The Gopher men's basketball team lost out on 4-star 6'5 guard Kerwin Walton from Hopkins. Walton chose North Carolina over Minnesota, Arizona, Creighton, Georgetown and Vanderbilt. Walton is ranked as the 99th best 2020 senior according to 247 Sports.
The Vikings drafted 15 players this past weekend in the NFL draft and added 12 additional undrafted rookie free agents between Saturday and Sunday. The list includes Offensive lineman Brady Aiello from Oregon, tight end Jake Bargas from North Carolina, wide receiver Quartney Davis from Texas A&M, cornerback Myles Dorn from North Carolina
The Vikings selected Boise State left tackle Ezra Cleveland with the 58th overall pick in the 2nd round before taking Mississippi State cornerback Cameron Dantzler with the 89th overall pick in the 3rd round. The Vikings traded the 2nd 3rd round pick to New Orleans and acquired additional 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th round picks.
Cathedral Activities Director Emmett Keenan has announced the naming of Greg Jamison its Head Girls Cross Country Coach. Jamison replaces Kelly Haws who resigned at end of last season after 30 years of coaching at Cathedral.
The Gophers could have 4 to 5 players selected in the NFL draft this week. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says safety Antoine Winfield Jr. could be a first round pick but more than likely will be a 2nd round choice.
In the interview, coach Larson discusses his departing seniors, his team's turnaround in the second half of the season, his evaluation of the freshman on this year's team and the loss of coach Mike Gibbons.
The NBA has been talking about a plan to return to play within the next month. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says it is tough to envision contact sports like basketball and hockey to be acceptable anytime soon with Covid-19 so prevalent in so many communities.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport is reporting that former Viking quarterback Tarvaris Jackson died in a car crash Sunday night in Alabama. He was 36-years old. Jackson was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2006 NFL draft by the Vikings and played 10 years in the NFL including his first 5 with the Vikings.
There will be a central Minnesota connection during this month's NFL Draft.
Ben Bartch is an Oregon native, but wrapped up his college football career at St. John's University this past fall.