Teague and Tracy Claeys Address Media

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Gophers defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys is now the Gophers acting head coach. They were talking fast, it’s not verbatim, but this is what I got: Norwood Teague: • I wanted to update everyone, Jerry Kill is taking time to focus on his treatment and treat his epilepsy. He will remain close to the program, and […] READ MORE