The Gophers football program added depth to its backfield Sunday when highly productive running back Xavier Ford from ...

The Gophers football program gained a commitment from 2025 three-star Louisiana running back Xavier Ford on Sunday.

The Minnesota Gophers got a late commitment on Sunday morning from 2024 Louisiana Mr. Football Xavier Ford, a 2025 running ...

The 5-foot-9, 210 pounder joins a running back room currently highlighted by Gophers star back Darius Taylor. Ford’s addition ...

Ford, a 5-foot-9, 210-pound running back out of Leesville High School in Leesville, La., is listed as a three-star prospect, the No. 35-ranked running back in Louisiana and the No. 82 running back ...

On Sunday, though, the Gophers dove back into the high school talent pool, and pulled out a 2024 Mr. Football winner — 3-star running back Xavier Ford — out of Leesville, Louisiana ...

Ford’s addition helps restock the cupboard at the position, after Minnesota had a couple running back commits flip to other programs late in the cycle. This story was written by one of our ...

However, none of them had a season like the one Xavier Ford had this fall. The senior, who broke the National Federation of State High School Associations single season record for yards rushing ...