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Four-star defensive end from Ohio commits to Gophers

Alex Reigelsperger of Wayne High School in Dayton, Ohio, is the team's highest-rated recruit for the Class of 2018. Last week, he rescinded a verbal commitment to Kentucky.

October 16, 2017 at 1:05AM

Alex Reigelsperger, a four-star defensive end recruit from Wayne High School in Dayton, Ohio, announced Sunday night via Twitter that he has given a verbal commitment to the Gophers.

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Reigelsperger, who had rescinded a verbal commitment to Kentucky last week, visited the Gophers on Saturday for the Michigan State game. The 6-3, 247-pound senior is the Gophers' first four-star recruit, as ranked by 247 Sports, for the Class of 2018. Minnesota now has 23 recruits for the Class of 2018.

Reigelsperger is rated the nation's 26th-best defensive end for the Class of 2018 by Scout.com.

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Randy Johnson covers University of Minnesota football and college football for the Minnesota Star Tribune, along with Gophers hockey and the Wild.

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