NDSU Football Preseason Information

NDSU Leads FCS With Seven on STATS Preseason All-America Team

FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State led all teams in the Football Championship Subdivision with a school-record seven players named to the STATS FCS Preseason All-America team announced Tuesday, July 31.

Running back Bruce Anderson and safety Robbie Grimsley were named to the first team. Quarterback Easton Stick, center Tanner Volson and defensive end Greg Menard earned second-team honors. Offensive tackle Zack Johnson and linebacker Jabril Cox were on the third team.

There were 16 total picks from the Missouri Valley Football Conference, which was also a national high among the 13 FCS conferences.

North Dakota State is scheduled to host Cal Poly in the season opener Sept. 1 and the Bison will host North Alabama and Delaware before opening conference play at home Sept. 29 against South Dakota State.

2018 STATS FCS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
QB - Devlin Hodges, senior, 6-1, 205, Samford
RB - Bruce Anderson, senior, 5-11, 216, North Dakota State
RB - Dom Bragalone, senior, 5-11, 230, Lehigh
FB - Cal Daniels, senior, 6-2, 255, Stony Brook
WR - Keelan Doss, senior, 6-3, 210, UC Davis
WR - Neil O'Connor, senior, 5-11, 190, New Hampshire
WR - Nathan Stewart, junior, 5-11, 175, Sam Houston State
TE - Charlie Taumoepeau, junior, 6-3, 240, Portland State
OL - Larry Allen III, senior, 6-4, 285, Harvard
OL - B.J. Autry, senior, 6-5, 340, Jacksonville State
OL - Ethan Greenidge, senior, 6-4, 335, Villanova
OL - Zach Larsen, junior, 6-1, 300, Southern Utah
OL - Iosua Opeta, senior, 6-4, 295, Weber State

DEFENSE
DL - Miles Brown, senior, 6-2, 320, Wofford
DL - Ahmad Gooden, senior, 6-1, 240, Samford
DL - Khalen Saunders, senior, 6-2, 310, Western Illinois
DL - Chris Terrell, junior, 6-3, 266, Central Arkansas
LB - Bryson Armstrong, sophomore, 5-11, 205, Kennesaw State
LB - Josh Buss, senior, 6-2, 220, Montana
LB - Warren Messer, senior, 5-11, 230, Elon
LB - Christian Rozeboom, junior, 6-2, 230, South Dakota State
DB - Nasir Adderley, senior, 6-0, 190, Delaware
DB - Marlon Bridges, junior, 6-0, 200, Jacksonville State
DB - Robbie Grimsley, senior, 6-0, 191, North Dakota State
DB - Rashad Robinson, senior, 5-11, 182, James Madison

SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Lorran Fonseca, senior, 5-11, 185, Nicholls
P - Alex Pechin, senior, 6-0, 185, Bucknell
LS - Chris Wilkerson, grad, 6-2, 245, Stephen F. Austin
KR - Juwan Petit-Frere, junior, 5-7, 170, Southeastern Louisiana
PR - Justice Shelton-Mosley, senior, 5-10, 195, Harvard
AP - Davion Davis, senior, 5-11, 180, Sam Houston State

SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
QB - Easton Stick, senior, 6-2, 221, North Dakota State
RB - Zane Dudek, sophomore, 5-9, 190, Yale
RB - Tevin McCaster, senior, 5-10, 195, Youngstown State
FB - Joe Protheroe, senior, 6-0, 230, Cal Poly
WR - Jesper Horsted, senior, 6-4, 215, Princeton
WR - Kamron Lewis, senior, 6-4, 195, Saint Francis
WR - Kelvin McKnight, senior, 5-9, 188, Samford
TE - Lawayne Ross, junior, 6-0, 264, McNeese
OL - Daniel Cooney, senior, 6-8, 315, San Diego
OL - Tyler Davis, senior, 6-1, 279, The Citadel
OL - Noah Johnson, junior, 6-4, 300, Idaho
OL - Tanner Volson, senior, 6-4, 301, North Dakota State
OL - Mitchell Watanabe, senior, 6-4, 330, Sam Houston State

