Associate athletic director Herbster viewed as contender for top job One day after officially accepting the job of athletic director at Kent State, Joel Nielsen was back at the DakotaDome, where it was business as usual. Sort of. The departing U… more »

University of South Dakota athletic director Joel Nielsen will be introduced as the next athletic director at Kent State University this morning, USD president Jim Abbott confirmed Wednesday night. "I'm very, very sorry to see him go," Abbott said. "… more »

In terms of purely title, the new gig for Chuck Morrell is a lateral move. But that’s where the similarities end. Morrell, the former University of Sioux Falls defensive coordinator, was announced Wednesday as the defensive coordinator for the Uni… more »

Most high school athletes dream about being in the some type of professional sport. With the exception of baseball, every sport requires the athlete to play at least one year of college sports. This past month was national signing day for college foo… more »

FCS represented with 17 student-athletes Repeat selections on the 24-member ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Football University Division first team include junior running back Kyle Minett of South Dakota State, senior defensive lineman Brando… more »

VERMILLION, S.D. -- It's unusual for University of South Dakota football coach Ed Meierkort to announce after the opening week of practice that some of his younger players are already ticketed for action. "Some of our young guys are very impressive a… more »

VERMILLION — The University of South Dakota football team will report for fall camp for the 2009 season on Thursday. The Coyotes, who are entering the second year of their transition to Division I Football Championship Series status, will hold their fir… more »

NORMAL, Ill. - The oldest football rivalry in the state of Illinois and the 12th-longest in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) will continue through 2013, thanks to a recently signed contract between Illinois State and Eastern I… more »

VERMILLION, S.D. -- Joel Nielsen, the athletic director at The University of South Dakota, has announced that the Coyote football team will play at Northwestern University of the Big Ten in 2012. The game will be held at Northwestern’s Ryan Field (ca… more »

The American Football Coaches Association's official Web site includes an interesting item this week. Under the "open dates" section, where football programs list their idle fall Saturdays for coming seasons, South Dakota State and the University of… more »

Maybe the biggest news to come out of the spring football camp has to deal with next year’s schedule. A couple of weeks ago, the USD athletic department announced the team will host Drake University Sept. 19 at the DakotaDome. “We’re excited about th… more »

VERMILLION, S.D. -- With four practices remaining before its annual spring game, the University of South Dakota football team continues to make strides, according to head coach Ed Meierkort. South Dakota will hold its spring game on Friday, April 24… more »

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J. D. Kappeler, a graduate of the University of South Dakota, has joined McNeese State as an assistant football coach. He will work with the defensive backfield. A native of Denver, CO, Kappeler spent the past two seasons as a graduate assist… more »

VERMILLION, S.D. –- Ed Meierkort, the head football coach at The University of South Dakota, says the first two days of the Coyotes’ spring football practice has been highlighted by competition at several positions. “We’ve had very competitive drills… more »