Here is a blurb about Fruechte from the Rochester Post Bulletin on Feb. 3:
Fruechte to Gophers
"Bungum isn't the only Rochester-area player signing with a Division I football program today.
Arguably southeastern Minnesota's best athlete, Isaac Fruechte of Caledonia, is signing as a preferred walk-on at the University of Minnesota.
Fruechte, a wide receiver and defensive back at Caledonia, figures to play wide receiver for the Gophers. Fruechte seems to have all the physical tools to do it. He's 6-foot-3, 200 pounds and runs a 4.47 40-meter dash.
Former Rochester John Marshall stars, brothers Mike and Marcus Sherels, originally signed as preferred walk-ons at Minnesota. Both eventually earned scholarships as well as starting positions, before using up their eligibility. Fruechte hopes that he will eventually be in the same boat.
Playing Division I football satisfies his life-long dream.
"I've wanted to play Division I since I was about 7 years old," said Fruechte, who at Caledonia played under his father, Carl Fruechte. "With my dad coaching, I've just been around football so long. When you're young, and you're always going to the practices, I just really got to love it."
Fruechte also strongly considered Iowa, which has a recent history with Caledonia. Karl Klug, a 2006 Caledonia graduate, just finished a standout junior season at defensive tackle with the Hawkeyes.
But when Iowa didn't offer the scholarship that Fruechte was hoping for, he turned his attention to Minnesota, where he'd developed a strong relationship with first-year receivers coach Richard Hightower."
Maybe Hightower leaving caused him to change his mind?