MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – After weeks of speculation, the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday officially introduced Kevin O’Connell as the team’s 10th head coach. O’Connell comes to Minnesota from Los Angeles, where he was the offensive coordinator for the L.A. Rams, who defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in Superbowl LVI on Sunday Owner/President Mark Wilf said he is “ecstatic” and said O’Connell is…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Minnesota’s 79-75 loss to Ohio State in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament last Thursday has marked the end of Richard Pitino’s tenure with the Gophers. Athletic Director Mark Coyle announced Monday night that the University of Minnesota has parted ways with Pitino as the head coach after eight seasons. “I recently met with Richard…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Former NDSU men’s basketball coach Saul Phillips has a new coaching gig. After Ohio failed to renew his contract, Phillips will be in charge of Northern State’s program in Aberdeen, S.D. The Wolves made the Division-II NCAA Tournament each of the last two seasons, and were runners up two years ago. Then-head coach Paul Sather accepted a job…
FARGO, N.D. (Fargo Force) – The Fargo Force announced Tuesday a coaching staff restructure. Cary Eades has been named the new President of Hockey Operations/GM, Pierre-Paul Lamoureux has been promoted to Head Coach and Eli Rosendahl has been promoted to Associate Head Coach/Goalie Coach. The changes are effective immediately. “The responsibilities of doing both the Head Coach and GM roles have…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (Concordia Athletics) — Jessica Rahman announced that she is retiring as head coach of the Concordia women’s basketball program. Rahman, who was an All-American as a player and member of the 1988 NCAA National Championship team, is the all-time winningest coach in the history of the program. “God has led me to places, people and experiences that I could…
FARGO, N.D. — NDSU women’s basketball introduced its new head coach Tuesday afternoon. Jory Collins comes to Fargo, N.D. after most recently working as an assistant at Kansas. He also has head coaching experience, something his predecessor, Maren Walseth, did not have prior to her tenure NDSU. Collins coached Emporia State for eight seasons, averaging nearly 25 wins per year…
FARGO, N.D. — Davies boys hockey has a new head coach with just one game left in the regular season. Dean Wilson is filling in in an interim role after Scott Petersen stepped down on Wednesday, citing personal reasons. Every assistant except for one joined Petersen in resigning. Wilson previously coached boys hockey at South High School from 1990-2007, making…
FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State did not waste any time in naming a replacement for head football coach Chris Klieman. The team announced Matt Entz will take over those duties after this season. Klieman accepted a the head coaching job at Kansas State on Monday. Entz is currently the defensive coordinator for the Bison since getting hired by the…
The minute Chris Klieman got a job with Kansas State last night, North Dakota State began the search for a new football coach. There is an early signing period December 19th for high school student- athletes to commit to NDSU, so there’s a sense of urgency in trying to get that role filled in the next eight days. Otherwise, it…
One of the biggest stars of the hit show Modern Family, and a Kansas State alumnus, wishes Chris Klieman well. Eric Stonestreet, who plays Cam Tucker, tweets “Congratulations Coach Klieman. I look forward to watching your teams win many, many games. Manhattan is a special place as you’ll soon see. Go Cats!” The Emmy-winner is from Kansas City, Kansas and…
