UND’s spring football practice was originally set to begin on March 25th but was delayed due to the massive amount of snow that was still covering the turf at Memorial Stadium. The new date became Monday, April 1st but the weather had not warmed up enough to melt the snow so now the newest ‘new’…
It’s been quiet around the UND Football world as of late but as we get closer to spring ball, things should start to heat up. Here’s what we have for our random thoughts on the program as of late: The program recently held their winter testing, which comes after the winter workouts to gauge how…
The UND Football program announced yesterday that Defensive Coordinator Mike Mannausau would be leaving to take on a position with the UND Foundation as Champions Club Director, effective immediately. Mannausau has has 16 years invested in UND Football, with 5 of them being as a player from 1994-98 and 11 of them as a member…
Mat Cox of Capital High School in Olympia, WA has signed with the UND football program. Cox, 6’6″-245, was a First-Team All-Conference and First-Team All-State selection at the 2A level in the state of Washington as an offensive lineman. He was also selected as a Second-Team All-State defensive lineman. Capital was 11-3 on the year,…
UND has received a verbal commitment from OLB/DE Hunter Wharton of Brawley High School in Brawley, CA. Wharton, 6’3″-220, was an All Imperial Valley league pick as a defensive end for Coach Jon Self’s Wildcats, which finished the season 10-2. Wharton appears to be a real under-the-radar type of player in that we were not…
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…
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…
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…
Patrick Sharp, a running back from Wheaton North High School in Wheaton, IL, has given a verbal commitment to the UND football program. At 5’10”-180, he was an all-conference performer for the Falcons, who went 10-2 on the season and lost in the Illinois Class 7A quarterfinals 3-0 to eventual champion Glenbard West. Wheaton North…
Great Oak High School tight end Kyle Ruhe from Temecula, CA has given a verbal commitment to play football at the University of North Dakota. Ruhe is listed at 6-5 and 230 pounds and runs pretty well given his size. There is no doubt he will have to put on 20-30 pounds to be able…
