Welcome back to the Gopher Files!

Spring practices kicked off this week and the Gophers for the first time this spring began to host players on campus for spring visits. It was a busy weekend for the Gophers with a lot of in-state prospects visiting, but also plenty out of state prospects that made their way to campus as well.

Of course, there's also the men's basketball coaching search that has been quiet for the last few days but now with Colorado State's season coming to an end could come to its own conclusion very quickly.

Let's jump into it.

Sunday Night Gopher Files: Recapping notables from the weekend; basketball coaching search

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