GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota football returns to the Alerus Center Saturday, hosting Missouri State. This will be the first home game of the season for the Fighting Hawks who won five consecutive games at home before falling to Richmond in the FCS playoffs. “Home openers are always exciting,” Head Coach Bubba Schweigert said. “Ever since we’ve gone into that…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND football is less than 48 hours away from its season opener on the road against Utah. The Fighting Hawks are coming off of their first-ever trip to the FCS playoffs and bring back a lot of talent. UND may be ranked number 10 in the FCS, but the Utes come in at number 25 in the…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND football kicks off later in the week. The Fighting Hawks are on the road Thursday at Utah. The Utes are turning into a very strong FBS team, having won at least nine games in each of the last three seasons. A year ago, North Dakota played one game against an FBS school and lost, after…
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – The North Dakota Fighting Hawks netted a late goal to defeat the North Dakota State University women’s soccer team, 1-0, on Friday, Aug. 18, in front of 613 spectators at Dacotah Field in the regular season opener for both teams. With the loss, the Bison drop to 0-1-0 on the season while North Dakota improves…
FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State couldn’t squeeze ahead of defending National Champion James Madison in the STATS Preseason Top-25 Poll. The Bison scored 19 of 163 first-place votes to sit at No. 2. Fresh off of its first-ever trip to the FCS Playoffs, the University of North Dakota comes in at No. 8 with a strong corps of returners….
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — When you think of the best backfields in the FCS, it is hard to not have UND’s in the conversation. Both John Santiago and Brady Oliviera were named to the Big Sky preseason All-Conference team. “We want to run the football,” Head Coach Bubba Schweigert said. That is something that the offensive line knows very well. “We stress…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The fighting hawks enjoyed the cool weather on the first day of football practice as they work their way to the start of the season four weeks from today. The emphasis, as usual with fall camp, is on getting better and also staying healthy. With each new season, leadership roles change and develop, but North Dakota…
BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal judge has refused to delay a primary election on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. A tribal election commission had declared Archie Fool Bear ineligible for office because he allegedly owes the tribe money. Fool Bear disputes that and asked for a preliminary injunction to halt Wednesday’s primary. U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland said federal courts…
PARK CITY, Utah (UND Athletics) – North Dakota senior safety Cole Reyes highlighted a group of five Fighting Hawks that were named to the Preseason All-Big Sky Football Team released Monday at the league’s annual Big Sky Kickoff Event. Reyes was tabbed as the league’s Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and was joined on the team by running backs John Santiago and Brady Oliveira, offensive…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Months after leading his team to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, University of North Dakota men’s basketball coach Brian Jones signed a four-year extension with the program. Jones is entering his 12th season at the helm of UND and is fourth in team history with 166 wins. Currently, Jones is on the road recruiting to fill…
