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KVRR Round Table: UND Football Tries to Turn it Around in 2018

UND finished with a 3-8 overall record last season

FARGO, N.D. — UND football is less than two weeks away from the start of the 2018-2019 season. The squad opens up the season at home against Mississippi Valley State on August 30th. The KVRR sports team analyzes whether the Fighting Hawks can turn it around after finishing 3-8 last season. Categories: College, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines Tags:…

KVRR Round Table: High Expectations Surround the 2018 NDSU Football Season

The Bison clinched their 6th title in 2017

FARGO, N.D. — NDSU is set to host Cal Poly in just over two weeks to begin the 2018 football season. The Bison are coming off a 14-1, title-winning season in 2017 and now the expectations are even higher for the green and gold heading into 2018. The KVRR sports team makes their predictions prior to game one. Categories: College,…

Quarterback Competition Heats Up for MSUM as Season Approaches

Bryce Meehl and Jakup Sinani are fighting for the starting job.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Two weeks out from the first game of the season, MSU-Moorhead still doesn’t have a starting quarterback. Jakup Sinani and Bryce Meehl are fighting for the job vacated by Demetrius Carr. Sinani is heading into his sophomore season and is currently working with the first-team offense. But head coach Steve Laqua says Meehl is not far behind….

Concordia QB Working with Last Season’s Experience

Blake Kragnes started the final six games for the Cobbers

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Concordia football has established a winning tradition with head coach Terry Horan. The Cobbers consistently win seven or eight games, but they do struggle to get past powerhouses St. John’s and St. Thomas. This year, Concordia is coping with the absence of standout running back Chad Johnson. They also lost three-year starting quarterback Michael Herzog to graduation. Herzog…

MSUM Football Focused on Culture Shift after Disappointing Season

The Dragons have implemented new tactics to play more as a team, including mixing things up in the cafeteria.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — No matter how you look at last year’s football season for MSU-Moorhead it was a disappointment. The Dragons had high expectations with a strong senior corps, but they still failed to get six wins. This year, many of those starting pieces are gone. Head coach Steve Laqua says there needed to be a culture shift after evaluating what…

NDSU Superlatives: Worst Teammate to get Stuck with on Desert Island

North Dakota State football players talk about which teammates are ill-equipped for survival

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State football players took multiple things into account when they were asked which teammates would they not like to get stuck with on a desert island. The Bison considered who would give them the best chance at survival, who would ration food the best and even who would be the least annoying. Hear some of…

NDSU’s Jenson Hoping to Fill Holes left at Tight End

The Bison said goodbye to Jeff Illies and Connor Wentz after last season.

FARGO, N.D. — While NDSU returns a lot of its offensive firepower, two of their top tight ends have left. Jeff Illies and Connor Wentz exhausted their eligibility last season, leaving two large holes at the position. Returning as a senior is Nate Jenson. He would love to reproduce what Illies and Wentz did on the field, but he knows…

UND DB Harris Itching to Play His First Game Back From Injury

Deion Harris missed all of 2017 with an Achilles injury

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Deion Harris’s love of football was rekindled during his time on the sidelines. Harris missed the entire 2017 season with an injury to his Achilles tendon. In 2016, this year’s preseason second-team All-American picked off five passes and returned three for touchdowns. Now he wants to get back to making big plays for the University of…

Cobbers Football Camp Continues

Concordia opens season Sept. 1 vs Nebraska-Wesleyan.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Concordia Cobbers finished up practice number two of the season Monday morning. Head coach Terry Horan enters year 18 at the helm for the Cobbers who have come up just short of making the division III playoffs the last few seasons. Gone are the household names on offense like Michael Herzog, Jason Montonye and Chad Johnson….

NDSU Superlatives: Bison FB Players Determine Worst Singer on Team

A few Bison players show off their own vocal prowess in the process.

FARGO, N.D. — Most North Dakota State football players were pretty modest in their assessment of their teammates’ singing abilities. A few of them even showed off their own vocal prowess. Find out who they think has the worst singing voice on the team. Categories: College, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Aaron Steidl, Bison, Lance Dunn, NDSU, North…