I have been bullish on the majority of the position groups thus far. Linebackers, on the other hand, have some holes to fill. The Hawks lost a TON of production at inside and outside linebacker due to graduation. Replacing it will not exactly be ‘plug & play’. Thankfully, starter senior Devon Krzanowski is back at…
The 2022 edition of the defensive line is arguably the best it has been in the D1 era. UND returns two starters (Jaelen Johnson and Jalen Morrison) along with a host of others that played consistently in 2021. Ben McNaboe will be leaned on heavily at the other DE spot. The addition of transfer Barty…
The Hawks quarterback group returns their Top 4 QB’s from last year. The experience is there to take the Danny Freund offense to the next level. Junior starter Tommy Schuster is back after putting up 2,493 yards and 13 TD’s vs 7 INT’s in 2021. Schuster will undoubtedly be the starter come Week 1 vs….
This year’s running back group could easily be labeled as “by committee”. The Hawks return three players that got significant carries along with FCS graduate transfer Tyler Hoosman (UNI). Sophomore Isaiah Smith (52-356-2 TD), senior Luke Skokna (35-221-1 TD), and freshman Gavin Ziebarth (16-116) all will combine with Hoosman to give UND a unique look…
Faithful 360 Listeners: it won’t take you long to find out what we think about the 2022 UND Receiver corps. This group is talented, tall, quick and experienced – to go along with some young talent. I personally am very high on this edition of the “Jets”. Leading receiver soph. Bo Belquist (52-535-5 TD) is…
The tight end group is quite large considering it is 2022. Some teams don’t utilize tight ends much anymore while others will have three on the field at times. UND boasts 10 tight end/fullbacks on the roster this season. We mention fullbacks because to be fair that is what some of them are. “H-back”, “fullback”…
Football is back Fighting Hawks fans and so are the UNDFB360 Position Previews! In this first installment we take a look at the most important position on the field – offensive line. This group has been evolving slowly since OL coach Joe Pawlak arrived in 2019. The talent is there in 2022 to upgrade the…
As I’ve seen the commitments come in, a theme is developing with this class – build from within. The Hawks now have 12 commitments to the Class of 2023 after gaining several pledges over the weekend. The interesting part is 7 of the 12 are linemen. Offensive line has been an area of inconsistency at…
Good news Hawks fans: you know football season is right around the corner when Flagship Camp #2 arrives. The Hawks wrap up summer recruiting this Saturday with their second and final camp – one that typically nets a host of commitments. Some soon-to-be seniors like to wait it out into the fall but many more…
Games are won and lost in the trenches. Or so the saying goes. After one season in the MVFC that became more evident than ever. UND is consistently getting bigger and better along both lines in their quest to overtake the Bison and Jacks. Earlier this week they took another step in that direction with…