DEFENSE
DL - Andrew Clyde, senior, 6-3, 275, Richmond
DL - Darin Greenfield, junior, 6-3, 235, South Dakota
DL - Greg Menard, senior, 6-2, 238, North Dakota State
DL - Jaison Williams, junior, 6-1, 225, Austin Peay
LB - De'Arius Christmas, senior, 5-10, 220, Grambling State
LB - Thomas Costigan, senior, 6-3, 230, Bryant
LB - Nick Miller, senior, 5-11, 215, Penn
LB - Troy Reeder, senior, 6-2, 245, Delaware
DB - Deion Harris, senior, 6-3, 200, North Dakota
DB - Davanta Reynolds, senior, 5-10, 200, North Carolina Central
DB - Rob Rolle, senior, 6-0, 185, Villanova
DB - Marvin Tillman, senior, 6-1, 190, Western Carolina

SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Trey Tuttle, sophomore, 5-9, 190, Weber State
P - Ian Berryman, senior, 6-0, 205, Western Carolina
LS - Daniel Caracciolo, sophomore, 5-11, 215, James Madison
KR - Jean Constant, junior, 5-9, 168, Bryant
PR - D'Angelo Amos, junior, 6-1, 182, James Madison
AP - Chandler Burks, senior, 5-10, 187, Kennesaw State
AP - John Santiago, senior, 5-9, 180, North Dakota

THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
QB - Gage Gubrud, senior, 6-2, 205, Eastern Washington
RB - A.J. Hines, junior, 5-11, 225, Duquesne
RB - Marquis Terry, senior, 5-6, 179, Southeast Missouri State
FB - Andre Stoddard, senior, 5-10, 230, Wofford
WR - Dejon Brissett, senior, 6-2, 190, Richmond
WR - Emmanuel Butler, senior, 6-4, 220, Northern Arizona
WR - Nehari Crawford, senior, 5-11, 170, Duquesne
WR - Reggie White Jr., senior, 6-3, 210, Monmouth
TE - Wes Preece, junior, 6-5, 240, UC Davis
OL - Chandler Arceneaux, senior, 6-5, 295, Nicholls
OL - C.J. Collins, senior, 6-3, 256, Kennesaw State
OL - Jahee Jackson, junior, 6-3, 295, James Madison
OL - Zack Johnson, junior, 6-6, 312, North Dakota State
OL - Zach Weeks, senior, 6-3, 285, Western Carolina
OL - Gavin Wiggins, senior, 6-4, 300, Youngstown State

DEFENSE
DL - Darryl Johnson Jr., junior, 6-5, 226, North Carolina A&T
DL - Ricky Neal, senior, 6-1, 241, Northern Iowa
DL - Aaron Patrick, junior, 6-4, 236, Eastern Kentucky
DL - Chris Stewart, senior, 6-2, 270, Sam Houston State
DL - Nick Wheeler, junior, 6-2, 245, Colgate
LB - Jabril Cox, sophomore, 6-3, 227, North Dakota State
LB - Armand Dellovade, senior, 6-0, 215, Youngstown State
LB - Kaden Elliss, senior, 6-3, 222, Idaho
LB - Gunnar Scholato, senior, 6-3, 234, Austin Peay
LB - LeGrand Toia, senior, 6-2, 215, Weber State
DB - Jordan Brown, senior, 6-1, 195, South Dakota State
DB - Mister Harriel, senior, 6-1, 200, Sacramento State
DB - Franklin McCain, sophomore, 5-11, 175, North Carolina A&T
DB - Jimmy Moreland, senior, 5-11, 172, James Madison

SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Marc Orozco, senior, 5-9, 170, Grambling State
P - Jamie Gillan, senior, 6-2, 195, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
LS - Steven Wethli, senior, 6-0, 230, Youngstown State
KR - Rashid Shaheed, sophomore, 6-0, 170, Weber State
PR - Jaquan Brooks, junior, 5-10, 175, Campbell
AP - John Lovett, senior, 6-3, 225, Princeton

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NDSU Lands Six on Preseason All-MVFC Offense

ST. LOUIS - North Dakota State had six players named to the preseason All-Missouri Valley Football Conference offensive team Tuesday, July 31, by a vote of the league's head coaches, sports information directors and media.

