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January 16, 2013
Speculation Alert: Tim Tibesar to Chicago Bears?

With the recently named hire of Marc Trestman as head coach for the Chicago Bears, the speculation can begin about former UND All-American linebacker and D-coordinator Tim Tibesar being added to the staff in some role on defense. In 2011, Tibesar was Trestman’s D-coordinator in Montreal and was the linebackers coach for 2009 and 2010…

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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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January 3, 2013
AJ Stockwell – Eastview HS (Apple Valley, MN)

UND has received a verbal commitment from 6-6, 275 pound offensive lineman AJ Stockwell.  Stockwell played at Eastview High School in Apple Valley, MN for Head Coach Kelly Sherwin.  Eastview finished the season 7-4 after losing to Wayzata in the state quarterfinals. Stockwell has amazing upside and is considered to be a freakish hybrid type…

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December 27, 2012
Garett Cary Commits to UND

UND received their sixth known commitment to the Class of 2013 when DL Garett Cary gave his verbal commitment to the program a few days ago. Cary, 6’3″-265, was an All-Conference, All-Region, and All-State pick in his senior season for Bigfoot Union High School in Walworth, Wisconsin (which is southwest of Milwaukee).  He excelled on both…

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December 19, 2012
Odds and Ends

It is officially the recruiting “dead period” where no contact can be made by the coaching staff to recruits.  This also usually means that verbal commitment news dries up for awhile, also.  The dead period is over January 4th so we hope to have commitment news coming in those first two weeks of January. There…

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December 10, 2012
Jake Disterhaupt Commits To UND

The UND Football team has received a verbal commitment to the class of 2013 from Moose Lake-Willow River RB-LB Jake Disterhaupt.  Disterhaupt, 6-1″-185, led the Rebels to the state championship game this past fall where they fell 25-22 to Caledonia. In his senior season Disterhaupt was a standout running back for the Rebels, rushing for…

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