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Ko Kieft flips commitment from NDSU to Gophers

Ko Kieft, a tight end from Sioux Center, Iowa, gives the Gophers 21 commitments for the Class of 2016.

By Joe Christensen

December 17, 2015 at 4:37AM

The Gophers landed a tight end/athlete for their 2016 recruiting class Wednesday night, when Ko Kieft, a tight end from Sioux Center, Iowa, flipped his commitment from North Dakota State to Minnesota, a source familiar with his decision confirmed.

The 6-4, 225-pound Kieft gives the Gophers 21 commitments in this class.

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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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