(UND Athletics)GRAND FORKS (UND Athletics/KVRR) – The North Dakota football program is mourning the passing of former quarterback Brian Grover, who passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. He was 71. “All of us at UND football were saddened to hear of the passing of Brian Grover,” said Coach Schweigert. “He served as a team captain during his senior season…
GRAND FORKS (UND Athletics/KVRR) – The national television packages for the Big 12 Conference were announced Thursday, with the North Dakota at Iowa State game included in the announcement. The two teams will battle at 2:30 p.m. (CT) on Saturday, Aug. 31 and the game will air on Fox Sports 1. Iowa State will be only the fifth team from…
(UND Athletics)MONTREAL (UND Athletics/KVRR) – North Dakota left guard Donny Ventrelli has signed with the Montreal Alouettes, the organization announced on Tuesday. Ventrelli recorded 50 starts on the offensive line at North Dakota in his career. Last season, Ventrelli started all 12 games at left guard for the Fighting Hawks and his blocking helped North Dakota rank No. 2 in the MVFC…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND ATHLETICS)– University of North Dakota head football coach Bubba Schweigert announced the addition of Isaac Fruechte to the North Dakota coaching staff on Sunday afternoon. Fruechte will take over as the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach and has spent the past two seasons at Winona State. “As part of the process of hiring our next offensive coordinator, it…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND ATHLETICS)– Despite trailing 28-14 at the break and evening the score up at 28-28 going into the final frame, No. 12/14 North Dakota fell 42-35 to No. 15/16 Sacramento State inside the Alerus Center on Saturday afternoon. After trailing 28-14 at intermission, the Fighting Hawks (7-5) scored two touchdowns in the third quarter to even the…
VERMILLION, S.D. (UND ATHLETICS)– No. 10/12 North Dakota fell in a defensive slugfest, 14-10, to No. 6 South Dakota inside the DakotaDome on Saturday afternoon. It was a tale of two halves, with UND pitching a 10-0 shutout at the halfway point and then USD scoring 14 unanswered points in the second half.The Fighting Hawks (6-4, 4-3 MVFC) held a…
MURRAY, Ky. (UND ATHLETICS)- No. 13/15 North Dakota (6-3, 4-2 MVFC) defeated Murray State (2-7, 1-5 MVFC), 45-31, at Roy Stewart Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Fighting Hawks were in a tight game until Isaiah Smith broke a 21-yard rush for a touchdown late to give UND the 45-31 advantage. In the game, Tommy Schuster went 18-for-23 passing for 279 yards and five touchdowns….
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND ATHLETICS)- No. 15/17 North Dakota defeated Indiana State, 36-33, in an overtime thriller inside the Alerus Center on Saturday. The two teams combined to put up 36 points in the fourth quarter. The Sycamores (0-8, 0-5 MVFC) led 30-27 with just 47 seconds left in regulation after scoring a touchdown and two-point conversion. UND (5-3, 3-2…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Head Coach for North Dakota football, Bubba Schweigert said this past Monday, “It’s National tight ends week?” Yes, coach Schweigert and anyone else who was unaware of this amazing holiday. National Tight Ends day originated a few years back to appreciate all that Tight Ends can do on the football field. They can make catches, run…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND ATHLETICS)- No. 11/9 North Dakota fell, 27-0, to Northern Iowa inside the UNI-Dome on Saturday. It marks the first time UND was shutout since Sept. 13, 2014 (L, 0-38 vs. Missouri State). Theo Day led the Northern Iowa (4-3, 3-1 MVFC) offensive attack, going 13-for-22 passing for 239 yards and two touchdowns. Sam Schnee was his…
