It was announced yesterday that UND Football Head Coach Chris Mussman has received a three year extension to his contract that will take him through the 2015 season. His base salary will be $114,612 during the first year of the contract, according to the Grand Forks Herald article. Mussman is 23-20 as a head coach and was named…
The much anticipated vote on the future of the Fighting Sioux nickname has finally been decided. The people of North Dakota voted overwhelmingly in favor of retiring the nickname with the final vote tally being 67% in favor and 33% opposed to retiring the nickname. The Grand Forks Herald article can be found here. This is a bittersweet day for…
We have not seen any official confirmation yet but it appears via twitter that UND has gotten a commitment from JUCO safety Clordion Kennedy (5’11”-200) of Contra Costa College in San Pablo, CA, which is just north of Oakland. We do not know much about Kennedy other than he was First Team All-Bay Valley as a sophomore…
The first unofficial FCS preseason poll has come out for the 2012 season. AnyGivenSaturday, a website/forum devoted to FCS football, came out with their poll recently and the North Dakota Fighting Sioux were ranked 34th. With the forum members being the voters it is somewhat subjective but seems to be fairly accurate. We would probably have…
Now that the school year is officially over we are going to look ahead to what will be happening over the next three months. Fall Camp usually begins the first week of August meaning we are only about 12 short weeks away. We continue to hear the Sioux are looking to bring in some help…
Just weighing in on what we saw and heard throughout spring ball practices and after the spring game. We feel these guys saw their stock rise from the start to finish: DISCLAIMER – We are only addressing guys that were off the radar or had a lot to prove and did so. Upperclassmen who were…
We are one day out from the Spring Game – 2012. This is the first spring game after the long 5 year transition to FCS Football and the beginning of a new era of UND Football in the Big Sky. There are a multitude of activities going on at the Alerus Center on Saturday: Tailgate…
A couple notes as we head towards the annual Spring Game this weekend. Game time is 3pm on Saturday, April 21st. There is a full day of activities planned for kids and fans alike. More on that later this week. Former Grand Forks Central/Wisconsin/NFL star QB Brooks Bollinger will be back in his hometown this weekend. …
Just some random thoughts and observations on the offense so far in spring practices. As you will read again, the overall theme is better depth: The QB position is shaping up to be a much deeper spot than in the recent past. Joey Bradley is obviously a better QB and has a better understanding of…
As the Sioux approach the halfway mark of spring ball we thought we would compile what we have seen and heard about the goings on as they pertain to the defensive side of the ball. Typically, defense dominates early during spring ball due to the smaller learning curve and the fact they don’t install many blitzes…
