Gophers football offers 2026 Pennsylvania linebacker Angel Luciano

Luciano has received 11 Division I offers, including three in the Big Ten.
Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck is shown with his team before their game against Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium Friday, Nov. 29, 2024 in Madison, Wis.
Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck is shown with his team before their game against Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium Friday, Nov. 29, 2024 in Madison, Wis. / Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Gophers football program extended a scholarship offer to 2026 Pennsylvania linebacker Angel Luciano on Tuesday, Luciano said in a social media post. Luciano has garnered significant Division I interest, including elsewhere in the Big Ten.

Luciano is a 6-foot-3, 220-pound linebacker and edge rusher at Steelton-Highspire High School in Harrisburg, Pa. Luciano does not have rankings on recruiting sites 247Sports and Rivals, but he's received significant interest from Division I programs. Minnesota was Luciano's 11th Division I scholarship offer; he's also received offers from Akron, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Delaware, Liberty, Maryland, Michigan State, Old Dominion, Pittsburgh and Syracuse, according to 247Sports.

The Gophers currently have three hard commits to their 2026 recruiting class.


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Nolan O'Hara
NOLAN O'HARA

Nolan O'Hara covers all things Minnesota sports, primarily the Timberwolves, for Bring Me The News and Sports Illustrated's On SI network. He previously worked as a copy editor at the St. Paul Pioneer Press and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota's Hubbard School of Journalism. His work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Ratchet & Wrench magazine, the Minnesota Daily and a number of local newspapers in Minnesota, among other publications.