David Levine
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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed Gophers cornerback Benny Sapp III has entered the NCAA transfer portal. The Eden Prairie native announced his decision Thursday on Twitter, writing he is open to recruitment. He is a former three-star recruit. Sapp played in all 13 games as a freshman and appeared in 11 as a sophomore. The son of former Vikings player Benjamin Sapp II mostly contributed to the Gophers special teams. He did not play in this past Saturday's 49-24 loss to Michigan. Had no idea he had been so highly recruited at one point: Sapp was sought-after recruit in high school, drawing scholarship offers from Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State, and a bevy of other Power 5 programs after his sophomore season before knee injuries and multiple surgeries derailed his recruitment. He ended up signing with Minnesota, but struggled to see meaningful snaps in his first two seasons of limited action with the Gophers. Sapp had been competing with sophomore Tyler Nubin for the vacant starting safety spot, but did not see the field against Michigan in last week’s season opener. The Gophers will now only have four scholarship safeties on the roster the rest of the way: Nubin, Jordan Howden, Michael Dixon, and Abner Dubar.
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