Former North Dakota State football player Craig Dahl was released by the New York Giants after tearing the ACL in his right knee Saturday for the second time in two seasons, the New Jersey Record reported. Dahl, who was re-signed by the defending Su… more »

The accolades for quarterback Gary Orr were numerous in high school. For instance, he was a first-team Class 5A Tennessee all-state selection by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association. But other numbers didn’t wow the college football recruiters. A… more »

North Dakota State takes to its familiar home field Thursday night with a veteran group, a veteran coaching staff and an expected ranking in the top 25 poll. For being a new team on the Division I Football Championship Subdivision block, the second-r… more »

If you have plans to do something after Thursday night’s Austin Peay at North Dakota State football game, you may get to them quicker. A new play clock rule approved by the NCAA could reduce the length of games, which averaged 3 hours, 22 minutes las… more »

Austin Peay at North Dakota State - When: 7 p.m. Thursday - Radio: 970 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin Peay State University spent about 10 years playing non-scholarship footb… more »

North Dakota State senior running back Tyler Roehl was named second-team preseason All-American by The Sports Network on Friday. Roehl is one of 11 players from the Missouri Valley Football Conference to earn a spot on one of the teams. The West F… more »

North Dakota State’s starting strong safety is most likely done for the season. Junior Kyle Belmont’s knee injury suffered earlier in the week will keep him out for at least several weeks, head coach Craig Bohl said. Bohl said the exact nature of the… more »

At 6 feet, 7 inches tall, Matt Veldman can do all the things basketball players of that size can do. He can dunk. He can rebound. But that’s not the sport of choice for the North Dakota State freshman. He’s a tight end on the football team, and fans… more »

He isn't sure how it started. Sometime during the insufferable training-camp workouts at Lehigh, rookie middle linebacker Joe Mays picked up a nickname. For a first-year player who hasn't yet made the team, that normally would be cause for concern. Y… more »

Just as North Dakota State’s injury bug was in the process of getting squashed, starting strong safety Kyle Belmont kept it alive. Belmont was doing a noncontact drill during practice when his foot got caught in the ground and twisted. The exact natu… more »

There are no tight end controversies. Middle-aged men do not sit on barstools and argue which left tackle deserves to start. If a football team loses three straight games, there are no calls for the middle linebacker to be benched. But if a q… more »

An NCAA academic upgrade for incoming freshman has had an immediately impact on the North Dakota State football program. The Bison signed 17 players to letters of intent last February, but only 10 were on the practice field Monday. Four are sidelined… more »

As if the position isn’t unglamorous enough, try playing on the North Dakota State offensive line with no chance of seeing the Fargodome field. It’s all work and no play. Just about every season, the Bison produce somebody who spent three or four ye… more »

Quarterback Nick Mertens and running back Tyler Roehl each spent a Saturday intrasquad football scrimmage looking more like spectators. They took a knee. They walked around. The morning wasn’t about them. It was about evaluating the North Dakota Sta… more »

North Dakota State’s 2008 football recruiting class has gotten off to a rough start. Two players have quit and a quarterback missed practice Friday with an academic issue. Head coach Craig Bohl said receiver Hakeem Bourne-McFarlane, considered one of… more »