Category: North Dakota
No ho-hum fourth-stringer
The UND football media guide lists Catlin Solum as starting fall practice fourth on the depth chart at running back.
At first glance, it would seem as if the Sioux don’t envision Solum playing a key role this year.
But history says otherwise.… more »
UND football: New top target
Brady Trenbeath is approaching this season like it’s his last.
That’s because it very well may be his last.
As the 2008 season approaches, the standout wide receiver from Cavalier, N.D., is waiting for the NCAA to decide whether he is a junior or… more »
Selling Division I
There’s no Force of the North. And there’s no Force To Be Reckoned With.
But UND’s newest athletic marketing campaign is out in full force.
Whether it’s through digital billboards, well-placed television advertisements, newspaper inserts or on the… more »
The next big No. 18?
The comparison possibilities were already going to be there. Ismael Bamba is a diminutive speedster with flashy moves.
Then Bamba went and picked out green jersey No. 18 for the UND football team.
Now the comparisons will really fly.
Did the F… more »
Texas Tech on the horizon
UND held its first practice as an NCAA Division I football program Tuesday at Memorial Stadium.
The immediate Sioux focus is on the upcoming season. But the big picture of UND’s move to Division I became clear later in the day when school officials c… more »
'Fall Camp' is Now Officially UNDerway
Another team that wears 'green' is getting ready on the gridiron.
'Fall Camp' is now officially UNDerway for the UND Fighting Sioux.
It began today and not only will this season be their first in 'Division One,' but their first under new head coac… more »
New coach, new classification
Dale Lennon, Weston Dressler and Ryan Chappell were the three most recognizable faces as the UND football team, one of the most powerful Division II teams in the country, opened practice last August.
Yes, things have changed.
With a new head coa… more »
Sioux to play Texas Tech in 2009
UND had its first football practice as a Division I program on Tuesday morning.
Now, the Sioux have their first big-time Division I opponent lined up, too.
UND will play the Big 12's Texas Tech at the beginning of the 2009 season. The game is slat… more »
Sioux prepare for a new era
In the last eight months, UND football has witnessed a transformation unlike any in the program’s 113-year history.
Since Nov. 24, 2007, the day last season ended when UND was defeated by Grand Valley State in the NCAA Division II playoffs in Allenda… more »
Broncos' and former Sioux Kuper trying to play through a broken hand
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Chris Kuper is fighting for a starting spot, and he’s doing it with one hand.
The guard is trying to establish himself on the Denver Broncos’ offensive line, but his task has been made tougher because he broke his right hand early… more »
Little doubt Bison will schedule Sioux
North Dakota State officials say the day is coming when the Bison will be playing their longtime rival again.
After making the move to Division I, NDSU has not played the University of North Dakota in any sports since the 2003-04 school year.
That… more »
Dakota Rival revival?
For the athletic programs at the Universities of North Dakota and South Dakota, there’s no place like home while looking for another.
The two Dakota schools, which this fall will begin the second of a five-year transition to Division I, are new membe… more »
The Great West Finds Common Ground
Thirty years ago, Utah Technical College was a trade school with an enrollment of 3,000. The only linemen on campus were the ones studying electricity, not blocking schemes.
Times have changed.
The eighth-fastest growing school in the country is n… more »
UND' Alerus Center Looks at a Major Facelift
A major face lift could be in the works for Grand Forks’ Alerus Center starting in the next few months.
That would mean changes to the exterior to enhance the appearance of the 7-year-old facility and new graphics in the interior to better portray it… more »
UND Set to Join New Conference
UND’s search for conference affiliation in its move to NCAA Division I athletics appears to be a short one.
UND is expected to announce today that the school will be one of a handful of institutions that will band together and form the Great West Con… more »