The Gophers landed a verbal commitment Saturday from Javan Hawes, a wide receiver from Sandy Creek (Georgia) High School.
The 6-foot, 180-pound Hawes also had reported offers from Purdue, Miami (Ohio) and Southern Miss. The Gophers now have seven players committed for the Class of 2017.
Joe Christensen, a Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.
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