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Nebraska offensive lineman Brett Kitrell commits to Gophers

Brett Kitrell became the fourth offensive line recruit to commit to the Gophers for the Class of 2017.

By Joe Christensen

July 22, 2016 at 2:22PM

(Michael Rand/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Gophers landed their second offensive line recruit in two days -- and fourth for the Class of 2017 -- on Friday when Nebraska's Brett Kitrell gave them a verbal commitment.

Kitrell is a consensus three-star recruit from Ashland-Greenwood High School who also had reported offers from Central Florida, Air Force and Ohio.

On Thursday, the Gophers got a commitment from Florida offensive lineman Corey Gaynor. Their other two offensive line commits are Marshall's Blaise Andries and Robbinsdale Cooper's Eric Abojei.

Kitrell announced his decision on Twitter:

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Joe Christensen

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Joe Christensen, a Minnesota 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 Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.