NDSU had four first-team picks: senior running back Bruce Anderson, junior fullback Brock Robbins and junior offensive tackle Zack Johnson, and senior center Tanner Volson.

Anderson, NDSU's leading rusher with 1,216 yards and 12 touchdowns last year, was a second team HERO Sports All-American. He was all-conference second team last year along with Volson, who started all 15 games at center for the Bison.

Bison senior quarterback Easton Stick, MVP of last year's national championship game, was named to the preseason second team along with senior wide receiver Darrius Shepherd, who led the Bison with 41 receptions last year.

North Dakota State is scheduled to host Cal Poly in the season opener Sept. 1 and the Bison will host North Alabama and Delaware before opening conference play at home Sept. 29 against South Dakota State.

2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference Preseason Offense
First Team
QB - Taryn Christion, South Dakota State
RB - Bruce Anderson, North Dakota State
RB - Tevin McCaster, Youngstown State
RB - James Robinson, Illinois State
FB - Brock Robbins, North Dakota State
WR - Shamar Jackson, South Dakota
WR - Darrell James, Southern Illinois
WR - Spencer Schnell, Illinois State
TE - Briley Moore, Northern Iowa
OL - Drew Himmelman, Illinois State
OL - Vitas Hrynkiewicz, Youngstown State
OL - Zack Johnson, North Dakota State
OL - Tanner Volson, North Dakota State
OL - Gavin Wiggins, Youngstown State
LS - Steven Wethli, Youngstown State
K - Chase Vinatieri, South Dakota State

Second Team
QB - Easton Stick, North Dakota State
QB - Sean McGuire, Western Illinois
RB - Steve McShane, Western Illinois
RB - Marcus Weymiller, Northern Iowa
FB - Luke Sellers, South Dakota State
WR - Cade Johnson, South Dakota State
WR - Darrius Shepherd, North Dakota State
WR - Isaiah Weston, Northern Iowa
TE - Tylor Petkovich, Illinois State
OL - Tyler Ciurej, South Dakota
OL - Nick Jensen, South Dakota
OL - Marquis Prophete, Missouri State
OL - Mason Scheidegger, South Dakota
OL - Cal Twait, Northern Iowa
LS - Bradey Sorenson, South Dakota State
K - Jerry Nunez, Indiana State

 

NDSU Unanimous Pick to Win Valley Football Title

ST. LOUIS - Defending national champion North Dakota State is the preseason pick to win the Missouri Valley Football Conference after capturing all 39 first-place votes in a preseason poll of the league's head coaches, sports information directors and media released Monday, July 30.

North Dakota State, which has won seven straight conference titles, won its third outright crown last year with a 7-1 league record. The Bison finished 14-1 overall and won their sixth NCAA national championship in seven years.

This is just the second time in league history that a team has received all of the first-place votes in the preseason poll. NDSU was the unanimous pick in 2013 and went on to a 15-0 record winning its third of five consecutive national championships.

South Dakota State earned the second spot in the poll, finishing with 340 total points, followed by Northern Iowa (270), Youngstown State (258), Illinois State (248) and South Dakota (206). Western Illinois, Southern Illinois, Missouri State and Indiana State rounded out the final four spots in order.

A preseason favorite has claimed the league crown 20 times (in 32 previous polls).

