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BREAKING: Four-star DE Trey Bixby explains his Gophers decision
St. Edward (OH) defensive end Trey Bixby became the first commitment in the 2022 recruiting class for P.J. Fleck and the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. Though he resides in Ohio now, Trey was born in the state of Minnesota and spent much of his young life there before moving a few times to ultimately arrive in the Buckeye state. Despite being only a junior-to-be, Trey felt the time was right to end his recruitment and chose to commit to Minnesota for a few key reasons.
BREAKING: Orono DE Danny Striggow Stays Home, Commits to Gophers
(Photo: 247Sports) P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota staff picked up another verbal commitment in the class of 2020 via Orono (Minn.) DE Danny Striggow. Striggow committed to the home-town Golden Gophers over offers from Iowa, New Mexico State, North Dakota State, Northern Illinois and others. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound D-End is the 24th commitment in the Gophers class of 2020, which now sits at No. 27 nationally and No. 7 in the Big Ten, via 247Sports Composite class rankings.
BREAKING: Gophers flip 2020 Ohio athlete Miles Fleming
(Photo: Steve Wiltfong, 247Sports) P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota staff picked up a verbal commitment today from 3-star ATH Miles Fleming out of Bishop Hartley (OH). Hartley, formerly a Miami (OH) commit, picked up an offer from Minnesota after the Gophers held a satellite camp in Ohio last month. He took an unofficial visit to Minnesota this last weekend before opting to join the class of 2020. He chose Minnesota ultimately over other offers Akron, Air Force and Eastern Michigan among others.
BREAKING: 3-star OL Martes Lewis Commits to Minnesota
(Photo: Merrillville High School) P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota staff are at it again, landing another key target today via Merrillville (Ind.) 3-star OL Martes Lewis. Lewis committed to Minnesota today over offers from Indiana, Cincy and a number of MAC programs. The 6-foot-7, 320-pound lineman is now the third OL to Minnesota in the class of 2020, and the 17th member overall. He's currently rated the No. 96 OT in the country on 247Sports with a 3-star rating of 85.
BREAKING: Gophers Land 3-star Texas ATH Dylan McGill
The busy week on the recruiting trail continues, as P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota staff picked up yet another verbal commitment, this time from Mesquite (Tex.) 3-star ATH Dylan McGill. McGill earned an offer after camping with Fleck, Matt Simon and the Minnesota staff just over a week ago. He wasted very little time setting a visit to see the campus, arriving to Dinkytown on Saturday for the start of his unofficial visit and left a Golden Gopher.
BREAKING: Minnesota Lands German DE Melle Kreuder
(Photo: Jesse Johnson, USA TODAY Sports) P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota staff picked up a verbal commitment from German DE Melle Kreuder, while in town on his official visit. Kreuder, accompanied by his mother on the OV, chose to commit to Fleck and the Gophers over other offers from UMass and Buffalo. The Gophers offer earlier this month came shortly after seeing and evaluating Kreuder first-hand as guests at a camp in Bufflo.
BREAKING: Minnesota Lands 3-star OT Aireontae Ersery
(Photo: Allen Trieu, 247Sports) P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota staff landed another one, grabbing a verbal commitment from 3-star Kansas City (Mo.) Ruskin OT Aireontae Ersery. Ersery was in town this weekend on an official visit to see the Golden Gophers. He chose the Gophers over offers from Kansas, Kansas State and a number of others.
BREAKING: Minnesota Lands Grad Transfer CB, Benjamin St-Juste
(Photo: USA TODAY Sports) P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota staff picked up a verbal from grad transfer CB, Benjamin St-Juste today while he was in-town on an official visit. St-Juste is a 6-foot-3, 196-pound corner transferring from the University of Michigan, where he spent the last two years. Benjamin received a waiver from the NCAA granting him an additional year while at Michigan.
