Johnson City, Tennessee. This can be said about North Dakota State: Their kickoff coverage was excellent on Saturday. On the other hand, Eli Ozick kicked every ball through the end zone. What else on defense? When it snows in Johnson City, there are enough slopes to create plenty of slippery slopes, and that’s what the […]
FARGO — The last time Christian Dudzik was a part of the North Dakota State football program, he was a standout in the Bison’s secondary, nicknamed the “Wolf Pack.” That was in 2014, and Dudzik left the program with four Division I FCS national championship rings. Last month he returned to university, only this time […]
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — There wasn’t much going on Friday at East Tennessee State, a beautiful campus setting with rolling hills and trees showing hints of fall color. This isn’t a place anyone wants to be walking around in the freezing rain. One day at ETSU would climb more elevation than five years at North […]
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — North Dakota State was heading to East Tennessee State on Friday as the backlash to the Mountain West Conference’s dissolution began. Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State and San Diego State announced they will join the Pac-12 Conference in 2026. This puts the Mountain West, a league that has been stable […]
FARGO — North Dakota State head coach Tim Polasek said Tuesday his program is policy-based and disciplining former backup linebacker Jaiden Pickett was an easy decision, albeit under difficult circumstances. Pickett was dismissed from the team Monday after being accused of three serious crimes at a party in North Fargo early Sunday morning. These included […]
Fargo The timing of North Dakota State’s new pregame introduction may need to be refined, but let’s not be too hard on the Bisons’ marketing people. Change is hard when you’re doing the same thing year after year, and it’s good for them to try something new. At least Theo, a young man who threw […]
FARGO — Tim Polasek’s first college football season press conference as North Dakota State’s head coach was about 17 minutes old when the former college football quarterback sounded like he wanted to play running back. Just like now. He was asked about the rotation of running backs, particularly Barika Kpeenu, during Saturday’s home opener against […]
