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4 days ago | 
thedailygopher.com | Blake Ruane
The Minnesota Golden Gophers’ commitment count coming out of their “Summer Splash” weekend grows to six with a verbal pledge from Georgia cornerback Chance Payne.
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5 days ago | 
thedailygopher.com | Blake Ruane
Head coach P.J. Fleck and co. hosted their annual “Summer Splash” recruiting event this past weekend. There are always a handful of verbal commitments coming out of the weekend and this year’s was no exception, with Utah offensive lineman Mataalii Benjamin the first to grab an oar.
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5 days ago | 
thedailygopher.com | Blake Ruane
Head coach P.J. Fleck and co. hosted their annual “Summer Splash” recruiting event this past weekend. There are always a handful of verbal commitments coming out of the weekend and this year’s was no exception, with Oklahoma offensive lineman Daniel McMorris the second to grab an oar.
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5 days ago | 
thedailygopher.com | Blake Ruane
Head coach P.J. Fleck and co. hosted their annual “Summer Splash” recruiting event this past weekend. There are always a handful of verbal commitments coming out of the weekend and this year’s was no exception, with Pennsylvania edge rusher Anthony Charles the fifth to grab an oar. Thank you to all the coaches that I’ve been blessed to learn from during this recruiting process.
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5 days ago | 
thedailygopher.com | Blake Ruane
Head coach P.J. Fleck and co. hosted their annual “Summer Splash” recruiting event this past weekend. There are always a handful of verbal commitments coming out of the weekend and this year’s was no exception, with Indiana edge rusher Aaden Aytch the fourth to grab an oar. He was previously committed to Northern Illinois. I’m so excited to further my academic and athletic career at the University of Minnesota.
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5 days ago | 
thedailygopher.com | Blake Ruane
Head coach P.J. Fleck and co. hosted their annual “Summer Splash” recruiting event this past weekend. There are always a handful of verbal commitments coming out of the weekend and this year’s was no exception, with Pennsylvania linebacker Angel Luciano the third to grab an oar. Backer Up!!!10000% committed @GopherFootball @Coach_Fleck @marianosori_ @Coach_DCollins @CoachKaneGopher @JackFraley_ pic.twitter.com/lvWyJoVABu— Angel Luciano.
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1 week ago | 
thedailygopher.com | Blake Ruane
Mark Hoffman-USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images The Big Ten conference has announced kickoff times for six Minnesota Golden Gopher games this fall, including the announcement of not one but two Friday night games. The announced kickoff times are in bold:Thu, Aug. 28 vs. Buffalo Bulls @ 7 p.m. CT (FS1)Sat, Sep. 6 vs. Northwestern State Demons @ 11 a.m. CT (BTN)Sat, Sep. 13 at California Golden Bears @ 9:30 p.m. CT (ESPN)Sat, Sep. 27 vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights @ TBASat, Oct.
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1 month ago | 
thedailygopher.com | Blake Ruane
With four-year starting punter Mark Crawford out of eligibility, head coach P.J. Fleck and co. have added a pair of transfer punters to bolster the search for his replacement. UCLA punter Brody Richter and Australia native Tom Weston have each grabbed an oar. Richter has bounced around a couple programs, from Arizona State to Northern Arizona to UCLA, before landing in the Twin Cities.
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1 month ago | 
thedailygopher.com | Blake Ruane
Purdue defensive tackle Mariere “Mo” Omonode announced earlier this week that he will transfer to Minnesota to play for the Gophers in his final year of eligibility. RTB pic.twitter.com/MCWPWqYKvW— Mariere Omonode (@moomonode50) April 22, 2025A West Lafayette native, Omonode was a consistent contributor for the Boilermakers from his freshman season onward. He played in 33 games over three seasons with Purdue and tallied a combined 32 total tackles, five tackles for loss, and 3.5 sacks.
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1 month ago | 
thedailygopher.com | Blake Ruane
Vanderbilt running back Johann Cardenas will transfer to Minnesota after redshirting as a true freshman last season with the Commodores. He will reunite with his former running backs coach Jayden Everett, who accepted the same position with the Gophers after the departure of Nic McKissic-Luke to the NFL. Cardenas was a three-star recruit out of high school, signing with Vanderbilt over other Power 4 offers from Missouri, BYU, Colorado, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Oregon, SMU, and Texas Tech.