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McKinney Enters Transfer Portal

Posted on May 18, 2020 by 6 Comments

In a bit of a shocker, at least for myself and I am sure a few fans, UND has lost another player to the vaunted “transfer portal”. The previous UND players to transfer out were not huge surprises but this one was. On Friday it was announced by Rivals via their Transfer Portal twitter page

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Hawks Add Transfer Lineman From Nebraska

Posted on May 11, 2020 by

After talking to OC Danny Freund shortly after the 2019 season ended, it was clear that that one position group was high on the list when it came to potential transfers: offensive line. The Hawks got what they needed in that department when OL Xavier Trevino of Nebraska announced on Friday that he was transferring

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Mason Bennett Selected In First Round Of CFL Draft

Posted on May 1, 2020 by 2 Comments

To be honest, we didn’t quite know what to think of Mason Bennett when he committed to UND back in 2014. He was a bit a of mystery as we had never seen him in person and didn’t know much about Canadian high school football. On tape he was a 6’4″-210 pound OT/DT that completely

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Q&A With S&C Coach Nate Baukol and More

Posted on April 29, 2020 by

We are definitely getting to the point where we need something to look forward to, I know that much. The season is just around the corner but it will seem like it takes forever due to no camps taking place and no spring game (which was supposed to take place April 10th). That being said

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Two More Hawks Eyeing The Pros

Posted on April 23, 2020 by

Earlier this week I wrote about Noah Wanzek and his quest to play professionally. However, there are a couple more Hawks working out to fulfill their childhood dreams of being pro football players, as well. DE Mason Bennett and WR Travis Toivonen are both currently training in hopes of getting a shot at some level,

Posted in News Draft, fcs, fcs football, Fighting Hawks, Mason Bennett, NFL Draft, North Dakota, Travis Toivonen, UND, UND football, University of North Dakota

Noah Wanzek Looking For His NFL Shot

Posted on April 21, 2020 by

Coming out of high school Noah Wanzek was a bit of an unknown in the football world. The former Mr. Basketball candidate from Jamestown, ND was known for his prowess on the court but not as much for his work on the field. I remember when when UND was recruiting Wanzek and word came out

Posted in News Big Sky Football, fcs, fcs football, Fighting Hawks, NFL, Noah Wanzek, North Dakota, Sioux football, UND, UND football

2021 Recruiting Will Be Like No Other

Posted on April 7, 2020 by

In my previous post I wrote about UND receiving their earliest commitment ever in Park River product Sam Hagen. A junior committing this early to an FCS school was definitely unique but in hindsight it may have been a sign of things to come. UND AD Bill Chaves recently announced that “all University-sponsored summer events

Posted in News, Recruiting fcs, fcs football, Fighting Hawks, MVFC, North Dakota, recruiting, UND, UND football, University of North Dakota

Hawks Receive Their Earliest Commitment Ever

Posted on March 30, 2020 by 1 Comment

The times they are a changin’ when it comes to college football recruiting – once again. We have talked about this before when discussing the summer recruiting calendar and it’s effect on early commits. June/July had become the hot months for snatching up recruits before the high school & college seasons begin. Now it’s even

Posted in News, Recruiting Bubba Schweigert, fcs, Fighting Hawks, recruiting, Sam Hagen, UND, UND football, University of North Dakota

Hawks Name Their New Running Backs Coach

Posted on March 13, 2020 by

We had speculated for awhile now that Robbie Rouse was a legit candidate for the running backs opening on UND’s staff. Bubba Schweigert made it official on Wednesday. Rouse told me earlier today that he is set to be in Grand Forks this weekend to get the ball rolling. Rouse comes to Grand Forks from

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Spring Football Updates & More

Posted on March 9, 2020 by 3 Comments

With practice just wrapping up this morning, UND is officially six practices into their 2020 spring season. It has been a fairly quiet spring thus far but that doesn’t mean moves aren’t being made on the field. We have been able to put together some tidbits and notes for you and will relay what we

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UND Gives Schweigert Contract Extension

Posted on March 4, 2020 by

In a mild surprise, UND athletic director Bill Chaves announced on Monday that he awarded head coach Bubba Schweigert with a four-year contract extension. The extension takes Schweigert’s contract through the 2023 season. Schweigert’s salary will be $215,000 in 2020 and increase to $245,000 in the final year. The Hawks have made the playoffs twice

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March 2020

Posted on March 2, 2020 by

March 29th UND received their first commitment to the Class of 2021 in OT Sam Hagen of Park River, ND. March 11th The Hawks have made it official – Robbie Rouse is their new running backs coach. March 9th We fully expect UND to name Robbie Rouse as their new running backs coach. Rouse currently

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Hawks Host Second Junior Day

Posted on March 2, 2020 by

The kickoff of spring ball wasn’t the only big event going down last Friday/Saturday. The Hawks also held their second Junior Day in conjunction with practice on those two mornings. We were told they hosted around 25 prospective student-athletes from the Class of 2021. The big news out of the weekend were the inevitable offers

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2020 Spring Roster Released

Posted on February 21, 2020 by 4 Comments

What happened to the winter “off-season”? On Wednesday, UND released their roster for the upcoming 2020 spring season, which starts next Friday, February 28th. Time to get back to work. As usual there has been some turnover and some new additions to the roster, many of which have been discussed over the past couple months.

