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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

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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

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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

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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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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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A 360 Look Ahead To 2020 Season

Posted on December 9, 2019 by 13 Comments

The 2019 season is behind us, which naturally means we need to look ahead to 2020. The Hawks will enter their maiden voyage into the Missouri Valley Football Conference as a playoff team with a 7-5 record. It was a highly entertaining season, no doubt, but also one that ended with a thud and left

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Two More Commitments To Class of 2020

Posted on December 4, 2019 by

The season may have just ended but all that means is recruiting is just picking up. With the early signing day a mere 15 days away, the UND staff is working to put the finishing touches on their 2020 class. Last week UND received a commitment from WR Marcus Preston of Free State High School

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UNDFB360 Pregame Show – Playoffs Week 1 vs Nicholls State

Posted on November 28, 2019 by

Welcome to the Playoff edition of the UNDFB360 Pregame Show! Inside Shannon Schweigert and Kelly Howe review the SUU victory and look ahead to Nicholls State. Talk all things Hawks Football with UND play-by-play voice Jack Michaels (always entertaining!) Shannon and Kelly discuss the FCS Bracket, tough/easy draws, etc. Chat with Nicholls State beat writer Mike Gegenheimer

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UND Senior Day: Class of 2019

Posted on November 22, 2019 by 2 Comments

It’s the final home game of the season this Saturday vs. Southern Utah – kickoff is at 1:00pm. This final home game also doubles as the annual Senior Day, where the school honors the graduating seniors for all their contributions to the UND Football program. This years 18-man class has a nice mix of high-end

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Hawks Outlast Bears In A Shootout

Posted on November 18, 2019 by 3 Comments

It wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t what we all expected. But it was a win. UND outlasted the upstart Northern Colorado Bears by a score of 45-38 on Saturday – upping their record to 6-4 and keeping their playoff hopes alive. We were definitely surprised by the play of UNC in this game as they

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UNDFB360 Pregame Show – Week 10 vs Northern Colorado

Posted on November 14, 2019 by 6 Comments

Welcome to the “Two For The Money” edition of the UNDFB360 Pregame Show! Inside Shannon Schweigert and Kelly Howe review the tough loss to Weber State and look ahead to this week. Shannon raps with GF Herald beat writer Tom Miller. Chat with Hero Sports FCS Expert Brian McLaughlin about FCS football and dropping the

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UND Comes Up Short In Ogden

Posted on November 11, 2019 by 2 Comments

What a game that was! After the early season road woes UND fans were naturally nervous as heck about this past weekend’s matchup with #3 Weber State. Apparently, the Hawks themselves weren’t quite as nervous. They controlled play for a good part of the game but came up short at the end losing 30-27. The

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A Glance At #3 Weber State & More

Posted on November 4, 2019 by 2 Comments

This week the Hawks get a chance to solidify their spot in the Top 20 rankings with a trip out to Ogden, Utah to take on the mighty Weber State Wildcats. WSU is sitting at 7-2 on the season and are coming off a dismantling of the #5 Sacramento State Hornets 36-17 in SacTown. Weber

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Hawks Pull Out Another ‘Magical’ Home Victory

Posted on October 28, 2019 by 3 Comments

A theme began to develop during the MSU post-game interviews regarding UND’s 2019 games at the Alerus Center. Players like Jade Lawrence and Alex Cloyd alluded to there being “magic in the Alerus Center”. To be honest, how can one really argue after what we saw on Saturday? UND blocked a punt with 4:21 left

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