Gophers Football: Eighth commit is Wayzata tight end Brandon Lingen

Jerry Kill and the University of Minnesota Gophers added their eighth football commit to the Class of 2014 with the addition of tight end Brandon Lingen.

A product of the Wayzata High School football machine,  the 6-foot-5, 245-pound recruit will join Somerset, Wisc. commit Gaelin Elmore as the only two tight ends in their recruiting class.

Lingen is a three-star recruit who garnered offers from Air Force and Florida Atlantic University before deciding on the Gophers.

In Other News…

• Former Gophers quarterback, MarQueis Gray, saw playing time as a fullback for the Cleveland Browns on Thursday Night Football. The Browns beat the Buffalo Bills, 37-24.
• The Gopher Women’s Soccer team will host Ohio State on Friday night before hosting No. 7 Penn State on Sunday. Minnesota is 8-3-0 on the season and 1-2-0 in Big Ten play.

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