The Big Ten honored Gophers linebacker Damien Wilson, who made a career-high 15 tackles Saturday against Northwestern, as co-defensive player of the week Monday, with Michigan linebacker Jake Ryan.
The Gophers' Jalen Myrick, who scored the winning points on a 100-yard kickoff return, shared special teams player of the week honors with Michigan kicker Matt Wile.
The Gophers also announced that Maxx Williams was one of 33 tight ends named to the Mackey Award Preseason Watch List.
Kill adds another defensive back
The secondary is a major priority for the Gophers with their 2015 recruiting class, and they added a Louisiana defensive back to the mix Monday. Alonzo Craighton, a 6-1, 185-pound cornerback from Geismar (La.) Dutchtown High School, announced his commitment to Minnesota on Twitter.
Craighton is a consensus three-star recruit who also had offers from Louisiana Tech and Memphis. He is the Gophers' 15th commitment for 2015, and the fourth defensive back, joining Ray Buford (Southfield, Mich.) Jacob Huff (Bolingbrook, Ill.) and Antonio Shenault (Roselle, Ill.).
The Gophers will have to replace current seniors Cedric Thompson, Derrick Wells, Grayson Levine and Marcus Jones.
Gophers men retain No. 1 position in hockey poll; U women slip to No. 2
The Gophers men's hockey team remains at No. 1 in the polls after winning the season-opening Ice Breaker Tournament last weekend at Notre Dame. They defeated Minnesota Duluth 4-3, and topped RPI 3-0, to complete their second consecutive Ice Breaker title.
Defending national champion Union climbed to No. 2 in the USCHO poll after three of the top four teams lost their season openers. North Dakota lost to Bemidji State, Providence lost to Ohio State and Boston College fell to UMass-Lowell.
Minnesota Duluth entered the rankings at No. 20 after shutting out Notre Dame in the Ice Breaker consolation game. Minnesota State jumped a spot to No. 12 after splitting with Nebraska Omaha. St. Cloud State fell one spot to No. 8 after a split with No. 6 Colgate.
• The Gophers women's hockey team dropped to No. 2 in the USCHO poll after tying Minnesota Duluth on the road on Saturday. The game ended in a 3-3 tie; however, the Bulldogs went on to win the WCHA shootout and an extra point in league standings.
The Gophers dropped to 3-0-1 on the season, while unbeaten Wisconsin (6-0-0) takes over the top spot in the polls. The Gophers travel to Madison this weekend for a matchup of No. 1 vs. No. 2.
