Two in-state recruits the Gophers wanted very much to stay home have decided to do just that.

 Tight end Ra’shede Hageman from Minneapolis Washburn and defensive end Matt Garin from Eastview made their commitments in back-to-back meetings with the Gophers coaches Sunday morning.

”He went in to (coach Tim) Brewster’s office and gave his commitment, then I went in and did it,” Garin said. 

Garin said he was always leading towards the Gophers, but wanted to check out a couple other situations before making a final decision. He had offers from several Pac-10 schools, Colorado, Boise State and West Virginia.

”It was always going to be Minnesota,” Garin said. ”I just needed to go to my other visits to see if there was anything out there for me and there wasn’t. I liked everything here, coaches (Ted) Roof and (Tim) Cross were great guys to be around.”

Meanwhile, Hageman is a big addition for the Gophers. The 6-6, 250-pounder is very fast and was highly recruited. He had visited Ohio State and Wisconsin and also had offers from Florida, Iowa, iowa State, Michigan State, Oklahoma and Nebraska.

 Later Sunday, the Gophers also got a verbal commitment from Joey Searcy, the defensive tackle from Grandview, Texas.

Kent Youngblood from the Strib on the report.