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2 months ago | 
thedailygopher.com | Blake Ruane
Four-star cornerback Justin Hopkins announced Monday that he is committing to the Golden Gophers after narrowing his choices down to Tennessee, USC, Georgia Tech, and Minnesota. The moment Justin Hopkins made it official.
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2 months ago | 
thedailygopher.com | Blake Ruane
University of Minnesota Athletics Minnesota defensive line coach Winston DeLattiboudere is headed to the NFL, where he’ll serve in the same position with the Arizona Cardinals. 247 Sports was the first to report the news. The 27-year-old DeLattiboudere has made a meteoric climb through the coaching ranks since graduating from Minnesota.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
thedailygopher.com | Blake Ruane
Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported on Wednesday that Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck plans to hire former Purdue defensive coordinator Kevin Kane for an on-field coaching role. Neither his hiring or his official role have been announced by the University. Kane spent the past two seasons as the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach at Purdue under former head coach Ryan Walters.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
thedailygopher.com | Blake Ruane
It seems head coach P.J. Fleck and co. weren’t quite finished with their 2025 recruiting class, as they’ve added a late commitment from three-star running back Xavier Ford. Ford was named “Mr. Football” by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association after a record-setting season in which he rushed for 3,467 yards and 52 touchdowns. He will officially sign his letter of intent on Feb. 5 and enroll in the fall.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
thedailygopher.com | Blake Ruane
Gopher Sports Minnesota is promoting safeties coach Danny Collins to defensive coordinator. CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz was the first to report it. He will replace previous defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman, who left to take the same position with Miami (Fl.) in spite of signing a contract extension in December. Collins has spent his entire coaching career working under P.J. Fleck, starting with a two-year stint as a defensive graduate assistant at Western Michigan.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
thedailygopher.com | Blake Ruane
Dinkytown Athletes Derek Burns, co-founder of Dinkytown Athletes and a former football student-athlete at Minnesota, has agreed to another end-of-season Q&A with The Daily Gopher, only this year I am opening it up to our readers to submit their own questions for Derek. This is great opportunity to learn more about Dinkytown Athletes — a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) collective in support of student-athletes at the University of Minnesota.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
thedailygopher.com | Blake Ruane
Gopher Football In a stunning development, Minnesota defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman has resigned to take the same position with the Miami (Fl.) Hurricanes. Miami head coach Mario Cristobal fired defensive coordinator Lance Guidry earlier this week. In December, Hetherman signed a contract extension through the 2026 season, which would have raised his annual salary to $1.2 million.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
thedailygopher.com | Blake Ruane
Oklahoma State linebacker Jeff Roberson committed to transferring to Minnesota late Thursday night, choosing the Golden Gophers over the Oklahoma Sooners. Roberson had 58 total tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, one interception, and one pass break-up last season. He has one year of eligibility remaining. Minnesota is losing All-Big Ten linebacker Cody Lindenberg to the NFL this offseason.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
thedailygopher.com | Blake Ruane
Matt Krohn-Imagn Images As we close the book on another season of Golden Gopher football, here are the five most pressing questions that Minnesota will need to answer this offseason. 1. Can the Gophers solve their offensive line woes? Even with running back Darius Taylor in the backfield, the Gophers averaged the fewest rushing yards per game of the P.J. Fleck era — and the problems started up front.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
thedailygopher.com | Blake Ruane
Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Preseason ExpectationsBack during Big Ten Media Days in July, Cleveland.com published their predicted finish for the Big Ten, based on a survey of 27 voters, including one beat writer for each team:1. Ohio State (21 first-place votes)2. Oregon (6)3. Penn State4. Michigan5. Iowa6. USC7. Wisconsin8. Nebraska9. Rutgers10. Washington11. Maryland12. Minnesota13. Illinois14. Northwestern15. UCLA16. Michigan State17. Indiana18.
