Gophers football: Oklahoma lineman leaves U class for 2026

The Gopher football venture s recruit in the Oklahoma Sooners backyard has left the U s recruiting class Offensive tackle Daniel McMorris of Norman Okla backed off his pledge to Minnesota on Monday he revealed on X After long talks with my family and God I m ready to announce that I will be de-committing from The University of Minnesota McMorris wrote I would like to personally thank Coach Brian Callahan and Coach P J Fleck for giving me the opportunity to be a Gopher and thank the whole Minnesota staff who recruited me through this process I m excited for what s next Let everything fall into God s hands The -star prospect will visit the Sooners campus this weekend and then Texas Tech in mid-September per Sports Listed at -foot- and pounds McMorris pledged to Minnesota on June but then reportedly went on visits to Tulsa Iowa State and Kansas State He has offers from more than programs The Gophers now have commits for next year s class Related Articles Gophers football Defense has violent debut under Danny Collins Gophers P J Fleck shares emotional message on Minneapolis shooting Gophers pull away for a - win over Buffalo in season opener Gophers defensive depth hit by absences in season opener Gophers to pay Buffalo million to play season opener