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Sticking with his Teammates: NDSU QB Won’t Attend Award Ceremony

Stick is one of 13 finalists for the Campbell Trophy, which will be awarded Tuesday in New York
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FARGO, N.D. — Easton Stick has done a pretty darn good job captaining North Dakota State football. The undefeated record is a pretty impressive testament to that. Stick is one of 13 finalists for the Campbell Trophy, given to the top scholar-athlete in all of college football. The winner for that will be announced on Tuesday. By being named a…
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Bison Football Preparing for Two Youngstown State Quarterbacks

NDSU coach Chris Klieman said he expects both to play
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FARGO, N.D. — On paper, NDSU football’s next opponent isn’t the toughest they’ll face all season, but it is a team that is very capable of putting up a fight against the herd. Last year when the Bison took on Youngstown State, they needed overtime to slip past the Penguins. Youngstown has not fared well in the Fargodome this decade…
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True Freshman QB Trey Lance Rushes for 44-Yard TD in Debut

Lance is expected to redshirt this season
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FARGO, N.D. — By the fourth quarter of their game against North Alabama, North Dakota State had the game pretty well wrapped up. That motivated Bison head coach Chris Klieman to put in true freshman quarterback Trey Lance. Lance only threw the ball once in his collegiate debut, but it was completed for 12 yards. The real splash he made…
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Minnesota Vikings Quarterback Skips State Fair After Parking Challenge

Kirk Cousins tweeted Saturday afternoon: "Raincheck on Minnesota State Fair...parking was a challenge"
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FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — The Minnesota State Fair set an opening day record for attendance: 122,000. But it was a hellish experience for the thousands of people who tried to get to the fair. Traffic was backed up for blocks. Even a Minnesota Vikings player had a tough time in traffic. Kirk Cousins tweeted Saturday afternoon: “Raincheck on Minnesota State…
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Ketteringham Named UND’s Starting Quarterback

The junior transfer beat out Andrew Zimmerman and Brock Boltmann for the job
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) –  With just over a week remaining until the University of North Dakota football team officially opens its season Aug. 30 against Mississippi Valley State, the team announced Tuesday that junior transfer Nate Ketteringham (San Diego, Calif.) has been named the starting quarterback. Ketteringham has been in an open competition with junior Andrew Zimmerman (Monroe,…
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Decision Looming at Quarterback for UND Football

"Our team needs to know who is going to be the first guy going out there" - Schweigert
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND football coach Bubba Schweigert has a decision to make. The Hawks have still not made it public who the starting quarterback will be for the home opener against Mississippi Valley State Thursday August 31st. Andrew Zimmerman, Nate Ketteringham and Brock Boltman will learn their fate soon enough. The team is off Tuesday and Schweigert said a…
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Quarterback Competition Heats Up for MSUM as Season Approaches

Bryce Meehl and Jakup Sinani are fighting for the starting job.
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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….
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Concordia QB Working with Last Season’s Experience

Blake Kragnes started the final six games for the Cobbers
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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…
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Carson Wentz To Match Donations To Mission of Hope Haiti Sports Complex

Wentz Will Match Up To $500,000 Over Next Two Weeks
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  Former Bison and current Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is working to transform life for thousands of children in Haiti. Wentz has kicked off a two-week fundraising campaign to benefit the Mission of Hope Haiti Sports Complex. He says he will personally match every dollar, up to $500,000, that is raised over the next two weeks. The 60-acre sports…
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NDSU Freshmen ‘Neck-and-Neck’ in Backup Quarterback Battle

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