Minnesota to start 400-pound freshman OL Daniel Faalele
Minnesota’s football team is not often viewed as must-see TV, but that may be changing. The Golden Gophers will have a new starter at right tackle who is someone fans will want to check out.
As The Daily Gopher pointed out on Tuesday, Minnesota’s newly-released depth chart shows that true freshman Daniel Faalele is now listed as the starting right tackle. Why do you need to see him? Faalele is 6-foot-9 and 400 pounds.
I am 1000% committed to the university of Minnesota. Please respect my decision. #RTB #SkiUMah pic.twitter.com/1VkgjpiaVR
— Daniel Faalele???????? (@DanielFaalele_) December 10, 2017
Faalele is from Australia and actually attended one of Jim Harbaugh’s satellite camps. He only began playing football at IMG Academy as a junior, so the true freshman is still very new to the sport.
The original plan was to have Faalele redshirt the season, but things changed after redshirt sophomore Sam Schlueter had a rough game against Iowa, leading Faalele to play for him. The Gophers decided they need Faalele at right tackle for the rest of the season.
To no one's surprise, @Coach_Fleck says on @KFAN1003 with @MikeGrimm3 that true freshman @DanielFaalele_'s redshirt "is off".
Looks like Faalele will be starting at RT for the next seven games.
— Ryan Burns (@RyanBurnsMN) October 9, 2018
Minnesota is 3-2 and will visit Ohio State on Saturday for their toughest game of the season. Welcome to the big time, Daniel.
