Yesterday, Gopher Football get a big commitment from MJ Anderson, a defensive end out of Missouri.

C O M M I T T E D ✍?

Philippians 4:6? pic.twitter.com/8KysXWV7up

— MJ ANDERSON ⁹ (@MJnumba_9) December 12, 2018

It’s not the first time MJ has committed here. I made this graphic for his commitment back in August and I’m not making another one. But, I’m glad he’s back in the boat. 

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As for the “de-commitment. TJ Robinson posted this on Twitter this morning:

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— Tj Robinson (@Tj_Robinson_) December 13, 2018

Now, I put “de-committed” in quotes because this wasn’t really Robinson’s choice, from what I’ve read at GopherIllustrated.com from insider, Ryan Burns. According to Burns, Robinson was told to look elsewhere after struggling to get his grades up this year. His grades seem to have been an issue last year too and haven’t gotten any better apparently. He’s currently being recruited heavily by Rutgers.

The Gophers have also moved on from defensive line commit, Chris Daniels, who wasn’t invited to last weekend’s #TwinCitiesTakeover. They haven’t spoken in weeks and their itch to get a defensive lineman out of the visit showed where their heart was. It paid off when Rashad Cheney committed during the visit.

Stay tuned for more news on Gopher Football as we are quickly approaching early-signing day on December 19th!

#RTB #SkiUMah #GoGophers

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LIGHT UP THE BAT SIGNAL AND GET PAT MCAFEE! SHIT JUST GOT REAL AT THE #TWINCITIESTAKEOVER!

I’m going to take advantage of this opportunity….. ⁦@Coach_Fleck⁩ I’m coming home 〽️. pic.twitter.com/4UcajPhJoZ

— Rashad Cheney Jr (@Rashad40_) December 9, 2018

Fleck & Co. just received a commitment from Rashad Cheney, who was previously committed to both Alabama and Georgia at different times, according to 247Sports.

For Minnesota, he immediately becomes the highest rated recruit of their 2019 class.

This is now the second year in a row where Fleck has done that. Last year, at this same recruiting weekend, PJ landed both Daniel Faalele and Curtis Dunlap. They were both slotted in at the top of the ratings list.

Cheney had offers from everywhere including Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss, and Florida, among many others. This is a huge get for Fleck and the weekend is only halfway through. 

Tape:

The first commitment in the boat for the weekend was JUCO Cornerback Damarion Williams earlier today. He doesn’t have the status that Cheney does but he makes a very young secondary much more experienced.

Williams is one of three JUCO corners that are in town (wrote about them and other visitors here) this weekend for the #TwinCitiesTakeover. Now that he is in the boat, I wonder if the other two guys still have their offers on the table… There aren’t very many spots left and I don’t think Fleck came into the weekend looking to land two DB JUCO transfers, but that’s just me thinking again…

The Georgia native held offers to UNLV, Washington State, and Boise State, among others and Fleck is hoping he will be able to make an impact on his secondary immediately. Damarion played two years at Highland Community College, where he was tied for the lead nationally last season in interceptions. He will have two years of eligibility left with the Gophers.

Notable: New #Gophers CB commit @FTK262 was tied with two others as the INT leader in all of NJCAA with seven total INTs this season. https://t.co/AnLAwPfOaA https://t.co/UCYxa0MagR

— Kyle Goblirsch (@GobieMN) December 9, 2018

Tape:

I would expect a lot more action before the weekend is over. We should be hearing about more commits by mid-day Sunday. So, keep that in mind while you are riding out round 1 of your fantasy football playoffs. Per usual, we’ll be here when something goes down.