First off, a bunch of CFL news that relates to UND Football:
- UND cornerback Alex Tillman recently signed a professional contract with the British Columbia Lions of the CFL.
- Former UND cornerback Donovan Alexander (2003-2007) decided to retire from the CFL this past winter. Alexander had a solid 7 year CFL career and was also able to retire as a Winnipeg Blue Bomber, his hometown team. You can listen to his interview about retirement, future plans, and decision to come to UND here.
- Former UND WR Greg Hardin has officially begun camp with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL. He will be joining Sioux legend Weston Dressler in the Rider WR group. It will be interesting to see how Hardin’s superior speed/quickness translate to the CFL game.
- Former Sioux nose guard extraordinaire Scott “Squat” Schultz was recently selected to be in the Saskatchewan Roughrider’s Plaza of Honor, their version of a Hall of Fame for the franchise. Schultz played 9 seasons with the Riders, winning the Grey Cup in 2007 and posting 35 sacks in his career.
Former Minnesota Gopher/Chisago Lakes, MN running back Josh Parks is looking to transfer from Dinkytown and has been in contact with UND. We assume he will be visiting soon if there is mutual interest.
Per his twitter account, UND appears to be in contact with New Mexico Lobo freshman linebacker Daquan Baker. He would be another FBS transfer that could be visiting in the next few weeks and would the second linebacker (Jephete Matilus-UM).
There have been speculation on the internet that UND is talking to Western Michigan cornerback Logan Oce but it has never been validated. Oce is transferring but has not chosen a new destination as of yet.
Cornerback, Running Back, and Defensive End are priorities when it comes to transfers/signees.
The Football team has begun summer workouts at Memorial Stadium. They expect to have around 55-60 players on campus this summer working out with the team. Some true freshmen could arrive around mid-summer to begin early.
