Link: Kitrell happy to be a Gopher

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Knowing there was just one spot lrft on the line, Brett Kitrell has committed to Minnesota. This is huge because, like I said yesterday, Minnesota wants a true center and now they have that in Kitrell.

Big Ten Championships and early tournament exits locked up for a few more years!

Killing multiple people! Sad and discus sting!

He was granted a 6th year and he's going to use it at ISU?

Did I miss this? Color me a bit confused I guess.

Alex Halsted‏@AlexHalsted 3h3 hours ago


Iowa State has added Minnesota transfer center Brian Bobek as a walk-on a source tells http://AllCyclones.com. Former 4-star out of HS.

Minnesota has been in touch with former Nebraska Cornhusker receiver Jariah Tolbert and he attended camp last weekend in Minneapolis. I caught up with him to see where he is at in his recruitment. He is a three years to play three guy who played a year of junior college ball in 2015.

https://minnesota.rivals.com/news/former-nebraska-recruit-enjoys-minnesota-visit

Link: Adidas Summer Championships: Race Thompson and Jarvis Thomas impress

He's coming here too! We rock!

Help me out here...
should we be jumping for joy?

They said there was no chance he would be there when we picked. Did one or two teams make surprise picks ahead of us???

http://www.startribune.com/wolves-s...s-dunn-with-no-5-pick-in-nba-draft/384199571/

Link: Corey Gaynor is a Gopher

6'3", 285 pound interior lineman Corey Gaynor of Douglas (Fla.) tweeted his commitment to Minnesota. TGR spoke with him just a little over a week ago here.

Bart Miller has really proven that he's a great recruiter this class. I'll have more on Gaynor shortly.

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My kid totally lit 2 kids up last night, perfect form tackle, drove his shoulder through hard, planted them into the ground. I was like "sweet". My wife was pissed at him because it was at t-ball. Damn women.

Looks like the Big Uglies took some time off from the grind for some fun and bonding......

I think Maye will be very, very hard to replace.

Who will be the guy that makes the tough catches in traffic, or makes a big catch on third down to move the chains? KJ was exceptional at that last season. Tough as nails, and if he got his hands on it, he was catching it.

I thought KJ was our MVP last year. Who are the slot guys that replace him? Eric Carter?

Do we utilize Lingen and the TE's more in the passing game to offset the loss of our best receiver? Do the running backs catch more balls in a Jay Johnson-led offense?

Can't wait for fall camp to begin!

SIAP.... MSU Mankato has applied to the NCHC and It looks like it will be a done deal sooner or later. Pretty much screws Bemidji which sucks for me.

Thoughts?

is screwed up. It has national recruiting, not the specifics on who Minnesota offered, visits, ect.

I always find his work to be well-researched, unlike most of the preview rags. Good reading.

http://www.sbnation.com/college-foo...gophers-football-2016-preview-schedule-roster

Is the current Twitter feed Purdue's Twitter feed, anyone else seeing this?

Corey Gaynor has some impressive upside because of how quick his feet are and how wide his shoulders are. He showed up to Rivals camp in Miami a little light and needs to get stronger for sure. That said, he extends well and boasts impressive footwork. College like him because of what he is capable of becoming more than what he is right now. A college stregth and conditioning program will serve him well.

He will likely beef up before he gets to campus and could be in for a nice senior year. It will be interesting to see how much size he's added since I last saw him this spring.

All in all, this is a good get that could pay off huge down the road, even if Gaynor isn't the type of guy that will come in and start right away.

Richard Pitino, Ben Johnson, and Nate Pomeday are all at the Cashman Center for the Adidas Summer Championships. They all started to watch Race Thompson, Jarvis Thomas, and D1 Minnesota's 16s but then Pitino and Pomeday left to watch another game, and I'm working to figure out which game that was.

I imagine Kimani Young is across town watching Isaiah Washington at the Fab 48.

Link: Vegas Wednesday: Birthday Bede, top players on display

What happened to Craig James?

I take a look at perhaps the deepest position group on the Minnesota roster, the linebackers. Check it out and let me know what you think!

https://minnesota.rivals.com/news/position-preview-linebackers-20