Greg Eslinger, the two-time All-America center who won both the Outland and Rimington trophies for the Gophers in 2005, on Wednesday was named to the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame class. He is the 20th Gophers player to receive the honor.

Kleinsasser joins Jim LeClair as the only two players from UND to be chosen for the college football hall of fame

Greg Eslinger’s football career began at Bismarck High, continued at the University of Minnesota and eventually led to the National Football League.

The announcement was made yesterday that Jim Kleinsasser has been elected as part of the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Kleinsasser, the pride of Carrington, North Dakota, spent his college years at the University of North Dakota.

Carrington native, and former University of North Dakota tight end, Jim Kleinsasser will be inducted into the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Class by the National Football Foundation.