FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Two-time defending national champion North Dakota State has added 21 scholarship football players to its roster for next season.
Bison coach Craig Bohl announced his newest class Wednesday, which was national signing day for several college sports.
The Bison signed six players from Wisconsin, three from Minnesota, three from Florida, two from North Dakota, two from South Dakota, two from Nebraska, and one each from Illinois, Missouri and Kansas.
Bohl says it’s difficult to predict how the class will pan out, but says recruiting exceeded the coaching staff’s expectations.
The NDSU coach says the team put a priority on finding linebackers. Five of the new signees are slated to play that position.
The Bison have won back-to-back Football Championship Subdivision titles.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota has added a lot of Illinois to its football roster for next season.
Coach Chris Mussman announced Wednesday that 20 high school seniors have signed national letters of intent to attend UND. That includes eight players from Illinois.
Mussman also announced that two mid-year transfers have joined the squad, including offensive lineman Dustin Adams of Minot. Adams comes to UND from Northern Illinois.
UND signed one high school player from North Dakota, fullback Dustin Iverson of Elgin.
The team notched a pair of quarterbacks, Kurt Palandech of Plainfield, Illinois outside Chicago and Sam Riddle of Hillsboro, Oregon.
UND was 5-6 overall last season and 3-5 in its first year of Big Sky Conference play.
