As we get closer to the start of Fall Camp 2015 (Aug. 6th), now might be a good time to look at the team by positions groups. UND has added a handful of transfers since Christmas break, which changed the look of a few groups. I didn’t address every position group as some need to be…
“When you try to please everyone, you please no one. “ The UND Nickname Committee has narrowed down the list of potential names to five. The names that made the final five are (vote tally in parentheses): Fighting Hawks (33) Sundogs (40) North Stars (41) Nodaks (44) Roughriders (45) Now, time to give my/our thoughts…
The annual #UND Football Letterwinners Golf Scramble is set to be held on Monday, July 27th at The Legends golf course in Prior Lake, MN. There will also be a social on Sunday night at the Holiday Inn and Suites in Lakeville, MN. This years recipients of the “Legends Award” are Dale Lian (1975-1978) and Bruce…
There have been a few things going down lately related to UND Football so we thought we would give a quick rundown: UND signed two more players a to the Class of 2015 – one high school and one FBS transfer. The high school signee came via Canada, the fourth Canadian in the 2015 class….
We knew UND was looking at adding defensive line depth that could help immediately this fall. It came true as UND signed defensive end Noah Johnson (6’3″-260) from City College of San Francisco. CCSF is a Juco powerhouse in California and perennially plays for the CCCAA State Championship and mythical National Championship. Johnson had 6 sacks…
First off, a bunch of CFL news that relates to UND Football: UND cornerback Alex Tillman recently signed a professional contract with the British Columbia Lions of the CFL. Former UND cornerback Donovan Alexander (2003-2007) decided to retire from the CFL this past winter. Alexander had a solid 7 year CFL career and was also able to retire as…
UND held a 29 play “scrimmage” on Wednesday to try and get some live reps for the younger/newer players. Even though it was extremely windy that day, the team was able to run the full offense and give us a look at how the team has progressed thus far in spring ball. Mat Cox, Dan…
When Coach Schweigert and his staff began their tenure at UND last January, they noticed a roster that was in their opinion lacking the size, speed and depth needed to compete at the FCS level. There were a few pieces here and there but not what they believed to be requisite. After last winter’s workouts…
Because of injuries and non-spring participants, the Offensive side of the ball is a bit more challenged with less depth and numbers than their defensive counterparts at almost all positions. Coach Rudolph and the offense will no doubt have to practice and preach “smart practice tempo” to try and keep everyone healthy so that they can…
Here is your official UND Football 2015 Spring Prospectus, courtesy of the UND Sports Information Department. They did an outstanding job with this and should be commended for the level of coverage. If you want to know anything at all about UND spring ball, it’s in there. Practice begins next Friday, March 27th – 3pm at…
