Sam Maresh a Gopher
Recruited throughout the Big 10, Champlin Park linebacker Sam Maresh announced he will be a Gopher recently; Maresh adds another recruiting victory to the resume of new football coach Tim Brewster, who is committed to turning around the Gophers gridiron program from a low-tier bowl team with a mirage schedule into a serious contender. Recruits like Maresh will help Brewster get there.
Since taking over the program, Brewster has secured some nice commits but Maresh is probably the top kid he’s recruited to Minnesota personally, not counting kids who aren’t his sons. But Maresh is a good start at recruiting kids whose names aren’t Brewster. If he can build on momentum like this, he’ll soon need a ladder rack to help store all the bodies he’s adding to the program.
It’s great news for the Gophers gridiron program, which was in danger of being overshadowed in recent weeks by Gophers men’s basketball; the hiring of Tubby Smith to replace the ousted Dan Monson was a much bigger hire. Recruiting Maresh puts the spotlight back on the football program.
