O.J. Smith is leaving the South to head up North and play for new Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck. The former Alabama lineman spent the last three seasons in Tuscaloosa serving in a reserve role before announcing his decision to leave the program this offseason.

Smith was a four-star recruit coming out of high school according to ESPN and participated in the Under Armour All-American Game in 2014. He is a native of Bossier City, La.

Smith announced the news Thursday morning on Twitter:

Before you point out the fact he misspelled Minnesota, Smith beat you to the punch:

https://twitter.com/juicemane318/status/890591325699092480

Now that he’s got the spelling of his new school down, he is one step closer to being a true Golden Gopher.