Nate Mason is the second player in Pitino’s Class of 2014 recruiting class. While the Gophers basketball coaching staff was hosting Reid Travis on his official visit, the 2014 recruiting class got a big boost in the backcourt as 5-11, 160lb Maryland guard Nate Mason committed to Minnesota early Friday evening over offers from Virginia, […] READ MORE
Recruiting Articles
Q&A: Red Wing’s Nick Connelly Talks Recruiting, Says He Gets 4-5 Letters a Week from Gophers
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
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
Q&A: 2015 Iowa QB Visits U, Has Interest from Gophers, Hawkeyes, Cyclones and Others
Junior QB Ryan Dowling attended the Gophers-San Jose State game in September. Ryan Boyle, a 6-1, 205-pound junior quarterback from West Des Moines (IA) Dowling, is one of the top signal callers in the Midwest in the Class of 2015. He attended the Minnesota-San Jose State game and talked to Gopher Hole about the latest […] READ MORE
Tracy Claeys Press Conference Notes: QB with Hot Hand Will Play
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: Amir Coffey on Attending Gophers Scrimmage, Pitino’s System and Recruiting Update
Amir Coffey and his father, former Gopher Richard Coffey, attended the Gophers scrimmage on Friday night. Amir Coffey, a 6-foot-5 sophomore wing from Hopkins, is considered the top in-state prospect in the Class of 2016. He recently returned from an injury that kept him sidelined for nearly three months. Gopher Hole.com caught up with […] READ MORE
Q&A: Jarvis Johnson Talks About His Relationship With U Assistant Ben Johnson, Recruiting and More
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
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
Benilde St. Margaret’s Keaton Studsrud Hearing from Gophers Football and Baseball Coaches
Keaton Studsrud is hearing from Gopher coaches in both football and basketball. Keaton Studsrud, a quarterback from St. Louis Park (MN) Benilde St. Margaret’s has been perhaps the state’s most productive offensive player through the first half of the season. Studsrud attended multiple Golden Gopher games this year and talked to Gopher Hole about […] READ MORE
Press Conference Notes: Norwood Teague and Tracy Claeys Address Media
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