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Gophers MBB Freshman Phenom Cam Christie Enters Transfer Portal as ‘Do Not Contact’

The Minnesota Gophers men’s basketball team is dealing with a lot of turnover on their roster this offseason and one of those players in danger of leaving has always been true freshman phenom, Cam Christie.

Minnesota Golden Gophers News / Minnesota Sports Fan / April 30

Gophers Freshman Wide Receiver Dallas Sims Entering Transfer Portal

The Minnesota Gophers have had a lot of success in the transfer portal in recent weeks but they lost a wide receiver to it on Tuesday. Former Clearwater, FL 3-star Dallas Sims made his announcement via Twitter, thanking the University of Minnesota for the four months that he spent in Dinkytown.

Minnesota Golden Gophers News / Athlon Sports Nation All Gophers / April 30

Minnesota offers top in-state athlete Luke Emmerich

Monticello, Minnesota 2025 QB/DB Luke Emmerich was officially offered by his home-state Gophers Monday, bringing his top list of FBS offers to 14 schools.

Minnesota Golden Gophers News / Athlon Sports Nation All Gophers / April 27

2025 Indiana edge Enoch Atewogbola commits to Minnesota

Avon, Ind., edge defender Enoch Atewogbola verbally committed to Minnesota Saturday, growing its 2025 recruiting class to seven players. Towering at 6-foot-4, 215 pounds, he chose the Gophers over other FBS offers from Boston College, Marshall, Western Michigan and Northern Illinois.

Minnesota Golden Gophers News / Minnesota Sports Fan / April 27

Minnesota Gophers Receive Commitment from Indiana Defensive End, After On-Spot Offer

PJ Fleck and the Minnesota Gophers have had an interesting offseason of recruiting, as everyone everyone in the college football world tries to wrap their brains around how to best navigate the transfer portal NIL age of collegiate athletics.

Austin Booker News / Pro Football Rumors / April 27

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Minnesota Golden Gophers News / Athlon Sports Nation All Gophers / April 24

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.

P.J. Fleck News / Minnesota Sports Fan / April 24

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 / April 23

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.