Freshman linebacker David Amaliri said Tuesday he plans to leave the Gophers football program and enter the NCAA transfer portal. Listed at 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds, he is the Gophers’ first scholarship player to enter the portal this spring.
Amaliri, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, was a member of the 2024 recruiting class; he did not play in a game last fall and redshirted. After finishing his high school career at Clearwater (Fla.) Academy International, he has four years of eligibility remaining.
“I am forever grateful for my time at Minnesota,” Amaliri wrote on social media, thanking head coach P.J. Fleck, assistant coaches and teammates.
The spring portal window officially opens Wednesday and closes April 25.
One of the biggest names to enter the portal so far is California running back Jaydn Ott, who rushed for 1,315 yards in 2023 (14th-most in the nation) and then 385 last season. The U travels to Berkeley, Calif., to play the Golden Bears on Sept. 13.
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