Gary Tinsley will be laid to rest Saturday with his family, friends, coaches and teammates present. Tinsley, 22, who played four seasons at linebacker for the Gophers, died of undetermined causes in his dorm room on April 6.A contingent of nearly 150 Gophers players and staff members will fly to Tinsley's hometown of Jacksonville, Fla., in the morning, in time for the 11 a.m. EDT funeral at Abyssinia Baptist Church. Burial will follow afterward at Edgewood Cemetery.
PHIL MILLER
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