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Texas linebacker Bryson Jackson commits to Gophers

Bryson Jackson, from Mansfield, Texas, is rated among the top 80 linebacker recruits in the country by Scout.com.

By Joe Christensen

December 14, 2016 at 5:08AM

The Gophers landed a linebacker recruit Tuesday, when Bryson Jackson, a 6-2, 195-pound senior from Mansfield, Texas, gave them a verbal commitment.

Jackson is a consensus three-star recruit who also had reported offers from Boise State, Colorado State, Houston, Nevada and Southern Miss. Scout.com has him ranked as the nation's 76^th best linebacker recruit.

The standout from Lake Ridge High School 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.

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