(*Editor's note...What the heck does "Commitment to Eight" mean? It is our new recurring title for recruit commitments referencing a commitment to work towards the Gopher's Eighth National Championship.)
Jacob Paulson is a tight end out of Louisville and has given his verbal pledge to play football for the Golden Gophers. A 3-star kid who was planning on visiting LSU this weekend where it was widely assumed that he would get a scholarship offer. But Coach Fleck got in his ear and convinced him that Minnesota was the right place for him.