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Hawks Add One Coach, Lose Another

Posted on February 17, 2020 by

After a mini-vacation & some R&R it’s time to catch up on what’s been going down around Memorial Stadium. UND recently announced the hiring of defensive line coach Austin Flyger. Flyger, a 2005 graduate of Augustana, is a former NCC defensive lineman of the year (2003) meaning he brings experience at the position, which is

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Hawks Bolster Their Secondary On Signing Day

Posted on February 5, 2020 by 3 Comments

Beefing up the secondary was a major point of emphasis as UND headed into the late signing period. The Hawks only signed two DB’s in the early class (CB Sam Robertson and S Peyton Fisher). With a 26-man class already on the books they needed to hit on corner and safety. Consider it done. Coach

Posted in News, Recruiting Ethan Ball, fcs, fcs football, Fighting Hawks, North Dakota, Richard Agyekum, Signing Day, UND, UND football

Defensive Line Opening & More

Posted on January 28, 2020 by

Newly appointed defensive coordinator Brett Holinka will be making his first big hire very soon. The defensive line coach opening ends tomorrow and we believe the position will be filled early next week. Developing defensive lineman is crucial to a collegiate defense as their are many techniques and movements involved, especially at UND with their

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Winter Abyss Updates

Posted on January 16, 2020 by 4 Comments

Being it’s freezing outside and not much is happening we thought it may be time to brain dump a bit. UND is back in session for second semester so the players have now begun winter workouts. First, we would like to welcome a new sponsor to UND Football 360 – Grand Forks Country Club. The

Posted in News Bubba Schweigert, fcs, fcs football, Fighting Hawks, fighting sioux football, North Dakota, UND, UND football

Brett Holinka Named New Defensive Coordinator

Posted on January 13, 2020 by 3 Comments

Head Coach Bubba Schweigert recently announced that current linebackers coach Brett Holinka will be elevated to the defensive coordinator position. We had speculated last week that UND would look in-house for their new DC and that turned out to be the case. Holinka came to UND after a one-year stint as defensive coordinator at U

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Who Will Be The Next Defensive Coordinator?

Posted on January 9, 2020 by 6 Comments

With the news that former UND defensive coordinator Eric Schmidt was moving on to Fresno State, we naturally started the wheels in motion to try and compile a list of replacements. This much we know: UND is keeping the 3-4 defense so they need to find somebody well-versed in coaching it. Play-calling experience is not

Posted in News Bubba Schweigert, fcs, fcs football, MVFC, North Dakota, UND, UND football

UND TE Hunter Pinke Injured In Skiing Accident

Posted on December 30, 2019 by 1 Comment

By now most of you have heard that one of UND’s current players, Hunter Pinke, was injured in a skiing accident recently. Pinke, a senior TE, was skiing in Keystone when it happened. Pinke suffered a severe spinal cord injury when he collided with another skier, forcing Pinke towards a tree and seriously injuring him.

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Live Chat! Signing Day 2020

Posted on December 19, 2019 by 1 Comment

It’s that time of the year again – Football Signing Day! Everyone loves recruiting because it’s what feeds the program. The right ingredients can provide the fuel to reach new heights & attain the ultimate goal of winning a national championship. The Class of 2020 (early version) has been inked and now it’s time to

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360 Reaction: 2020 Offensive Class

Posted on December 19, 2019 by 1 Comment

A much anticipated group of student-athletes have signed on the line that is dotted and are now Fighting Hawks. There was a bit of drama this year vs. zero last year but it was all in a good way. All of the commits stayed true to UND, plus Coach Bubba Schweigert was able to add

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Former Husky Finds A Home In Grand Forks

Posted on December 16, 2019 by 5 Comments

A surely bittersweet week for a former St. Cloud State Husky standout ended with him finding a new home and a fresh start. Devon Krzanowski, a junior linebacker from Fond Du Lac, WI, committed to UND on Sunday – capping off a rollercoaster of a week for the young man. Krzanowski was probably the most

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Hawks Set For Big Recruiting Weekend

Posted on December 13, 2019 by 1 Comment

In what is a bit of a unique recruiting season, UND will be holding their only recruiting weekend before the early signing day this coming Saturday & Sunday. Typically, they would hold two weekends before the new early signing period but with the late Thanksgiving and making the playoffs it didn’t work out that way.

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