BREAKING: Gophers Land 2020 Anoka linebacker Cody Lindenberg
(Photo: 247Sports) P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota staff picked up a local commitment today, landing Anoka (Minn.) OLB Cody Lindenberg. Lindenberg committed to Minnesota after a receiving an offer from the Gophers just days after his unofficial visit. He chose to stay home over offers from North Dakota, Northern Iowa, South Dakota and South Dakota State.
BREAKING: Gophers Land Wisconsin 3-star LB Lucas Finnessy
(Photo: Sussex Hamilton High School) P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota Golden Gophers landed a verbal from the state of Wisconsin today, landing a verbal commitment from Sussex (Wisc.) Hamilton OLB Lucas Finnessy. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound prep athlete committed to Minnesota over offers from NDSU, Ball State, Illinois State, Miami (OH), Northern Illinois and others. Finnessy is currently rated the No. 54 OLB in the country with a 3-star grading of 86 via 247Sports.
BREAKING: Gophers Land Notre Dame DT Transfer, Dew-Treadway
(Photo: Matt Cashore, 247Sports) P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota Golden Gophers picked up a verbal commitment from Notre Dame transfer DT Micah Dew-Treadway shortly after his official visit to Dinkytown this past weekend. The 6-foot-4, 300-pound defensive lineman originally committed to Notre Dame out of Bolingbrook (Ill) High School, with over a dozen other offers, one of which from Fleck the then WMU Head Coach.
BREAKING: Gophers Land Former 4-star & USC WR, Randal Grimes
(Photo: Shotgun Spratling | USCfootball.com, 247Sports) P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota Golden Gophers picked up a verbal commitment from Southern Cal (USC) transfer WR Randal Grimes while on his official visit. Coach Fleck highlighted at last month's signing day presser the team's objective to be more active through the transfer portal come January. He did just that, bringing in the long 6-foot-4 wideout from the Pac-12.
BREAKING: Gophers Land 4-star DT Kristian Williams
P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota staff continued their hot streak on the recruiting trail, picking up their twenty-fifth overall verbal commitment in the class of 2019 today, landing Memphis (Tenn.) Southwind 4-star DT Kristian Williams. Williams committed to the Gophers over offers from Indiana, Mizzou, Memphis, LSU, Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisville and Ole Miss among others.
BREAKING: Minnesota Lands 4-star DT Rashad Cheney
(Photo: 247Sports) Another one!! P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota Golden Gophers picked up their twenty-fourth commitment overall in the class of 2019, the second tonight, landing Ellenwood (Ga.) Cedar Grove 4-star DT Rashad Cheney. Cheney is a prospect that was previously committed to Georgia and Alabama at separate intervals before opening his recruitment up one final time this fall.
BREAKING: Minnesota Lands 3-star Juco CB Damarion Williams
(Photo: Highland C.C.) P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota Golden Gophers picked up their twenty-third commitment overall in the class of 2019, landing Highland C.C. (Kan.) 3-star CB Damarion Williams. Williams chose to commit to Minnesota while on his official visit this weekend over other offers from schools such as Boise State, Washington State and UNLV among others. The 5-foot-11, 160-pound cover corner is currently rated the No. 11 Juco CB in the country on 247Sports, holding a 3-star grading of 84.
BREAKING: Gophers Land In-State 2020 DE, Aaron Witt
P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota staff picked up big news from the recruiting trail tonight, landing a verbal commitment from in-state 2020 Defensive End Aaron Witt. Witt, a Winona (Minn.) native, chose his home-state Golden Gophers over offers from Iowa and Iowa State, as well as interest from Wisconsin among others. This is the Gophers second addition already to the class of 2020, with Witt joining fellow in-state prep Jonathan Mann.
BREAKING: Gophers Relieve DC Robb Smith of Duties
After giving up 55 points and 646 total yards to the Illinois Fighting Illini on Saturday, 430 of which was on the ground (at a 12.3 ypc clip), Gophers Head Coach P.J. Fleck made a move on his coaching staff relieving Robb Smith of his duties as Defensive Coordinator at the University of Minnesota, sources close to GI have confirmed.
