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Two notable visitors will be on campus today along with a group from Recruit Ready, a developmental group based out of Winnipeg, Canada. Sims already holds an offer from Minnesota and has close to 20 offers. Sevillano has a ton of offers, most recently from Ohio State and Notre Dame. He took part in Minnesota's camp last summer, so he's familiar with the program.

DT target out of Georgia has an official visit scheduled with the Gophers in June, more from @Dylan Callaghan-Croley

Talented defensive lineman are always a priority for all schools in recruiting, but even moreso when they are 6-foot-7 and 210-pounds. We caught up with Kissayi to get the latest on his recruitment ⬇️


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They're started, haven't they? If true, it sure is quiet around here. I'm especially interested in the linebackers and the defensive backfield.

Speculation elsewhere that DW may have not returned to school after spring break. Anyone know his actual status?

The second 1 seed to fall victim to a 16-seed

Farleigh Dickinson with the historic win

Hiring Keegan Cook for volleyball and Dawn Plitzuweit for women's basketball are excellent hires. YES, we have to see the results first but no one ever hired as coach had an administration with a crystal ball in front of them at the time of hire to see those future results.

Both have histories as winning head coaches in programs that have to be towards the top of revenue sports for women at Minnesota. Coyle has shown that he wants to win at Minnesota so I have perfect confidence in that. Both seem to be high character people in their history so that is another essential that the "box has been checked".

In volleyball, although Hugh McCutcheon will be employed on campus, I am SURE THAT HE WONT MEDDLE in the volleyball program with Cook in charge. BUT, it is nice for Cook to be able to set up an appointment with a coach of McCutcheon's caliber and character for consultation purposes, if the situation so arose where that was needed. And for the most part, Cook has been able to keep the core of the team together so far and added some nice pieces for next year.

Plitzuweit has got a core of good young instate players to build the team. I sure wish Rose Micheaux would have stayed but I understand why she wants to leave. I dont see a situation where Whalen would meddle in the program now but again, it is nice that she is around in case Plitzuweit would want to bounce off ideas or check relationships with players in some way.

Coyle did a good job with these hires.. I do think he stuck his neck out when hiring Ben Johnson but again, I understand that Ben checked off a lot of boxes for the university in his hire. He knows the local recruiting scene, I am sure it is a benefit that he is a young black coach for the politically correct, and he was a former player here. I still think it was a stretch to hire him but that is water under the bridge, now.


GET READY TO BE PISSED OFF AT ME!!! I can't stand political correctness. I think hiring someone just because they are female is as prejudicial as hiring just because they are a man. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND the importance of hiring a woman as the basketball coach of the women's program when that same criteria was not applied to the women's volleyball position. QUITE FRANKLY, I THINK THAT CRITERIA IS STUPID!!!!!!!! Though I am well aware that key entities at Minnesota see things differently. Bring in the best candidate if you want a winning program, regardless of gender or race. Otherwise it is nonsense!!

The final newcomer profile for the 2023 signees is finally here, and it's only right to end it with an in-state signee ⬇️


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I cant imagine taking a team to the NCAA tournament 25 years in a row. Not too many programs can make that claim. Tom Izzo is one of my heroes of coaching. Then, the Big Ten had the uncomfortable position of having so many teams seeded 7 through 10 in their respective regions. That is like a curse to get through the first weekend.

Why?? Because you are basically playing a team equal to you in the first round. Then, if you win the 8/9 game, it is highly likely you will play the top seed in the next round.. The winner of the 7/10 game will likely play the number 2 seed in the next round. I think the Big Ten had 6 teams seeded in that 7-10 range and Michigan State came out of it.. Tom Izzo is a great coach, for sure.

Kudos to Michigan State and hoping that Indiana can win to send 2 Big Ten teams to the Sweet 16..... The SEC and Big 12 clearly were the 2 best basketball conferences this year, IMO.

Going to do individual posts for bigger news pieces as well but will also be posting smaller tweets, links, updates, etc in here.

Chat about the NCAA Tournament here if you'd like, today's slate of games include...

