Ohio transfer running back Sieh Bangura 'all in' with Gophers
Just 48 hours after running back Trent Howland decided to withdraw his commitment to Minnesota and return to Indiana, the Gophers have received a new commitment from a running back in the transfer portal.
Sieh Bangura, who entered the portal after starring at Ohio University, announced Tuesday that he is "all in" with his commitment to the University of Minnesota.
All in… @Coach_Fleck @ThemNicBoys #RTB pic.twitter.com/dTSYHyL72u
— Sieh Bangura🇸🇱 (@5iehBangura) December 19, 2023
In 28 games at Ohio, he rushed for 1,982 yards and 22 touchdowns. He was also a factor in the passing game, catching 50 passes for 453 yards and three scores.
The Maryland native is listed at 6 feet and 200 pounds. He rushed for more than 1,000 yards with 13 touchdowns as a redshirt freshman in 2022, which earned him the Freshman of the Year award in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and third-team All-MAC honors.
This season, Bangura carried the ball 178 times for 811 yards and seven touchdowns along with 18 receptions for 159 yards and a touchdown.
His ability to catch the ball out of the backfield could be big considering Minnesota has Max Brosmer at quarterback in 2024. Brosmer led the FCS (at New Hampshire) with 3,449 passing yards and 29 touchdowns, and the rumors are that the Gophers will be throwing the ball a lot more in 2024.
Bangura, who has two years of eligibility remaining, joins a Minnesota backfield that features returning runners Darius Taylor II and Jordan Nubin.
Chaos for the Gophers in the transfer portal, recruiting circuit
Title: Bring Me The Sports co-owner, editor Email: joe@bringmethenews.com Twitter: @JoeBMTN Education: Southwest Minnesota State University Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Expertise: All things Minnesota sports Nelson has covered Minnesota sports for two decades, starting his media career in sports radio. He worked at small market Minnesota stations in Marshall and St. Cloud before joining one of the nation's highest-rated sports stations, KFAN-FM 100.3 in the Twin Cities. There, he was the producer of the top-rated mid-morning sports show with Minnesota Vikings announcer Paul Allen. His radio experience helped blossom a career as a sports writer, joining Minneapolis-based Bring Me The News in 2011. Nelson and Adam Uren became co-owners of Bring Me The News in 2018 and have since more than tripled the site's traffic and launched Bring Me The Sports in cooperation with the Sports Illustrated/FanNation umbrella. Nelson has covered the Super Bowl and numerous training camps, NFL combines, the MLB All-Star Game and Minnesota playoff games, in addition to the day-to-day happenings on and off the field of play. Nelson also has extensive knowledge of non-sports subjects, including news and weather. He works closely with Bring Me The News meteorologist Sven Sundgaard to produce a bevy of weather and climate information for Minnesota readers. Nelson helped launch and manage the Bring Me The News Radio Network, which provided more than 50 radio stations around Minnesota with daily news, sports and weather reports from 2011-17.