GRAND FORKS — The first half of the University of North Dakota’s season was a rollercoaster. It started with a three-game winless streak. Then came a five-game winning streak. That was followed by a three-game losing streak. The first half ended with a pair of splits against the last two ...
FARGO — North Dakota State named Matt Entz as the next Bison head football coach on Monday, Dec. 17, effective after the NCAA Division I FCS national title game Jan. 5 in Frisco, Texas. The reality is Entz had two days to prove himself. It ultimately was his job to retain NDSU’s 25 verbal ...
FARGO — North Dakota State landed a quarterback Wednesday morning, Dec. 19, on the first day of the NCAA early-signing period. It just wasn’t the one as previously advertised. The school announced that Zeb Noland will transfer from Iowa State to NDSU. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound Noland will ...
By Jeff Kolpack Forum News Service FARGO — There is no official record for the North Dakota State football recruit over the years who signed a letter of intent with the Bison with the most scholarship offers. Certainly, Luke Weerts will be near the top if not on the top rung. The ...
By Tom Miller Forum News Service GRAND FORKS — The University of North Dakota football program received the wrong kind of recruiting news Sunday, Dec. 16, with the NCAA's early signing period less than a week away. Quarterback Cedric Case, a 6-foot-2, 195-pound prep star in Lincoln, ...
VALLEY CITY, N.D. – The North Dakota Officials Association (NDOA) announces the 49th induction class to the 2018-19 Hall of Fame as determined at its recent Board of Directors meeting. The inductees will be recognized and receive awards at various North Dakota High School Activities ...
By Jeff Kolpack Forum News Service FARGO — Matt Entz was notified last Tuesday night by North Dakota State athletic director Matt Larsen that the Bison administration wanted to interview him a day later about becoming the school’s next head football coach. That meeting was held ...
FARGO — Josh Morton has been part of a college athletic program making the move up to NCAA Division I before. This time, it’s with a private school. Morton is the first-year athletic director at Augustana University in Sioux Falls, S.D., which announced Thursday, Dec. 13, that it will be ...
FARGO (AP) — Quarterback Easton Stick ran for 169 yards and three touchdowns and threw for another score to help North Dakota State defeat rival South Dakota State 44-21 in the FCS semifinals Friday night. Bruce Anderson added two rushing touchdowns for the undefeated and top-seeded Bison ...
FARGO (AP) — South Dakota State linebacker Christian Rozeboom tried watching last year's Football Championship Subdivision title game between rival North Dakota State and the team that knocked them out of the semifinals, James Madison. It wasn't long before he turned the channel. "It was ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas State hired Chris Klieman of North Dakota State to lead its football program Monday night, passing the reins from retired Hall of Fame coach Bill Snyder to someone with three Football Championship Subdivision titles but little Big 12 experience. Klieman was ...
FARGO — Now that Chris Klieman is headed to Kansas State, what’s next for North Dakota State? University President Dean Bresciani said he would like the process to have a brisk pace to it. “I think because of a lot of factors,” Bresciani said. “Sooner is much better than later. ...
Coach will stay with Bison through playoffs By Jeff Kolpack Forum News Service FARGO — One of the most impressive coaching runs in NCAA college football history at one school is coming to a close this season. North Dakota State University’s Chris Klieman has accepted the head ...
FARGO — North Dakota State needed only four plays to cover 96 yards on its opening drive Saturday, Dec. 8, at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. Runs of 6, 32 and 26 yards, with a 32-yard pass play sprinkled in, led to an early touchdown for the top-seeded Bison. That would prove to be ...
FARGO — It appears the two smallest crowds for North Dakota State football games this season will be the first two Division I FCS playoff games. About 2,000 tickets were still available as of Thursday afternoon, Dec. 6, for Saturday morning’s quarterfinal clash with Colgate at Gate City ...
By Jeff Kolpack Forum News Service FARGO — The alarm clocks will sound early on Saturday, Dec. 8, for the players and coaches on the North Dakota State football team. That’s the way the Bison head coach likes it. Chris Klieman says the earlier, the better when it comes to college ...
FARGO — Montana State ripped off a 71-yard pass play on the first play from scrimmage during the NCAA Division I FCS second-round playoff game Saturday afternoon, Dec. 1. The early adrenaline rush didn’t last for the Bobcats. No. 1-ranked North Dakota State scored at will in the first ...
By Jeff Kolpack Forum News Service FARGO — Montana State head football coach Jeff Choate began his press conference this week with a reference to practicing football during the winter in Bozeman, Mont. There’s nothing more Choate would like under his tree this Christmas than an indoor ...
UND elevates Danny Freund to offensive coordinator By Tom Miller Forum News Service GRAND FORKS — A familiar face will be the new offensive play-caller for the University of North Dakota football team. UND has promoted wide receivers coach Danny Freund to offensive coordinator, the ...
By Jeff Kolpack Forum News Service FARGO — The North Dakota State football program broke another school record on Monday, Nov. 26. This one speaks to the level of authority the Bison had on the Missouri Valley Football Conference this fall. NDSU put 15 players on either the all-Valley ...