Injury Update: Gophers RB Rodney Smith Expected Out for Year
GI can confirm the report below from Jon Krawczynski that P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota Golden Gophers are expected to be without their most decorated and productive offensive weapon, losing Senior RB Rodney Smith to a season ending knee injury suffered on the third play of the game against Fresno State on Saturday night. The Gophers have yet to announce this publicly, though Fleck is expected to speak on the topic officially tomorrow at his weekly press conference.
Minnesota Golden Gophers Land a Verbal Commitment from 3-star DL MJ Anderson
P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota Golden Gophers picked up commitment number 24 today, landing a verbal from St. Louis (Mo.) Christian Brothers 3-star Defensive Lineman MJ Anderson. MJ committed to Minnesota over 20-plus other offers, including schools like Purdue, South Carolina, Arkansas, Iowa State, Nebraska and Kentucky among a number of others. He recently took an unofficial visit to Minnesota for the Gophers annual BBQ style even, the HYPRR Hangout.
BREAKING: Minnesota Lands High 3-star WR Nnamdi Adim-Madumere
P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota Golden Gophers picked up a big time verbal today, landing their nineteenth commitment in the class of 2019 via Fort Worth (Tex.) Southwest 3-star WR Nnamdi Adim-Madumere. Adim-Madumere chose Minnesota after his second unofficial visit to campus over a large list of impressive offers that includes schools such as Alabama, Baylor, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Illinois and Utah among others.
BREAKING: Minnesota Lands 3-star APB/ATH Treyson Potts
P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota Golden Gophers staff continue their June hot-streak on the recruiting trail, picking up their eighteenth commitment in the class of 2019 via Williamsport (Pa.) 3-star APB/ATH Treyson Potts. After an official visit to campus, Potts chose to join the Gophers over other offers from schools such as UConn, Rutgers, Syracuse, Temple and Virginia among others.
BREAKING: Gophers Land Rosemount (Minn.) 2020 3-star WR Jonathan Mann
Minnesota picked up its first verbal commitment in the class of 2020 tonight, landing local 3-star Rosemount (Minn.) WR Jonathan Mann. Mann chose to stay home and play for P.J. Fleck and the Golden Gophers over early offers from Iowa, Iowa State and Arkansas. He’s taken a number of recent visits to campus to check out the Gophers new facilities, bond with staff, watch the Gophers spring game and also have an academics day with his family.
BREAKING: The Minnesota Golden Gophers Land a Commitment From Top Illinois DB, High 3-star Tyler Nubin
P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota staff picked up big news on the recruiting front, landing the top DB in Illinois via Saint Charles North (Ill.) high 3-star CB Tyler Nubin. Tyler and his parents visited the University of Minnesota over the last weekend, their second trip this spring. After the visit he chose to commit to Minnesota over other offers from Illinois, Iowa State, Michigan, Purdue, Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern, Tennessee and a number of others.
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Phil Steele: Gophers Posting Top Pass D in Country
According to College Football Analyst Phil Steele's analytics, the Minnesota Golden Gopher defense currently holds the No. 1 ranked pass defense in the entire country. This is based on his pass defense efficiency data, as displayed above and provided in the link below. The Gophers boost one of the most experienced secondaries in the country, though has had some injuries arise, such as Senior Damarius Travis missing the past two games.
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3-star Florida DE Announces Top Six
(Photo: Ryan Bartow, 247Sports)Largo (Fla.) 3-star DE Bobby Roundtree announced his top six programs as of this morning via Twitter. The list includes Indiana, Minnesota, Illinois, Louisville, Rutgers and Virginia Tech; in no particular order. Roundtree currently is rated the No. 67 defensive end in the country with a 3-star grading of 0.8247, according to 247Sports Composite rating. He holds offers from all six programs, though Indiana currently holds the lone prediction on 247Sports Crystal Ball.
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