Football

Choice Bank Donates $300,000 to the Thielen Foundation

MINNEAPOLIS – Choice Bank donates $300,000 dollars to Vikings Wide Receiver and Detroit Lakes native Adam Thielen’s newly launched Thielen Foundation. The non–profit is dedicated to helping people overcome adversity to achieve their full potential. The donation is part of the North Dakota–based bank’s People First commitment. Thielen and Choice Bank are matching all donations to a Pledge It campaign. It…

NDSU’s Stick, Cox Named MVFC Players of the Year

They are the first set of teammates to earn the honors since 2010

ST. LOUIS (NDSU Athletics) — North Dakota State quarterback Easton Stick was named Offensive Player of the Year and linebacker Jabril Cox was named Defensive Player of the Year in the Missouri Valley Football Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 21, by a vote of the league’s media, head coaches and sports information directors. Stick is the second NDSU player to earn the…

Bison Hoping to have CB Allison Healthy for Next Game

Allison missed the final three weeks of the regular season with an MCL injury

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State football coach Chris Klieman has talked a lot about the need for physical and mental breaks during a long season. The Bison played 10 games in a row before the playoffs, but now they have a first-round bye. The extra week without a game gives some of the student-athletes an opportunity to get healthy before…

NDSU FB Refuses to Look Ahead as Playoff Bracket is Revealed

The Bison will face either Incarnate Word or Montana State in the second round on December 1.

North Dakota State football can take its first breather in a while. The Bison are off this weekend, courtesy of a first-round bye in the playoffs. The team is still practicing Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday before a couple days off for Thanksgiving. In those practices, they are preparing for a pair of teams. They face either Montana State or Incarnate Word…

Thompson’s Trickery Takes High School Play of the Week

Hayden Overby makes the grab for his second HS POTW honor

FARGO, N.D. — For the second time this season, Thompson’s Hayden Overby is part of the Chris Heise High School Play of the Week. Overby was on the receiving end of a touchdown the culminated from a trick play. The Tommies reversed the ball twice before heaving it down field to the receiver. The play helped Thompson secure its second…

NDSU Fans Endure Frigid Temperatures to Support their Team

Pregame temperatures hovered around single-digits

FARGO, N.D. — Some football fans tend to stay inside when their team scores more points than the temperature outside. However, it’s just another football Saturday for NDSU fans. “The tough ones come out for that, some of them stay away when it gets real cold, but the diehards, they’re here all the time,” said Lloyd Galde of Aneta. Even though…

KVRR Round Table: NDSU Seeks to Finish Regular Season Undefeated

The Bison close the regular season at home against Southern Illinois

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State football has a chance to be the first undefeated team out of the Missouri Valley Football Conference since the Bison accomplished the feat in 2013. That team eventually went on to win the National Title. KVRR Sports anchor Keith Albertson, Nick Couzin and Maria Santora break down NDSU’s chances of beating Southern Illinois and…

KVRR Round Table: UND’s Chances at an FCS Playoff Berth

UND wraps up the regular season on the road against Northern Arizona

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The University of North Dakota football team is still holding out hope for a playoff berth if they win their regular-season finale on Saturday. The Fighting Hawks are on the road against Northern Arizona, but they will need help from the rest of the FCS if they hope to crack the field of 24. KVRR Sports…

NDSU Football Continues to Find Room for Improvement

The undefeated Bison refuse to settle for where they are at.

FARGO, N.D. — When it comes to comparing NDSU to every other team in the FCS, it’s really no comparison. The Bison are undefeated with one regular-season game left, and they are the top-ranked team in the country. It’s looking like a down year for the rest of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. South Dakota State is the only other…

MSUM Begins Preparation for December 1st Mineral Water Bowl

The Dragons went 8-3 during the regular season

MOORHEAD, Minn. — MSU-Moorhead earned a Division II Bowl berth on Saturday by taking down St. Cloud State. The win gave the Dragons their first eight-win season since the George H. W. Bush administration. Head coach Steve Laqua says the chance to play in a bowl game is great for all of the seniors who are extending their college careers by…