Benilde-St. Margaret’s offensive lineman Eric Wilson announced Sunday morning he has given an verbal commitment to Harvard over a scholarship offer from the Gophers.

Wilson, one of the top-rated players in Minnesota in the 2017 class, received an offer from the U on March 5. The week of the offer, Wilson, who grew up a Gophers fan, said it “would be an incredible feeling” to get a scholarship offer from his home-state school.

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These Gophers are waiting for the NFL to call But Wilson decided to go to the elite Ivy League school instead. “Excited to announce my commitment to further my academic and football careers at Harvard University,” he tweeted Sunday.

The Gophers have two early commitments in the 2017 class: Marshall offensive lineman Blaise Andries and Robbinsdale Cooper O-lineman Eric Abojei.