Michigan lineman Chuck Filiaga transferring to Gophers

After making 42 career starts for the Wolverines, Filiaga will have one year of eligibility remaining at Minnesota.

January 13, 2022 at 12:02AM
Chuck Filiaga, foreground, finished his Michigan career with a loss Dec. 31 in the College Football Playoff semifinals against Georgia. (Jim Rassol, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

With four starters to replace on the offensive line, the Gophers are tapping the transfer portal and finding players deep into their college careers at nationally renowned programs.

After landing Edina native Quinn Carroll from Notre Dame last week, the Gophers on Wednesday received a commitment from Michigan offensive lineman Chuck Filiaga, a source confirmed.

The recruiting website 247Sports.com ranked Filiaga as the nation's 112th best recruit in 2017, when he was coming out of high school in Aledo, Texas.

The 6-6, 340-pound Filiaga made 42 career starts for Michigan, playing both left and right guard. He has one year of eligibility remaining.

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Joe Christensen

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Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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