Gophers transfer receiver Noah Jennings makes immediate impact

University of Minnesota wide receiver Noah Jennings lined up near the six-yard line against the University of Akron on Sept. 19. He ran a slant route and caught a contested touchdown pass from quarterback Drake Lindsey.  This marked Jennings’ first touchdown in a Minnesota uniform. “As soon as I saw the ball release from his hand, I tracked it the whole way, got it to my hands, and just focused on the ball coming down and hitting the ground,” Jennings said. Out of high school, Jennings was a zero-star recruit. He played one season at Cincinnati and two seasons at Charleston Southern University before transferring to Minneapolis.  Throughout four college seasons, Jennings has a total of 1,568 receiving yards and five touchdowns. Last year with Cincinnati, he managed just 323 yards without recording a single touchdown. Now, Jennings has already surpassed his 2025 statistics with 360 receiving yards and a touchdown in six games. “Catching the ball, that s my job as a receiver. No matter h