The Gophers received a verbal commitment Sunday from Raheem Layne, a defensive back from Sebastian, Fla.
The 6-1, 175-pound Layne appears to be an under-the-radar recruit with no other reported offers. Gophers defensive coordinator/DB coach Jay Sawvel has a history of turning such players into success stories, including NFL draft picks Eric Murray and Cedric Thompson.
Layne gives the Gophers 14 commitments for the Class of 2017. He announced his commitment on Twitter:
Blessed to say I'm officially committed to the University of Minnesota ��〽️ #GoGophers
— #2 (@raheem_layne) November 6, 2016
Randy Johnson has been covering college football in one form or another since the early 1990s. He was the Star Tribune’s main college football editor on the copy desk for nearly two decades before returning to reporting in August 2017 as the beat writer for Gophers football. Randy has covered a Rose Bowl (Joe Paterno’s 1994 Penn State team), and he covered a John Gutekunst-coached Gophers team that missed out on the 1990 Weed-Eater Bowl. Email Randy to talk about the Gophers.
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