Four-star cornerback among 3 verbals to Gophers

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Four-star cornerback among 3 verbals to Gophers

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Updated: November 19, 2007 - 11:49 PM

The Gophers landed three verbal commitments Monday, highlighted by four-star junior college cornerback Traye Simmons, according to Rivals-based Gopherillustrated.com. Simmons, who played at College of the Sequoias (Calif.), had offers from Florida and California, among other schools.

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The Gophers also received verbal commitments from two-star running back Maurice Greer of Garden City (Kansas) Community College and two-star athlete DaJon McKnight of Dallas Skyline High School. McKnight is the third Skyline player to commit to the Gophers for the 2008 class.

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