MARVELOUS
The Arizona Cardinals select Marvin Harrison Jr. with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft.
THE LAND FROM WHICH THEY COME
The University of Minnesota is located in both Minneapolis and St. Paul. I've been to Minneapolis. It's a nice place, but I'd rather go to Hawai'i.
EIGHT FACTS AND LAWS ABOUT MINNESOTA
- Frank C. Mars is from Minnesota. Mr. Mars' company created Milky Way, Snickers and 3 Musketeers. Mr. Mars was a good man.
- It is illegal to sleep naked.
- Pete Rose made the first official hit in the Metrodome in a preseason game.
- It is illegal to throw a turkey in the air and chase it.
- The University of Minnesota created the Honeycrisp Apple.
- It is illegal to drive a vehicle whose wheels deposit mud, dirt, sticky substances, litter or other material on a street or highway.
- It is illegal to have sex in any other position other than missionary.
- Minnesota has a law outlawing silly laws.
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| LOCATION | Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN |
| YEAR FOUNDED | 1851 |
| ENROLLMENT | 51,853 |
| NICKNAME | Golden Gophers |
| COLORS | Maroon and Gold |
| HEAD COACH | Jerry Kill |
| INTERIM HC | Tracy Claeys |
KNOW MINNESOTA'S RECENT HISTORY
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| MINNESOTA | YEAR | OHIO STATE |
| 8-5 | 2014 | 14-1 |
| 8-5 | 2013 | 12-2 |
| 6-7 | 2012 | 12-0 |
| 22-17 | TOTAL | 38-3 |
| 7-6 | AVERAGE | 13-1 |
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| POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING | POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING |
| DE | THEIREN COCKRAN | .759 | DE | JOEY BOSA | .981 |
| DT | STEVEN RICHARDSON | .814 | DT | ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON | .988 |
| DT | SCOTT EKPE | .810 | DT | MICHAEL HILL | .924 |
| DE | HENDRICK EKPE | .817 | DE | TYQUAN LEWIS | .898 |
| LB | De'VONDRE CAMPBELL | .855 | WLB | JOSHUA PERRY | .941 |
| LB | CODY POOCK | .807 | MLB | RAEKWON McMILLAN | .989 |
| LB | JACK LYNN | .826 | SLB | DARRON LEE | .860 |
| CB | ERIC MURRAY | .779 | CB | GAREON CONLEY | .932 |
| S | ANTONIO JOHNSON | .827 | S | VONN BELL | .987 |
| S | ADEKUNLE AYINDE | .699 | S | TYVIS POWELL | .876 |
| CB | BRIEAN BODDY-CALHOUN | .787 | CB | ELI APPLE | .975 |
| AVERAGE | .798 | AVERAGE | .941 |
DEFENSIVE RECRUITING NOTES 2012-2015
- Minnesota's highest rated defensive starter is linebacker De'Vondre Campbell (.855)
- The largest gap among the defensive starters is the point gap between Ohio State's DE Joey Bosa (.981) and Minnesota's DE Theiren Cockran (.759).
- The average of Ohio State's defensive starters is 143 points better than Minnesota's defensive starters.
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| POSITION | NO. OF PLAYERS | POSITION | NO. OF PLAYERS |
| SDE | 4 | SDE | 7 |
| WDE | 5 | WDE | 6 |
| DT | 8 | DT | 6 |
| OLB | 6 | OLB | 7 |
| ILB | 4 | ILB | 4 |
| CB | 7 | CB | 11 |
| S | 7 | S | 5 |
| TOTAL | 41 | TOTAL | 46 |
DEFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON
Cody Poock (.807) has 55 tackles in his first season as a starter.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-2 | HEIGHT | 6-2 |
| 228 | WEIGHT | 226 |
| .818 | COMP. AVERAGE | .924 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Minnesota signed four inside linebackers and Ohio State signed three. Jaylen Waters (.836) was Minnesota's highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Raekwon McMillan (.989).
De'Vondre Campbell (.855) has 161 tackles and 11.5 tackles for loss during his career.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-3 | HEIGHT | 6-2 |
| 213 | WEIGHT | 220 |
| .821 | COMP. AVERAGE | .951 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Minnesota signed six outside linebackers. Ohio State signed seven. De'Vondre Campbell (.855) was the Golden Gophers' highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was David Perkins (.927).
Briean Boddy-Calhoun (.787) has 80 tackles and 8 interceptions for his career.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-1 | HEIGHT | 6-0 |
| 181 | WEIGHT | 179 |
| .821 | COMP. AVERAGE | .932 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Minnesota signed 7 cornerbacks. Ohio State signed 11. Charlie Rogers (.854) was the Golden Gophers' highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Damon Webb (.982).
