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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
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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January 25, 2013
Odds and Ends

UND is currently sitting at 18 “known” commitments for the class of 2013.  However, there have been multiple “recruiting chest bump” tweets sent out by the coaching staff that we know were never confirmed by anybody.  By our math there is still 3-4 commitments out there that nobody knows about, possibly more.  At the beginning…

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January 23, 2013
UND Gets a “Fast Carr”

(Our apologies to Tracy Chapman) Per Dan Hammer – the play-by-play TV commentator for UND Football – Aeron Carr, a Rivals 2-star recruit from Mesa, AZ has verbally committed to the University of North Dakota to play football next season. The 5’10” 165 pounder from Red Mountain High School had interest from many FCS schools…

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January 18, 2013
Kyle Ruhe – Temecula, CA (Great Oak HS)

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…

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January 16, 2013
Cole Reyes – Schaumburg, IL (Schaumburg HS)

The UND football program has received a verbal commitment from safety Cole Reyes of Schaumberg, IL.  Reyes, 6’2″-205, was an all-conference and all-northwest area performer for the Saxons this past season.  In 2012, he had 3 interceptions as a safety and on the offensive side of the ball he had 11 catches for 299 yards and…

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January 15, 2013
Sam Riddle – Hillsboro, OR (Century HS)

UND’s 14th known verbal commitment to the 2013 class is 6’2″-195 pound QB Sam Riddle from Hillsboro, OR.  We can’t ever remember a UND player who was originally from the “Beaver State” being on the roster.  Riddle was recently named  2012 Pacific Conference Player of the Year and led his squad to the 2nd round of…

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January 14, 2013
Cam Kuksa – Palatine High School (Palatine, IL)

UND received a commitment to the  Class of 2013 from safety Cam Kuksa of Palatine High School in Palatine, IL (northwest suburb of Chicago).  Kuksa, 6’1″-185, was an all-conference and all-area pick for the Pirates, who ended the year 10-2 and lost in the 8A quarterfinals (highest level in Illinois). After reading about Kuksa, it appears…

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January 9, 2013
Jason (JJ) Robertson – Lincoln-Way East

Former University of Illinois signee and 3-star recruit Jason (JJ) Robertson has enrolled at the University of North Dakota for spring semester 2013.  The 6-0, 185 pound WR attended a community college this fall and did not play football.  We believe he should have all 4 years of eligibility remaining at UND and will be…

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January 4, 2013
Dustin Adams – Transfer from Northern Illinois

Dustin Adams, formerly of Minot, ND, has decided to transfer back to the state of North Dakota and will enroll at UND for the spring semester.  Adams will be eligible to play immediately for the UND football team.   He spent this past fall as a freshman at Northern Illinois University, which recently won the MAC…

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