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 Smith (1966-1969). Both of those gentlemen have done a ton of good for the football program and are very deserving of the award.
Another Legends golf tourney note: We understand there has been a UND Scholarship Endowment set up in the name of Travis O’Neel, the former UND All-American linebacker who recently passed away. His former teammates started it and will be raising funds annually starting with this year’s golf tourney, where they will be selling UND Football Under Armour golf polos with O’Neel’s name on the sleeve. They are also taking one-time and annual pledges. Every penny will benefit the Memorial scholarship endowment in the memory of O’Neel. Apparently, the group involved has already blown past their fundraising goal and had to adjust it accordingly because of the outpouring of support from friends and UND alums. Nice work to all involved!
The annual Big Sky Media Kickoff is set for this coming Monday, July 20th out in Utah. Coach Bubba Schweigert and senior ILB Will Ratelle will be representing UND.
UND is set to open fall camp on August 6th. First day on the field will be August 8th.
We came across a bit of bad news on Twitter recently as it appears that Class of 2015 signee Zack Williams of Winnipeg will not be joining UND this fall. Williams will apparently now stay home and play for the University of Manitoba. We believe it is academically related due to the late timing. Williams, an offensive tackle, would have had an outside shot at playing this year, depending on injuries at that position.
Even though it seems like it’s getting late in the summer for roster additions, we fully expect UND to add help at the cornerback and safety positions in the next week or two. Once again, we will update you once we hear anything. Our twitter feed (also located on the homepage sidebar) is where we first release most information we come across.
We have not seen a game time yet for the season opener at Wyoming. Last season the Cowboys opened up at 2pm MT vs. Montana but that game was on ROOT Sports. We can only hope the Wyoming/UND game will be picked up by ROOT this year.
UND has opened as a 18.5 point dog to Wyoming via 5dimes.