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Dylan Wittke

Twenty Questions with Dylan Wittke

6/27/2024 12:42:00 PM | Football

Wittke enrolled at Minnesota in June and has four seasons of eligibility

Dylan Wittke enrolled at Minnesota in June with four seasons of playing eligibility remaining. The Buford, Ga., native spent the 2023 season at Virginia Tech before transferring to Minnesota.

We recently sat down with Dylan and asked him 20 questions - ok, maybe a few more - to get to know him better. 

GopherSports: What is your favorite food?    
Dylan Wittke: Mexican

GS: What's the one item you can't live without?
DW: A hair brush

GS: Who was your favorite athlete growing up?
DW: Cam Newton

GS: What is your favorite line from any movie?
DW: "I am inevitable." – Thanos from Avengers: Endgame

GS: Which is the best ice cream flavor?
DW: Moose Tracks

GS: Which celebrity do you think you look like?
DW: Will Smith

GS: Do you prefer round or square pizza?    
DW: Round

GS: Which do you prefer: Talking on the phone or texting?    
DW: Talking on the phone

GS: Which Mario Kart character do you play with?    
DW: Bowser

GS: Which SpongeBob character would you choose to live with and why?    
DW: Sandy, because I wouldn't be able to breather under water.

GS: What's an Olympic sport you would like to compete in?     
DW: Diving

GS: What is your go-to guilty pleasure song?    
DW: I Know You by Faye Webster

GS: If you could have a lifetime supply of anything, what would it be?
DW: Toilet paper

GS: Which Hogwarts house do you belong in and why?
DW: Hufflepuff. because I'm competitive, but still nice                

GS: You're granted three wishes. What are they? (And you can't ask for more)
DW: 1. For my puppies to live as long as me. 2. To have my parents live closer to me. 3. Free travel 

GS: If you could have one superpower, what would it be?    
DW: Ability to teleport. 

GS: Would you time travel to the past or future and why?    
DW: The past, so I can learn more and not repeat things in the future. 

GS: Who is your favorite superhero?
DW: Spider-Man

GS: If you had to eat the same meal at least once a day, what would it be?    
DW: Trader Joe's Mandarin Orange Chicken        

GS: What are the most-used emojis on your phone?    
DW: 🤣😭😅🚣🏾    

GS: What is something you're very stubborn about that nobody can change your mind on?    
DW: How much salt I use on my food

GS: What is the perfect dog name?    
DW: Max

GS: If you woke up as your younger self tomorrow, what advice would you give?    
DW: Soak up all the information you possibly can from different moments and different people    

GS: Do you like pineapple on pizza?     
DW: Noooo

GS: What's your ideal way to spend your birthday?    
DW: Go out to eat with family        

GS: Where was your most unforgettable vacation?
DW: Freshman year spring break

GS: What's the most amount of hours you've ever slept in one day?    
DW: 10 hours

GS: What's the first thing you'd buy if you won the lottery today?
DW: Investment stocks

GS: Who wins a fight between Superman and Batman?
DW: Batman

GS: If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?
DW: Peru, Machu Picchu

GS: If you were a baseball player, what would your walkup song be?    
DW: Ain't No Switch by Jripey 

GS: What's your go-to: Rock, paper, or scissors?    
DW: Scissors

GS: What's your favorite holiday?
DW: Christmas

GS: What's one non-traditional phone app you can't live without?    
DW: Locket

GS: If someone gave you $20 and you had to spend it immediately, what would you buy?    
DW: Trader Joe's corn chips

GS: Best social media app?
DW: Instagram

GS: What TV show would you want to be in?     
DW: Abbott Elementary
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