Emmanuel Karmo closes recruitment, remains committed to Minnesota

Originally posted on Minnesota Golden Gophers on SI | Last updated May 23, 2024 1:58 PM ET

The top recruit in Minnesota's 2025 class, Emmanuel Karmo, announced on Thursday that he has closed his recruitment and that he remains committed to the Gophers.

The 6-foot-2 linebacker out of Robbinsdale Cooper announced Sunday that despite his previous verbal commitment to the Gophers, he would be taking official visits to Wisconsin, Ohio State and Nebraska in May and June.

Even before taking the first of those three visits, Karmo made his announcement Thursday in a social media post.

"It's been a good week for me to reflect in the recruiting process & ask myself what is important & what I really want with my recruitment," Karmo posted on his personal X account (formerly Twitter) on Thursday morning. "I came to the conclusion & notified other schools that UofMN is where my heart is & I would not be taking other OVs- recruitment closed #RTB"

It's been a good week for me to reflect in the recruiting process & ask myself what is important & what I really want with my recruitment. I came to the conclusion & notified other schools that UofMN is where my heart is & I would not be taking other OVs- recruitment closed #RTB pic.twitter.com/YOpEXJpuod
— Emmanuel Karmo (@EmmanuelKarmo28) May 23, 2024

Karmo is the top-rated recruit from the state of Minnesota in the class of 2025. He fielded offers from a host of top schools but had narrowed down his list to a top-seven that included Wisconsin, Oregon, Penn State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Southern California and Nebraska.

This article first appeared on Minnesota Golden Gophers on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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