Gophers DT Keonte Schad enters transfer portal

The defensive lineman played in 17 games over the past two seasons, making 21 tackles.

May 3, 2021 at 9:15PM
Gophers defensive lineman Keonte Schad (19) tackled Illinois running back Reggie Corbin (2) in the first half.
Gophers defensive tackle Keonte Schad tackled Illinois running back Reggie Corbin in 2019. (Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Gophers defensive tackle Keonte Schad has entered his name in the transfer portal, a source confirmed Monday. Schad, a 6-3, 295-pound senior, has one year of eligibility remaining.

Schad, a Madison, Wis., native who joined the Gophers in 2019 after playing at Ellsworth (Iowa) Community College, played 17 games and collected 21 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss for Minnesota.

The Gophers bolstered their interior defensive line depth this offseason with the additions of transfers Nyles Pinckney of Clemson and Val Martin of North Carolina State, to go along with Micah Dew-Treadway, who's entering his third year with the Gophers after graduating from Notre Dame. Others in the mix among defensive tackles include DeAngelo Carter, Rashad Cheney Jr. and Logan Richter, players in their third years with the program.

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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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