LaChance says he’ll make his college decision a week or two after his Iowa visit this week. Riley LaChance, a 6-foot-2, 160-pound point guard from Brookfield (WI) Central, visited Minnesota this past weekend. Gopher Hole.com caught up with Riley to learn about his visit to the U and his overall recruitment. Gopher Hole: How […] READ MORE
Recruiting Articles
Q&A: Eden Prairie TE Zach Hovey Has Five Offers, Hearing From Gophers and Badgers
Hovey attended the Gophers/Western Illinois game last Saturday. Zach Hovey, a 6-5, 230-pound senior tight end from Eden Prairie (MN) High, has helped lead the Eagles to Prep Bowl title the past two seasons and a #1 ranking this year. The two-sport athlete also helped Eden Prairie to a fourth place finish in March’s Class […] READ MORE
Q&A: Gophers Pitino and Hoosiers Crean Watch Riley LaChance Work Out Days Before Official Visit at Minnesota
LaChance will make an official visit to Minnesota this weekend. Riley LaChance, a 6-2, 160-pound point guard from Brookfield (WI) Central, will visit Minnesota this weekend. Gopher Hole.com caught up with his father, Tom, who is Riley’s head coach for the Ray Allen Select AAU program to learn the latest on his son’s recruitment. […] READ MORE
Chris Monter’s Gophers Football Recruiting Nuggets & Tid-Bits
Jeff Jones will lead the Minneapolis Washburn Millers against St. Paul Central Saturday afternoon. He has rushed 51 times for 513 yards and eleven touchdowns and has caught six passes for 176 yards and four more scores. Jones has three kickoff returns for Everett Williams, a 6-foot-2, 222-pound outside linebacker from Mansfield (TX) Legacy, is […] READ MORE
Junior OT Grant Schmidt on Gophers: “It is a place that I could call home.”
Grant Schmidt, a 6-7, 290-pound junior offensive tackle from Sioux Falls (SD) Roosevelt, has already received a scholarship offer from Minnesota and is one of the top recruiting targets from the class of 2015. Gopher Hole caught up with Schmidt to learn the latest on his recruitment. Gopher Hole: How is the season going so […] READ MORE
Gophers Roll Past Western Illinois Despite Not Having Kill or Nelson in Second Half
Kill Has Seizure Before Half Although the Gophers improved to 3-0 on the year with a 29-12 win over Western Illinois, the biggest story of the day was head coach Jerry Kill suffering another in-game seizure on the sideline before halftime. Kill, who has fearlessly battled epilepsy for years, was taken to a local hospital […] READ MORE
Q&A: Florida RB Gregory Howell Has Gophers Offer, Visiting This Weekend
Greg Howell, a 6-foot, 207-pound running back from Coral Gables (FL) High, is expected to be one of the Sunshine Stateβs top rushers this upcoming season and is planning on attending the Gophers game against Western Illinois this weekend. Howell runs a 4.54 40-yard dash and bench presses 330 pounds. Gopher Hole caught up […] READ MORE
Gophers Jerry Kill Presser Notes: Briean Boddy-Calhoun out for the year with a torn ACL & MCL
The Gophers secondary depth will be tested with Boddy-Calhoun out for the season. Here are the quick notes from his press conference: β’ We’ve had a chance to look at Western and start to prepare for them. β’ (On if he wants Nelson to slide more when running the ball) We’re an option team, that’s […] READ MORE
Lakeville North’s Bronson Bruneau: “My whole family loves the Gophers.”
Bronson Bruneau, a long snapper/tight end from Lakeville North, helped lead the Panthers to the state Class 6A Prep Bowl, where they lost to Eden Prairie. He is also the starting center on the basketball team, which advanced to the Class AAAA state tournament. Gopher Hole caught up with the standout student athlete to learn […] READ MORE
Q&A: Wisconsin O-Lineman Tom Kirsch Talks Recruiting, Gophers Coach Zebrowski and More
Tom Kirsch, a senior offense tackle from Hartland (WI) Arrowhead, is one of the top linemen in the Midwest. Arrowhead finished 13-0 last season, winning the WIAA Division 1 state title 35-14 over Sun Prairie. They were dominant all season, winning every game by at least 20 points. Gopher Hole caught up with Kirsch […] READ MORE