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Oregon transfer Brennan Rigsby commits to Minnesota

Oregon transfer guard Brennan Rigsby officially committed to the Gophers Wednesday after visiting the program earlier this week. A De Beque, Colorado native, Rigsby has had quite the journey to Minnesota.

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PJ Fleck, Gophers Reel in Two More Elite Offensive Talents Out of Transfer Portal

PJ Fleck and Minnesota Gophers football coaches have kept plenty busy this offseason, both on the recruiting trail and in the transfer portal. And it’s paid off because the high-caliber commitments continue to roll in.

Minnesota Golden Gophers News / Minnesota Sports Fan / 23 hours ago

Homegrown Gophers Transfer Pharrel Payne Commits to Texas A&M

The Minnesota Gophers men’s basketball team lost a surprise player to the transfer portal on Tuesday, in assist machine, Elijah Hawkins. But he wasn’t the only shocker of the offseason.

Minnesota Golden Gophers News / The Rink Live / April 22

Minnesota, Denver anxious to renew old WCHA rivalry in 2025 game

DENVER Bob Motzko was in his first season as Minnesota head coach when the Gophers played in 2018 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game in Las Vegas against North Dakota.

Minnesota Golden Gophers News / Athlon Sports Nation All Gophers / April 21

Minnesota lands freshman with ‘rare features’ from Clemson

Another transfer portal win for the Minnesota Golden Gophers with Sunday’s commitment from former Clemson recruit Adam Kissayi. Kissayi is a 6-foot-7 defensive lineman from Heritage High School in Palm Bay, Florida.

Minnesota Golden Gophers News / The Rink Live / April 21

Goalie Liam Souliere exited to join Gophers, 'We have something special cooking in Minnesota'

MINNEAPOLIS The walkway that goes from the visitors locker room to the ice at 3M Arena at Mariucci is at most 20 yards long. But when you’re wearing the visiting team’s sweater and goalie pads, and the three full sections of students there to cheer on the Minnesota Gophers are full-throated, that walk can seem like 20 miles.

P.J. Fleck News / Athlon Sports Nation All Gophers / April 19

LSU transfer Jaxon Howard commits to Gophers

P.J. Fleck has added former four-star linebacker Jaxon Howard in the spring transfer window. Howard confirmed that he's coming home to Minnesota, leaving LSU after just one year as a redshirt freshman.

Taylor Woodson homecoming: MN native transfers from Michigan to Gophers

Taylor Woodson is coming home. The Gophers women's basketball team announced that Woodson, one of the top high school recruits in Minnesota in 2023, is transferring to the program after one year at Michigan.

Minnesota Golden Gophers News / Minnesota Sports Fan / April 17

NIL Ineligible Big Man Frank Mitchell Commits to Gophers

The Minnesota Gophers men’s basketball team has found its 2024 replacement for Pharrel Payne, who entered the transfer portal a couple weeks ago, in Canisius big man, Frank Mitchell, a 6’8″ 240 lb Canadian senior who played his first year of college eligibility in Canada, before transferring to Canisius.

Minnesota Golden Gophers News / Athlon Sports Nation All Gophers / April 17

Double-double machine Frank Mitchell commits to Minnesota

The Gophers have found their replacement for starting big man Pharrel Payne as former Canisius star Frank Mitchell announced his commitment to Minnesota

Minnesota Golden Gophers News / Athlon Sports Nation All Gophers / April 16

Former No. 1 Minnesota high school recruit Jaxon Howard receives offer from Gophers

Former four-star recruit Jaxon Howard has received an offer from the Gophers football team. Howard, the former No. 1 Minnesota high school prospect in the 2023 class, entered the transfer portal earlier in April after just one year at LSU.

College Football News / Minnesota Sports Fan / April 16

Gophers Land Commitment from Top 2025 Local Wide Receiver, Cameron Begalle

P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota Gophers coaching staff have been on fire lately, really putting in the work and making the most of NIL opportunities. And they’ve been rewarded, landing multiple high-value commitments both in the portal and on the recruiting trail, in recent weeks (and even months).

College Football News / Athlon Sports Nation All Gophers / April 16

Spring transfer portal opens and 5 Gophers football players enter

The Gophers football team has seen five players depart through the spring transfer portal in the past several days. Defensive lineman Trey Bixby along with cornerback Tariq Watson, wide receiver Cade Osterman and offensive tackles De'Eric Mister and Cade McConnell are the five players to announce their departures.

P.J. Fleck News / Minnesota Sports Fan / April 16

PJ Fleck, Gophers Working Very Hard to Land Homegrown LSU Transfer Jaxon Howard

The 2024 college football spring transfer portal window opened on Tuesday and the Minnesota Gophers have already seen a few depth players who have officially entered their names.

Minnesota Golden Gophers News / The Rink Live / April 15

National champion Denver, Minnesota to play in 2025 Hall of Fame Game

MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota and recently crowned national champion Denver will play in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game over Thanksgiving weekend at Ball Arena.

Minnesota Golden Gophers News / Athlon Sports Nation All Gophers / April 13

National recruiting analyst believes Gophers QB commit has five-star potential

The Minnesota Golden Gophers are beginning to fill out their recruiting class for 2025 and while they have yet to sign a recruit higher than three stars, a noted recruiting analyst believes they have one with four or five-star potential in California quarterback Jackson Kollack.

Minnesota Golden Gophers News / Big Ten Network / April 12