Antonio Johnson (.827) has 170 tackles and 2 interceptions during his career.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-1 | HEIGHT | 6-0 |
| 196 | WEIGHT | 187 |
| .807 | COMP. AVERAGE | .936 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Minnesota signed seven safeties. Ohio State signed five. Dior Johnson (.857) was the Golden Gophers' highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was Najee Murray (.892).
Steven Richardson (.814) has 27 tackles and 14.0 tackles for loss in two seasons.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-3 | HEIGHT | 6-3 |
| 275 | WEIGHT | 297 |
| .800 | COMP. AVERAGE | .900 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Minnesota signed eight defensive tackles. Ohio State signed six. Ronald Johnson (.839) was the Golden Gophers' highest rated commit. Ohio State's Highest rated commit was Tommy Schutt (.960).
DE Hendrick Ekpe (.817) has 2.0 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss since 2013.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-4 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
| 241 | WEIGHT | 264 |
| .823 | COMP. AVERAGE | .903 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Minnesota signed four strong-side defensive ends. Ohio State signed seven. Andrew Stelte (.847) was the Golden Gophers' highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Joey Bosa (.981).
DE Thieren Cockran (No. 55) has 14.5 sacks and 23.0 tackles for loss in three seasons.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-4 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
| 231 | WEIGHT | 233 |
| .814 | COMP. RATING | .933 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Minnesota signed five weak-side defensive ends. Ohio State signed six. Owen Salzwedel (.841) was the Golden Gophers' highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit on roster is Adolphus Washington (.988).
DEFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON
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| PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| JAYLEN WATERS (2015) | 6-3 | 228 | .836 | RAEKWON McMILLAN (2014) | 6-2 | 242 | .989 | |
| DAMIEN WILSON (2013) | 6-3 | 228 | .836 | TREY JOHNSON (2013) | 6-2 | 218 | .949 | |
| JULIAN HUFF (2015) | 6-0 | 225 | .804 | NICK CONNER (2015) | 6-3 | 225 | .912 | |
| CODY POOCK (2014) | 6-3 | 230 | .807 | LUKE ROBERTS (2012) | 6-2 | 220 | .844 | |
| AVERAGE | 6-2 | 228 | .818 | AVERAGE | 6-2 | 226 | .924 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| De'VONDRE CAMPBELL (2013) | 6-5 | 220 | .855 | JUSTIN HILLIARD (2015) | 6-0 | 225 | .985 | |
| RAY DIXON (2013) | 6-2 | 195 | .829 | MIKE MITCHELL (2013) | 6-4 | 222 | .973 | |
| JACK LYNN (2012) | 6-4 | 210 | .826 | DANTE BOOKER (2014) | 6-3 | 212 | .972 | |
| EVERETT WILLIAMS (2014) | 6-1 | 220 | .808 | JOSHUA PERRY (2012) | 6-3 | 220 | .941 | |
| CHRIS WIPSON (2013) | 6-2 | 220 | .807 | KYLE BERGER (2014) | 6-3 | 215 | .929 | |
| JONATHAN CELESTIN (2014) | 6-1 | 210 | .798 | CAMREN WILLIAMS (2012) | 6-1 | 217 | .929 | |
| DAVID PERKINS (2012) | 6-3 | 230 | .927 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-3 | 213 | .821 | AVERAGE | 6-2 | 220 | .951 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| CHARLIE ROGERS (2015) | 6-1 | 210 | .854 | DAMON WEBB (2014) | 5-11 | 180 | .982 | |
| CRAIG JAMES (2014) | 5-10 | 180 | .841 | ELI APPLE (2013) | 6-1 | 185 | .975 | |
| ANTONIO SHENAULT (2015) | 5-11 | 185 | .829 | MARSHON LATTIMORE (2014) | 6-0 | 175 | .973 | |
| JALEN MYRICK (2013) | 5-10 | 185 | .815 | CAMERON BURROWS (2013) | 6-0 | 195 | .972 | |
| MARTEZ SHABAZZ (2012) | 6-0 | 170 | .810 | ERIC GLOVER-WILLIAMS (2015) | 5-11 | 165 | .952 | |
| KIANTE HARDIN (2015) | 5-10 | 160 | .808 | ARMANI REEVES (2012) | 5-11 | 180 | .945 | |
| BRIEAN BODDY-CALHOUN (2012) | 5-11 | 175 | .787 | GAREON CONLEY (2013) | 6-1 | 172 | .932 | |
