Minnesota stays hot on recruiting trail, completes trifecta of Father’s Day weekend commitments

PJ Fleck’s Minnesota staff is red-hot on the recruiting trail. The Golden Gophers have now picked up 3 commitments over Father’s Day.

Nathan Roy, the top-ranked prospect in Wisconsin, got things going on Saturday night. A commitment from Mauricio Hinds followed later that night.

Hinds is a 6-5, 285-pound lineman from Canada currently playing for Clearwater Academy International in Florida. Hinds, who has picked up 24 scholarship offers, is rated 3-stars, the No. 112 offensive tackle and No. 194 player in Florida by 247Sports.

Thank you to everyone that helped me along the way, I am Blessed to say I have Committed to the University of Minnesota!!!〽️〽️ @Coach_Fleck @Callybrian @CoachMeyerCAI @CoachJesse18 @CoachJohnsonCAI #TrenchMafia #Ohana #RecruitCAI pic.twitter.com/oecBwxFS2T

— Mauricio Hinds (@mauricio_hinds) June 18, 2023

The parade of celebratory tweets from Fleck continued Sunday morning as Ohifame Ijeboi, a running back from Philadelphia, announced his plans to row the boat. On Rivals, Ijeboi is listed as 6-feet, 190 pounds with a 3-star rating and 25 scholarship offers.

Thank you God for putting me in this position, I’m truly blessed 🙏🏾
〽️ 106% Committed 〽️ #RTB #Gophers@Coach_Fleck @ThemNicBoys @GopherFootball @RivalsFriedman @SWiltfong247 @MohrRecruiting pic.twitter.com/brlKb1f96S

— Ohifame Ijeboi (@FameIjeboi) June 18, 2023

RTB & Ski-U-Mah!! pic.twitter.com/PyieqBSxxF

— P.J. Fleck (@Coach_Fleck) June 18, 2023

Minnesota now has 22 commitments in its 2024 recruiting class, ranked No. 11 overall on the 247Sports Composite. Highlights from the newest pledges can be viewed below, via Hudl:

Andrew Olson

A former Florida beat reporter, Andrew writes for the Saturday Tradition News Desk.