Gophers release junior college safety Gervarrius Owens from his National Letter of Intent

Junior college All-American Gervarrius Owens might have competed for a starting job with the Gophers this fall. Instead, he's taking his talents to Houston.

June 2, 2019 at 2:49AM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Junior college All-American Gervarrius Owens might have competed for a starting job with the Gophers this fall. Instead, he's taking his talents to Houston.

Owens tweeted Saturday evening his intention to play for Houston this upcoming season. The 6-1. 190-pound safety out of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M was a gem in Gophers coach P.J. Fleck's 2019 recruiting class. He signed a National Letter of Intent back in February, so the Gophers had to release him from it.

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Former Gophers defensive back Kelvin Clemmons also chose Houston as his transfer destination after entering the NCAA transfer portal a month ago. Also a junior college product, Clemmons went through spring practices before deciding on a different school.

Also of note, looks like Gophers senior defensive end Carter Coughlin is attending Von Miller's pass-rush summit on the Nevada-Las Vegas campus. Seems like a cool opportunity to work with the Denver Broncos great and other NFL-caliber players.

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And school might be out for summer, but check out this academic update for the Gophers football team this past semester:

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