On Friday, Cinque Chapman will get his college degree. On Saturday, he’ll play in a football game for the first time in over two years. He’ll be in the lineup for the groundbreaking game with the Fargo-Moorhead Liberty semi-pro team. “I’m trying… more »

The Gateway Football Conference got a legislative victory of sorts. The Division I Football Championship Subdivision will expand its playoff field from 16 to 20 teams starting in the 2010 season. It means North Dakota State’s new league has a better… more »

The New England Patriots signed former North Dakota State punter Mike Dragosavich to a free agent contract, the team announced Saturday. Dragosavich was in Boston for a tryout on Saturday. Head coach Bill Belichick said on a video on the team’s We… more »

The next time Montana plays Albany, it could be in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, and it could come the week before Thanksgiving. That news doesn't make UM athletic director Jim O'Day happy, but the die has been cast: Last… more »

On Tuesday, Mike Dragosavich went before some local cameras and microphones and put on a happy face. It was a good effort, but there was evidence it looked forced and the reason was not his fault. No, it was the NFL analysts. They set him up for the… more »

Exciting. Stressful. Mike Dragosavich went through myriad emotions in the last few days. He also went through a couple of cell phone batteries on Tuesday. “It might seem like I’m stressed out or disappointed, but I’m really not,” he said. “It’s… more »

Joe Mays packed his bags for North Dakota State five years ago as a Division II recruit overlooked by Division I schools. On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles made sure he won’t be an overlooked NFL prospect. The Bison inside linebacker was taken in th… more »

Joe Mays, a standout football player at North Dakota State University in Fargo, was selected Sunday by the Philadelphia Eagles. Two other draft hopefuls - Mike Dragosavich and Steve Walker - were not picked. Mays, a 5-foot-11-inch, 245-pound lineback… more »

On a day when Steve Walker got married, Nick Mertens said “I do” to the following question: Do you promise to take this offense, to cherish and keep it in sickness or in health, to be faithful to it the rest of your North Dakota State football caree… more »

FARGO -- North Dakota State, from the president’s office on down, has done a tremendous job perpetuating the myth that the University of North Dakota is no longer the Bison’s No. 1 rival. Since NDSU moved to Division I, any question posed to a Bison ath… more »

1 Three Bison players in ESPN’s draft rankings by position NDSU punter Mike Dragosavich is ranked the No. 2 punter by ESPN’s Draft Tracker, while Joe Mays is ranked No. 16 at inside linebacker and Nate Safe is ranked No. 53 at offensive tackle.… more »

North Dakota State’s first job opening at quarterback in four years didn’t take long to fill. Junior Nick Mertens (pictured to left) has assumed control and will enter fall practice as the starter. His backup, junior Mitch Brecke (pictured to right),… more »

North Dakota State linebacker Eddie Beson almost saw the field as a true freshman last year. Now there’s no question about his status. The freshman was diagnosed with a torn ACL and MCL in his knee after injuring it Wednesday in practice. He’ll miss… more »

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North Dakota State has its West Coast offense. Now it has an East Coast punting game. In an effort to eliminate blocked kicks, the Bison football team dispatched assistant coach Tim Polasek to Winston-Salem, N.C., over spring break to study Wake Fore… more »