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Texas defensive lineman Joshua Croslen commits to Gophers

Joshua Croslen also had reported offers from Houston, Rice, SMU, Bowling Green and Colorado State.

By Joe Christensen

July 23, 2016 at 2:01AM

The Gophers continue bolstering their 2017 recruiting class. Joshua Croslen, a defensive tackle from Steele High School in Cibolo,Texas, gave them a verbal commitment Friday night, giving them 10 commits for this class.

The 6-foot, 280-pound Croslen is a consensus three-star recruit who also had reported offers from Houston, Rice, SMU and Colorado State, among others.

He announced his commitment on Twitter:

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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.