Holden Hotchkiss

QB Hotchkiss to Transfer from NDSU Football Program

Holden Hotchkiss was the backup to Easton Stick in 2018.

FARGO, N.D. — The Bison football team has a scholarship to fill. Quarterback Holden Hotchkiss left the program and intends to transfer, the team announced Monday. Hotchkiss earned the backup job over Noah Sanders last year in fall camp and appeared in eight games behind Easton Stick. In the coming season, the Bison do not have Stick, but they do have…

NDSU QB Battle Officially Begins with Start of Spring Practice

The Bison held their first of 15 spring practices on Wednesday

FARGO, N.D. — Spring football is officially underway for North Dakota State. It is the first official practice for the 2019 squad, and at the top of the agenda is finding a starting quarterback. NDSU has four guys hoping to replace Easton Stick. Holden Hotchkiss earned the backup role last year, but redshirt freshman Trey Lance is ready to compete for…

NDSU Names Holden Hotchkiss Backup QB Heading into Season Opener

Hotchkiss battled redshirt freshman Noah Sanders for the backup gig

FARGO, N.D. —  When Carson Wentz went down with a broken wrist in 2015 while at NDSU, there was no question Easton Stick would step off the sideline and into the spotlight to replace him as the backup. Fast forward to this season, and it wasn’t as clear cut who would be first in line to backup Stick. This week…

NDSU Football Wraps Up Spring Season, Hands Out Rings

NDSU had a ring presentation followed by a one-hour scripted practice to close out spring football

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State closed its spring football season on Friday, April 20, with a national championship ring presentation and an hour-long practice at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. Doors opened at noon for the Bison Locker Room Sale, featuring game-worn jerseys and other official team apparel, followed by the Bison Tailgate Expo at 4…

NDSU Freshmen ‘Neck-and-Neck’ in Backup Quarterback Battle

Holden Hotchkiss and Noah Sanders are competing for the backup job behind Easton Stick

FARGO, N.D. — NDSU football is one-third of the way through spring practices. Head coach Chris Klieman said that this spring was going to be all about highlighting the younger players to establish more depth. Quarterback Easton Stick’s backup exhausted his eligibility in the fall, leaving a spot open for two underclassmen to duke it out for the position. If…

NDSU QB Stick Using Past Experiences to Help Potential Successors’ Development

Stick is drawing on his experiences from backing up Carson Wentz

FARGO, N.D. — The first day of spring practice for North Dakota State football went as expected. Many of the veteran players were limited, including senior quarterback Easton Stick. But, Stick was still playing a prominent role on Wednesday, working with the two redshirt freshmen who are battling to be his backup and eventual successor. Stick was a redshirt freshman…

NDSU Football Searches for Backup QB with Spring Practice Nearing

The Bison hold their first of five spring practices on Wednesday.

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State has not had many question marks around the quarterback position since Carson Wentz first stepped into the role. With Easton Stick preparing to defend his National Championship in his senior season, his position is obviously secure. But no one knows who will back him up in 2018. Cole Davis, the former reserve behind Stick,…