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August 12, 2014
Verbal Commit 2015 – John Santiago

Name:  JOHN SANTIAGO School: St. Francis High School – St. Francis, MN (Coach Chris Lindquist) Vitals:  RB/WR (#24).  5’9″ – 170. The UND Football program recently received their third commitment to the Class of 2015 in RB/WR John Santiago.  Santiago attended UND’s Elite Camp and was offered shortly after, much like fellow WR commit Carter Blackwell….

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February 6, 2013
Marcus Cheatom – Brother Rice High School (Chicago, IL)

UND received a commitment from DL Marcus Cheatom of Brother Rice High School in Chicago, IL.  Cheatom, 6’1″-300, was an All-Catholic league performer for coach Brian Badke’s Crusaders, which finished the 2012 season with a 7-6 record. Cheatom, who we project as a NG at North Dakota, missed part of the season with a knee injury but…

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February 6, 2013
Rashad Williams – Proviso East High School (Maywood, IL)

Rashad Williams, listed at 6-6 and 270 pounds, has given the UND Football program a verbal commitment.  Rivals.com and Illinois recruiting guru “Edgy Tim” O’Halloran ranked Williams as a Top 20 offensive tackle prospect for the Class of 2013 in the state of Illinois.  Williams was shown interest by a handful of MAC and Big…

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February 6, 2013
Connor O’Brien – Lemont High School (Lemont, IL)

UND has received a commitment from LB Connor O’Brien of Lemont High School in Lemont, IL (southwest of Chicago).  O’Brien, 6’2-205, was an All-South Suburan and All-Area performer for the Indians (interesting nickname) and the anchor of their defense from his middle linebacker position.  The Indians ended the 2012 season with an 11-2 record, losing…

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February 6, 2013
Kyle Norberg – Cary-Grove High School (Cary Grove, IL)

UND has received a commitment from LB Kyle Norberg of Cary-Grove High School in Cary Grove, IL.   Norberg, 6’1″-215, was a standout LB and FB for the Trojans, who went 13-1 and lost 33-26 in the state championship game to Crete-Monee.  Cary-Grove is coached by Brad Seaburg. Norberg finished the 2012 season with 2,218 yds…

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February 6, 2013
Kurt Palandech – Plainfield High School (Plainfield, IL)

QB Kurt Palandech of Plainfield North High School in Plainfield, IL has committed to the UND Football program.  Palandech, 6’2″-175, was an all-conference and all-area performer for the Tigers, which finished the season 7-3.  Plainfield North is coached by Tim Kane. Palandech is the definition of “dual-threat” QB.  In his senior season he rushed for 684…

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September 26, 2011
QB Joe Mollberg Commits to the Sioux

The decision area football fans have been waiting on for a couple weeks now has happened. QB Joe Mollberg from Detroit Lakes, MN has made his decision and he has chosen the University of North Dakota.   Mollberg also had offers from NDSU and SDSU.  Back in June, the Fargo Forum had run an erroneous article stating Mollberg had pared…

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February 8, 2011
Two From The ‘Ridges’: 1 Arizona, 1 Minnesota

Revealed via Twitter and WDAZ’s Chris Regimbal’s blog, 5-9 190 pound running back PJ Sparks has signed on the dotted line with the Fighting Sioux.  Sparks also had a standing offer from and had committed at one time to South Dakota State.  As we previously mentioned, Sparks is the grandson of former Sioux football great Jim Wiedmann,…

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January 27, 2011
Metro Commitment

We have confirmed, via Coach Mike Pendino, that the Sioux have received a verbal commitment from a Minneapolis metro athlete.  Dayo Idowu of East Ridge High School in Woodbury, MN is the latest athlete to commit to UND.   Idowu, 6′-1″ – 190, played QB for East Ridge High this year but we feel he will end up on the defensive side…

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January 10, 2011
Aarin Smith

Aarin Smith, linebacker from Fresno Bullard High School in California, verbally committed to UND over the weekend.  Scout.com broke the story last night and we were able to confirm it today. Smith is the most highly ranked recruit the Sioux have ever gotten, being a Rivals Three Star (81st ranked player in CA). Smith, 6-1…

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