Keeping talent in the state was a big focus for PJ Fleck in the 2023 class, and they delivered. Hutchinson (MN) Alex Elliott was another example of that, and we take a closer look at him today in our Newcomer Profile series.


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The latest on Bodey McCaslin, mentions visiting Minnesota again on April 14th

A John Michael Schmitz mention

Are any Gophers playing in the XFL? How did the ones do that played in the Canadian league?

For those interested in a big hockey matchup this weekend

Can the Gophers end their eight-game losing streak tonight?

Penn State just snapped a four-game losing streak of their own on Tuesday with a 93-81 win over Illinois. Nittany Lions guard Jalen Pickett went off against the Illini, scoring 41 points on 15-of-20 from the field. Needless to say he was in "fire" mode on NBA Jam.

Minnesota has failed to score 60 points in their last three losses. However, Dawson Garcia will be a game-time decision tonight. The Gophers leading scorer has missed the last five games with a bone bruise, so if he's available, fortunes could be favorable for Minnesota as they look to end their 2022-23 season with some form of momentum. The schedule doesn't get any easier the rest of the way.

* Indiana defeats Illinois 71-68 - Trace Jackson-Davis led the way for the Hoosiers with 26 points and 12 rebounds, who rallied from a nine-point deficit in the second half. Hoosiers have won 9 of their last 11 and are 19-8 overall, 10-6 in the Big Ten. Illinois was led by Matthew Mayer with 24 points, but were without their go-to option in Terrence Shannon. Illini drop to 17-9, 8-7 on the season. They will host Minnesota on Monday in a makeup game.

March 21st - Tuesday
March 23rd - Thursday

March 28th - Tuesday
March 30th - Thursday

April 4th - Tuesday
April 6th - Thursday

April 8th - Saturday
April 11th - Tuesday
April 15th - Saturday

April 18th - Tuesday
April 20th - Thursday
April 22nd - Saturday (Spring Game)

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Maryland defeats No. 3 Purdue at home, 74-68

Jamir Young led the Terps with 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists. Terps improve to 18-8 overall, 9-6 in the Big Ten. They've won five of their last six. Purdue drops to 23-4, 12-4 and have lost their second straight (lost to NW on Sunday).

Iowa defeats Ohio State 92-75 at home

Tony Perkins leads the way for the Hawkeyes with 24 points while Connor McCaffery dished out 13 assists. Iowa has won five of their last six with their only loss coming at Purdue. Hawkeyes are 17-9 on the year, 9-6 in conference. Ohio State has now lost seven straight games.

Today we keep our newcomer profile series rolling with a look at Drew Viotto, a big quarterback who has a strong arm, good vision, good feet, good speed, and a great head on his shoulders.


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Could one of the mods please update the scholarship grid (depth chart), don't think Thomas and Irving are still on the team. Would be nice to see the walk-ons on there also.

WR target Daniel Freitag leads the way.

Knight has Minnesota down as a school he wants to visit this spring. Update on Rivals:

Here is the remaining regular season basketball schedule for Minnesota. Keep in mind that Minnesota was expecting Dawson Garcia back for tonight's game against Michigan State, which has been postponed with the recent horrific school shooting on their campus.

With Garcia expected back in the fold, how many wins can the Gophers pickup before the end of the regular season? My predictions in parenthesis....

Feb. 18th - Penn State
Feb. 20th - @ Illinois
Feb. 22nd - @ Maryland
Feb. 25th - @ Nebraska
March 2nd - Rutgers
March 5th - Wisconsin

Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck announced two additional members of the football staff on Wednesday. Eric Koehler joins the Gophers as a Senior Offensive Analyst, while Chase Gallagher has been named Minnesota's Director of Recruiting Management.

Koehler joins with 26 years of experience, including 21 years as a coordinator and two as a head coach.

Koehler spent the last nine years at Miami (OH), the first seven of which were as co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He then assumed the title of assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the 2021 and 2022 campaigns. The Redhawks won their division twice with Koehler on staff and were Mid-American Conference champions in 2019. They also played in four bowl games, including a win in the 2021 Frisco Football Classic.

Prior to Miami (OH), Koehler was the Illinois State passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the 2013 season after four seasons as Grand Valley State's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

Koehler was at Wartburg for the 2002-07 seasons, including the final two as head coach. He led Wartburg to a 16-4 overall mark in his two years at the helm, including a 13-3 mark in the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Koehler's resume also includes stops at Rose-Hulman (2001), Wisconsin-Platteville (1999-00), Worcester Poly Tech (1998) and Hanover College (1997).

Gallagher comes to Minnesota after spending the last nine months at the University of Memphis where he was the Tigers' Director of Player Personnel and NFL Pro Scout Liaison. Gallagher coordinated the team's NFL Pro Day and did self-scout evaluation, analysis and management of the Memphis roster, as well as evaluation and ranking of prospective high school and transfer student-athletes.

Prior to his time at Memphis, Gallagher worked at Pitt for two years as a recruiting analyst and offensive assistant with its wide receivers. He spent the 2019 season as linebackers coach at his alma mater, Alderson Broaddus University, after two years at Coastal Carolina where he was a recruiting analyst and defensive quality control with the defensive line. Gallagher was also linebackers coach and the strength and conditioning coordinator at Massachusetts Maritime Academy for the 2015-16 seasons.

Gallagher graduated from ABU in 2015 with a bachelor of arts in sports management with a business administration minor.

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@Dylan Callaghan-Croley did a story on McMorris last month, which you can check out below...


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Minnesota has got a commitment from MIDDLE BLOCKER Phoebe Awoleye from Loyola Marymount. She was coached by one of our current assistants there. Phoebe started her career at University of Georgia. She is 6'2 and has 2 years of eligibility left for the Gophers. Her block average was not a lot behind Carter Booth but at 6'2 compared to 6'7 of Booth, that is still a lot of difference in height that can alter shots. That said, we filled a position of need and the Gophers will benefit from Awoleye's services. She is originally from Marietta, Georgia(about 20 miles northwest of Atlanta)