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February 6, 2013
Marcus Cheatom – Brother Rice High School (Chicago, IL)

UND received a commitment from DL Marcus Cheatom of Brother Rice High School in Chicago, IL.  Cheatom, 6’1″-300, was an All-Catholic league performer for coach Brian Badke’s Crusaders, which finished the 2012 season with a 7-6 record. Cheatom, who we project as a NG at North Dakota, missed part of the season with a knee injury but…

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February 6, 2013
Rashad Williams – Proviso East High School (Maywood, IL)

Rashad Williams, listed at 6-6 and 270 pounds, has given the UND Football program a verbal commitment.  Rivals.com and Illinois recruiting guru “Edgy Tim” O’Halloran ranked Williams as a Top 20 offensive tackle prospect for the Class of 2013 in the state of Illinois.  Williams was shown interest by a handful of MAC and Big…

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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
Kyle Norberg – Cary-Grove High School (Cary Grove, IL)

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…

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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 24, 2013
Patrick Sharp – Wheaton North HS (Wheaton, IL)

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…

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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 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 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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