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Depth Playing Key Role in NDSU Men’s Basketball Season

Bison have dealt with injuries this season

FARGO, N.D. — Last time out North Dakota State men’s basketball took an L, but the Bison are ready to bounce back. With that loss to Oral Roberts, NDSU  dropped its first conference game of the season. Before that match-up, the Bison were riding high winning seven of nine. The losses don’t seem to phase the Bison, who have battled…

Former NDSU Football Player’s Tuskza & Ellefson in Florida for East-West Shrine Game Saturday

Game kicks off 3 p.m. Saturday on NFL Network

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., — While the celebration of an eighth national championship continued on Saturday, North Dakota State football had to enjoy it sitting on the tarmac of Dallas’s Love Field airport as their plane had a mechanical issue. When at that was going on, defensive end Derrek Tuszka and tight end Ben Ellefson were on a different plane to…

UND Hockey Shows Resiliency in Omaha Series

The Fighting Hawks bounced back after a loss to pull off a 4-1 on Saturday to split the series

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Omaha stunned the University of North Dakota in the team’s latest series, pulling off an upset 6-3 victory over the Fighting Hawks and handing UND its first loss in the last sixteen games. It proved this UND team that previously hadn’t lost a game since October 19th,  isn’t invincible after all, but it also gave the…

NDSU Football Reacts to Eighth FCS Championship

Bison react to winning FCS Championship

FRISCO, TX — Receiver Phoenix Sproles: “It hit a little harder being best friends with trey and seeing all the success he’s having on and off the field. I love him and I can’t even describe right now, I don’t know its good its good. I can’t talk right now.” Quarterback Trey Lance: Its the expectation you know when you…

Bison Win FCS Championship

FRISCO, Texas – The North Dakota State football team finished the first 16-0 season in modern college football history with a 28-20 victory over No. 2-ranked James Madison University in the Division I FCS Championship game Saturday afternoon. NDSU senior James Hendricks scored a pivotal touchdown on a 20-yard fake field goal run, and later sealed the victory with an…

KVRR Sports Breakdown: FCS Championship Game Preview

KVRR's Nick Couzin & Jackson Roberts preview the FCS Championship

FRISCO, TX — Ahead of tomorrow afternoon’s FCS Championship game between North Dakota State and James Madison, KVRR’s Nick Couzin and Jackson  Roberts preview the matchup with the top storylines to look out for. Categories: College, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Bison Football, FCS Championship, frisco, James Madison, NDSU Bison, NDSU Football

The Key to NDSU’s Football Success

KVRR's Nick Couzin takes a closer look into what has made Bson Football sucessful

FRISCO, TX- North Dakota State football has preached the same message season after season..Taking things one game and one week at a time. That message is especially evident to how NDSU has established a winning culture.. Winning seven national titles and 9 Missouri Valley Conference championships is not easy. That success may be outlined by one common mindset but continued…

How NDSU Football Gets Ready for the FCS Championship

KVRR's Nick Couzin shows how NDSU spends time the three weeks getting ready for the Championship

FRISCO, TX — Between the FCS Playoff semifinal game and the Championship, there is a three week gap. In order to come out with a national title, it’s all about how each team handles that time period, In the case of North Dakota State football, the Bison have embraced the extra time even calling it a winter camp based on…

Brett Holinka named UND Football defensive coordinator

Former two-time all-conference selection for UND spent last season coaching OLBs

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – With the departure of Eric Schmidt, University of North Dakota head football coach Bubba Schweigert announced Thursday that Brett Holinka has been named as the program’s new defensive coordinator. The former two-time all-conference selection during his playing days at North Dakota served as the school’s outside linebackers coach last season. “We are excited about Coach Holinka’s…

NDSU Football Arrives in Frisco: Athletic Director Matt Larsen Interview

KVRR's Nick Couzin caught up with NDSU AD Matt Larsen after team's arrival in Frisco

FRISCO, TX — North Dakota State football arrived to their team hotel in Frisco around 5:15 P.M. Wednesday night. The late arrival was due to an early morning practice in Fargo where the team said they wanted to be in an indoor, controlled environment before flying down. That’s something NDSU has done for the second year in a row. The…