Category: Great West Conference
NCAA Approves North Dakota Nickname Plans
UND receives acceptance from Athletic Association regarding logo retirement.
Big changes may soon be coming to the UND athletic program. A recent statement by the National Collegiate Athletic Association said that because UND is retiring the Fighting… more »
Southern Utah Eyes Upset Against San Jose
Forgive San Jose State for eagerly looking forward to its game against Southern Utah on Saturday night.
The Spartans’ anticipation is understandable because, for the only time in the opening four weeks of the season, they play somebody close to their… more »
SDSU hosts Illinois State in "Cereal Bowl", Coyotes Take on Tough NAIA
On Saturday, the Jackrabbits host Illinois State in a Missouri Valley Football Conference clash scheduled for 6 p.m. at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium in the 15th annual “Cereal Bowl.”
SDSU leads the relatively young series 2-0 and is looking for its first… more »
Coach to Cure MD Celebrates Third Season with Coaches Wearing Patch
For the third year in a row, college football coaches nationwide will join together in support of the Coach to Cure MD program, which will be held during games of Saturday, September 25, 2010. The rapidly growing annual effort has raised more than half… more »
Gophers can’t catch those wily Coyotes
Minnesota kicked off a challenging home schedule with the one game it just couldn’t lose.
But the Golden Gophers simply couldn’t catch Dante Warren and South Dakota.
Warren passed for 352 yards and three touchdowns for the Coyotes of the Football… more »
Gophers-South Dakota preview
This Saturday the Minnesota Golden Gophers play South Dakota Coyotes for the 2010 home opener. The Coyotes are in the FCS division and play in the Great West Conference. They had a solid season in 2009 going 5-5 overall and 2-2 in conference play. Their… more »
Montana learned lessons from last year's Cal Poly game
Montana coach Robin Pflugrad looks at Montana's 35-23 win over Cal Poly last season and sees some of the same red flags he saw in the Grizzlies' 73-2 demolition of Western State.
"I've watched it a couple of times, and I think we can come away with s… more »
Southern Utah eyes shifting Big Sky Conference
So, where does Southern Utah University go from here?
On Tuesday, the Thunderbirds were left without a viable football league when it was announced that UC Davis and Cal Poly will take their programs to the Big Sky Conference.
Montana athletic dir… more »
Great West nears end as schools shift plans
The end is near for the Great West Football Conference, which learned Tuesday that next season will be the last in the league for two of its five members.
UC Davis and Cal Poly, charter members of the seven-year-old FCS conference, announced they wer… more »
Sioux suit up to face second FBS opponent
On Saturday, Sept. 11, the University of North Dakota will face its second Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponent in as many games. The Fighting Sioux will travel southeast to Illinois to face the Huskies of Northern Illinois. The Saturday evening ki… more »
Defense Overpowers Offense in Lone Live Scrimmage of Cal Poly's Fall Camp
Last spring, the Cal Poly offense scored four touchdowns in a 59-42 victory over the Mustang defense.
In the only live scrimmage of the 2010 fall camp Saturday afternoon in Alex G. Spanos Stadium, the defense overpowered the offense, allowing no touc… more »
Sioux set for tough schedule
North Dakota football players said at Monday's media day they are excited about the challenges they'll face this fall.
UND, in its third season under head coach Chris Mussman, is still making the transition to full NCAA Division I Football Championsh… more »
Football conference in flux at South Dakota?
Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, the University of South Dakota athletic department will move from the Great West Conference to the Summit League for all sports.
All sports that is except football.
For now, the department’s premier progra… more »
Andrew Miller receives UND's first FCS ADA postgraduate scholarship
ANAHEIM, Calif. - On Tuesday, June 22, former University of North Dakota linebacker Andrew Miller received UND's first Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA) postgraduate scholarship. He was presented with the award… more »
UND extends A.D. Brian Faison’s contract through 2015
The University of North Dakota has extended athletics director Brian Faison's contract through June 2015, UND President Dr. Robert O. Kelley announced today.
"It is a pleasure to announce this extension of Brian Faison's contract as athletics directo… more »