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DT Merrick Jackson commits to Gophers

The junior college defensive tackle said on Twitter he had narrowed his choices to Minnesota and Iowa State.

By Joe Christensen

December 10, 2015 at 2:02AM

The Gophers landed a commitment Wednesday night from Merrick Jackson, a defensive tackle from Iowa Western Community College.

The 6-2, 305-pound Jackson is a consensus three-star recruit who said on Twitter that he had narrowed his decision down to Minnesota and Iowa State. He also had reported offers from Indiana, Illinois and Iowa.

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Iowa Western is the same junior college that produced Gophers linebacker Cody Poock and safety Ace Rogers.

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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.

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