Football

Bison to Kick Off 2024 College Football Season on ESPN

FARGO (NDSU Athletics/KVRR) – North Dakota State’s football season opener at Colorado will be nationally televised on ESPN with kickoff scheduled for 6 p.m. MT on Thursday, Aug. 29, from Folsom Field in Boulder. NDSU, under first-year head coach Tim Polasek, will be playing Colorado for the first time in program history. The Bison went 11-4 last season and advanced to…

Reggie Bush is reinstated as 2005 Heisman Trophy winner

(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)NEW YORK (AP/KVRR) – Reggie Bush has been reinstated as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner more than a decade after Southern California returned the award following an NCAA investigation that found he received what were impermissible benefits during his time with the Trojans, the Heisman Trust announced Wednesday. “We are thrilled to welcome Reggie Bush back to the Heisman…

Runningback Aaron Jones joins Vikings

Former Packer Star Looks to Solidify Vikings Backfield

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – ESPN is reporting that former Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones has signed a one-year, $7 million deal with the Minnesota Vikings. Jones was recently released by the Packers and he stays in the NFC North by joining his old rivals in the Purple and Gold. Categories: Top Sports Headlines Tags: Aaron Jones, Football, nfl, Packers,…

Former Bison, Super Bowl champion retires from the NFL

Joe Haeg on XFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Former North Dakota State University Bison football player and Super Bowl champion has retired from the National Football League. Joe Haeg announced on X (formerly Twitter)that after seven years playing professional football he was looking forward to what life holds. Haeg won five FCS national championships playing for the Bison, was drafted by…

Tennessee State names NDSU’s Tyler Roehl as Associate Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator

Roehl Rolls Out

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KVRR) – Tennessee State University’s Head Coach Eddie George has named NDSU’s Tyler Roehl as the program’s associate head coach and offensive coordinator. Roehl had previously interviewed for Tennessee State’s head coaching position December of 2021. TSU plays in the Ohio Valley Conference on the FCS level. A native of West Fargo and a star with the program,…

Former Bison Head Coach Craig Bohl retires

Former Bison Head Coach Craig Bohl (Wyoming Athletics)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Former NDSU Bison Head Coach Craig Bohl announced his retirement with Wyoming football, ending a decorated career in coaching. Coach Bohl led the Bison to three straight FCS championships in the early 2010s. Bohl had a 104-32 coaching record with the Green and Yellow. Including a perfect 15-0 in…

University of Minnesota Duluth senior defensive lineman, former Bison, dies of genetic heart condition

Reed Ryan – NDSU AthleticsDULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Reed Ryan, a senior defensive lineman at the University of Minnesota Duluth, has died of a genetic heart condition, his family says. Ryan, who was 22, died Tuesday at a Duluth hospital. His obituary said he went into cardiac arrest one week earlier following a football team workout in the weight room….

Former Bison Reed Ryan dies after cardiac arrest

Reed Ryan – NDSU AthleticsFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – After beating Drake 66-3 on Saturday in the first round of the FCS playoffs, NDSU Head Coach Matt Entz, opened his post-game press conference letting people know about the passing of former player, Reed Ryan. Coach Entz said Ryan had a cardiac arrest on Tuesday. Ryan, who was a native of Waunakee,…