• No. 5 San Diego State vs. No. 13 Furman | 12:10 p.m. | CBS
• No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 5 Duke | 2:40 p.m. | CBS
• No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 8 Arkansas | 5:15 p.m. | CBS
• No. 7 Missouri vs. No. 15 Princeton | 6:10 p.m. | TNT
• No. 1 Houston vs. No. 9 Auburn | 7:10 p.m. | TBS
• No. 2 Texas vs. No. 10 Penn State | 7:45 p.m. | CBS
• No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 7 Northwestern | 8:40 p.m. | TNT
• No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 8 Maryland | 9:40 p.m. | TBS

Frankfort (IL) linebacker Matt Kingsbury was one of the final pieces to Minnesota's 2023 recruiting class. We take a look at how his recruitment unfolded and what he brings to the Gophers in todays newcomer profile.


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Gophers rack up with postseason awards. Minnesota is currently ranked No. 1 with a 26-8-1 record on the season and in the midst of the Big Ten Tournament. They will play Michigan (No. 4) at home on Saturday for a chance to win the Big Ten Title.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Matthew Knies, So., F, MINN

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Brock Faber, Jr., D, MINN

COACH OF THE YEAR:
Bob Motzko, MINN

CO-SCORING CHAMPIONS:
Logan Cooley, Fr., F, MINN (36 points)
Jimmy Snuggerud, Fr., F, MINN (36 points)

All-BIG TEN – FIRST TEAM
Adam Fantilli, Fr., F, MICH
Logan Cooley, Fr., F, MINN
Matthew Knies, So., F, MINN
Luke Hughes, So., D, MICH
Brock Faber, Jr., D, MINN
Ryan Bischel, Sr., G, ND

ALL-BIG TEN – SECOND TEAM
Mackie Samoskevich, So., F, MICH
Jimmy Snuggerud, Fr., F, MINN
Jake Wise, 5th, F, OSU
Jackson LaCombe, Sr., D, MINN
Mason Lohrei, So., D, OSU
Justen Close, Sr., G, MINN

ALL-BIG TEN – HONORABLE MENTION
Gavin Brindley, Fr., F, MICH
T.J. Hughes, Fr., F, MICH
Jagger Joshua, Sr., F, MSU
Stephen Halliday, Fr., F, OSU
Connor MacEachern, Sr., F, PSU
Kevin Wall, Sr., F, PSU
Ryan Johnson, Sr., D, MINN
Nick Leivermann, Gr., D, ND
Corson Ceulemans, So., D, WIS
Dylan St. Cyr, Gr., G, MSU
Jakub Dobeš, So., G, OSU

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM:
Adam Fantilli, Fr., F, MICH *
Logan Cooley, Fr., F, MINN
Jimmy Snuggerud, Fr., F, MINN
Seamus Casey, Fr., D, MICH
Luke Mittelstadt, Fr., D, MINN
(no goaltender)

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS:
Jay Keranen, Sr., D, MICH
Dylan St. Cyr, Gr., G, MSU
Ryan Johnson, Sr., D, MINN
Landon Slaggert, Jr., F, ND
Jake Wise, 5th, F, OSU
Paul DeNaples, Sr., D, PSU
Brock Caufield, Gr., F, WIS

Big Ten is 5-4 through the first round of the NCAA Tournament

W's include:

Penn State over Texas A&M 76-59
Northwestern over Boise State 75-67
Maryland over West Virginia 67-65
Michigan State over USC 72-62
Indiana over Kent State 71-60


L's include:

Auburn over Iowa 83-75
Arkansas over Illinois 73-63
Farleigh Dickinson over Purdue 63-58 (2nd 16 seed to upset a 1 seed)

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Purdue with something to hang their hat on tonight. @Unlimited424 - how big of an upset is this?

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WR target in town on Monday

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Confirmed both are officially in the transfer portal

Will get pro evaluation, enter transfer portal

I love Spann-Ford's potential this year but if he were to go down with an injury, I'm not sure there's anybody who could step up and even replace a quarter of his production.