North Dakota State is scheduled to host Cal Poly in the season opener Sept. 1 and the Bison will host North Alabama and Delaware before opening conference play at home Sept. 29 against South Dakota State.

2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference Preseason Poll
Team (First-Place Votes)	Pts
1. North Dakota State (39)	390
2. South Dakota State	340
3. Northern Iowa	270
4. Youngstown State	258
5. Illinois State	248
6. South Dakota	206
7. Western Illinois	163
8. Southern Illinois	139
9. Missouri State	90
10. Indiana State	41

Summit League Schedule Announced for NDSU Men’s Basketball

The Summit League announced its 2018-19 men’s basketball schedule on Thursday, with each of the nine teams playing a 16-game double round-robin schedule.

The Bison open the Summit League slate hosting South Dakota on Dec. 28 and Purdue Fort Wayne on Dec. 30. NDSU has a stretch of four straight road games between Jan. 24 and Feb. 6, then a run of four straight home games from Feb. 9-23.

The Summit League Tournament is scheduled for Mar. 9-12 at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.

NDSU Basketball 2018-19 Summit League Schedule

Dec. 28             South Dakota                                     Fargo, N.D.

Dec. 30             Purdue Fort Wayne                        Fargo, N.D.

Jan. 2                 at Omaha                                            Omaha, Neb.

Jan. 10              Western Illinois                               Fargo, N.D.

Jan. 16               at Denver                                            Denver, Colo.

Jan. 19              North Dakota                                     Fargo, N.D.

Jan. 24               at South Dakota State                    Brookings, S.D.

Jan. 26               at Oral Roberts                                 Tulsa, Okla.

Feb. 2                at Western Illinois                            Macomb, Ill.

Feb. 6                at North Dakota                                Grand Forks, N.D.

Feb. 9                Denver                                                 Fargo, N.D.

Feb. 14              Oral Roberts                                      Fargo, N.D.

Feb. 16              South Dakota State                         Fargo, N.D.

Feb. 23              Omaha                                                 Fargo, N.D.

Feb. 28              at South Dakota                                Vermillion, S.D.

Mar. 2               at Purdue Fort Wayne                    Fort Wayne, Ind.

Mar. 9-12         Summit League Tournament       Sioux Falls, S.D.

 
(via NDSU Athletics)

NDSU Women’s Basketball Releases 2018-19 Summit League Slate

ELMHURST, Ill. – The Summit League released its women's basketball schedule for the upcoming 2018-19 season on Thursday, July 26.

North Dakota State will play a 16-game, double round-robin league schedule beginning on Dec. 28. The league slate increased by two games compared to seasons past due to the addition of the University of North Dakota to The Summit League.

The Bison will open their league slate with back-to-back home games on Dec. 28 and 30 against Purdue Fort Wayne and South Dakota, before traveling to Omaha Jan. 6 for their first league road test.

NDSU returns home for a contest against Western Illinois Jan. 11 prior to trekking to Denver Jan. 17.

North Dakota comes to the Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex for the first time as a league foe Jan. 20.

The Bison go on the road for four consecutive league games Jan. 23 through Feb. 7, beginning with contests at South Dakota State and Oral Roberts Jan. 23 and 26, and ending with games at Western Illinois and North Dakota Feb. 3 and 7.

NDSU returns home for a four-game homestand in Fargo Feb. 9 through Feb. 23, hosting Denver Feb. 9, Oral Roberts Feb. 13, South Dakota State Feb. 16 and Omaha Feb. 23.

Road games at South Dakota Feb. 28 and Purdue Fort Wayne March 2 wrap up North Dakota State's league schedule.

The 2018-19 Summit League Women's Basketball Championship will be played March 9-12 in Sioux Falls, S.D., at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.

The complete 2018-19 NDSU women's basketball schedule will be released at a later date. For the most up-to-date information, please check www.GoBison.com and follow @NDSUwbb on Twitter.

(via NDSU Athletics)