A four-star recruit in high school, Kaliakmanis received his first scholarship offer from Syracuse, followed by Iowa, the Gophers, Tennessee and Boston College.

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Also, the three receiving targets in Daniel Jackson, Christian Autman-Bell and Brevyn Spann-Ford who have played with both Morgan and Kaliakmanis.

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Kaliakmanis hit receiver Le’Meke Brockington over the middle for a pickup of 18 yards to the Tar Heels’ 29-yard line.

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Minnesota quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis had a solid opening 30 minutes, completing nine of 11 passes for 130 yards and two TDs as the Gophers took a 17-14 lead.

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"We were able to just take a deep breath and focus on what we had to do," said Gophers quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis, who completed 12 of 14 passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns to Daniel Jackson and rushed for a score.

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When asked how he likes the nickname, Kaliakmanis smiled, saying, "I like Athan."

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