| DENZEL WARD (2015) | 5-11 | 165 | .903 | |||||
| JAMEL DEAN (2015) | 6-2 | 195 | .891 | |||||
| JOSHUA NORWOOD (2015) | 5-10 | 175 | .870 | |||||
| DAMON ARNETTE (2015) | 6-2 | 185 | .860 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-1 | 181 | .821 | AVERAGE | 6-0 | 179 | .932 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| DIOR JOHNSON (2015) | 6-2 | 195 | .857 | VONN BELL (2013) | 5-11 | 193 | .987 | |
| NICK RALLIS (2012) | 6-0 | 210 | .834 | ERICK SMITH (2014) | 6-1 | 185 | .967 | |
| ANTONIO JOHNSON (2012) | 6-0 | 190 | .827 | DE'VAN BOGARD (2012) | 6-0 | 190 | .920 | |
| JACOB HUFF (2015) | 5-10 | 205 | .816 | JAYME THOMPSON (2013) | 6-2 | 190 | .912 | |
| ZO CRAIGHTON (2015) | 6-4 | 189 | .814 | NAJEE MURRAY (2012) | 5-11 | 175 | .892 | |
| DALETAVIOUS McGHEE (2013) | 6-1 | 175 | .798 | |||||
| DAMARIUS TRAVIS (2012) | 6-2 | 205 | .700 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-2 | 205 | .700 | AVERAGE | 6-0 | 187 | .936 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| RONALD JOHNSON (2012) | 6-2 | 285 | .839 | TOMMY SCHUTT (2012) | 6-2 | 300 | .960 | |
| JORDAN HINOJOSA (2012) | 6-3 | 275 | .816 | MICHAEL HILL (2013) | 6-2 | 315 | .924 | |
| STEVEN RICHARDSON (2014) | 6-0 | 285 | .814 | BILLY PRICE (2013) | 6-4 | 300 | .916 | |
| DEMARIS PEPPERS (2013) | 6-3 | 260 | .811 | DONOVAN MUNGER (2013) | 6-4 | 285 | .898 | |
| SCOTT EKPE (2012) | 6-4 | 250 | .810 | ROBERT LANDERS (2015) | 6-2 | 295 | .872 | |
| JORDAN HINOJOSA (2013) | 6-2 | 295 | .807 | DaVON HAMILTON (2015) | 6-3 | 285 | .829 | |
| GARY MOORE (2014) | 6-4 | 285 | .799 | |||||
| YOHOUB TIMMS (2012) | 6-2 | 265 | .700 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-3 | 275 | .800 | AVERAGE | 6-3 | 297 | .900 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| ANDREW STELTER (2014) | 6-4 | 241 | .823 | JOEY BOSA (2013) | 6-5 | 270 | .981 | |
| DAMIEN WILSON (2013) | 6-3 | 230 | .826 | JASHON CORNELL (2015) | 6-4 | 260 | .956 | |
| HENDRICK EKPE (2013) | 6-4 | 215 | .817 | DRE'MONT JONES (2015) | 6-3 | 266 | .938 | |
| MOSE HALL (2015) | 6-4 | 255 | .800 | DYLAN THOMPSON (2014) | 6-5 | 270 | .872 | |
| JOSHUA ALABI (2015) | 6-5 | 295 | .866 | |||||
| TRACY SPRINKLE (2013) | 6-4 | 250 | .859 | |||||
| DARIUS SLADE (2014) | 6-5 | 240 | .846 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-4 | 241 | .823 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 264 | .903 |
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| PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| OWEN SALZWEDEL (2013) | 6-6 | 235 | .841 | NOAH SPENCE (2012) | 6-3 | 235 | .997 | |
| WINSTON DeLATTIBOUDERE (2015) | 6-3 | 216 | .835 | ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON (2012) | 6-5 | 245 | .988 | |
| LINCOLN PLSEK (2012) | 6-4 | 245 | .810 | JALYN HOLMES (2014) | 6-5 | 225 | .962 | |
| ALEX KEITH (2012) | 6-4 | 232 | .794 | TYQUAN LEWIS (2013) | 6-4 | 227 | .898 | |
| JULIEN KAFO (2014) | 6-4 | 225 | .788 | JAMAL MARCUS (2012) | 6-2 | 225 | .896 | |
| RASHOD BERRY (2015) | 6-5 | 240 | .857 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-4 | 231 | .814 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 233 | .933 |
KNOW THE MAN WHO LEADS MINNESOTA
Jerry Kill retired last week due to health issues. Coach Kill was hired by Minnesota in December of 2010. He accumulated a record of 29-29 with the Gophers and last year earned Minnesota a berth to a January 1st bowl game for the first time since 1962. Jerry Kill's career record was 156-102. College football will miss Jerry Kill.
Tracy Claeys was named Interim Head Coach on 10-28. In 2013 Claeys stepped in as Interim Head Coach for seven games when Jerry Kill had to take a leave of absence due to health concerns. Claeys was 4-3 with victories over Indiana, Nebraska, Northwestern and Penn State. Tracy Claeys has worked with Jerry Kill for 21 seasons and the Gophers should be in good hands.
