Comings and goings of Bison players
Losing cornerback Brendin Pierre wasn’t the only hiccup this month. Backup quarterback Esley Thorton underwent a minor meniscus procedure, but is expected to be at full speed in the first month of...
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The running back vibe
Sam Ojuri vs. Georgia Southern It was about this time last year when you had to wonder about the future depth chart of the Bison running back spot. D.J. McNorton was a senior and 2011 was his last...
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Crockett more than ready to go
John Crockett Perhaps nobody will appreciate running out of the tunnel Saturday night more than Bison running back John Crockett, who has spent the last two years gaining his academic eligibility. That...
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Grant Olson is the CAL (Can’t Afford to Lose) player
Grant Olson at Colorado State The departure of the starting running back for most of the Missouri Valley Football Conference would not be a promising thing. This is my fifth year covering the league...
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2013 Countdown: #87
Sorry for the late post; busy day in the office; but on with the countdown; for some it will be two in one day! John Crockett racked up over 1100 all-purpose yards in 2012; and will be expected to...
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2013 Countdown: #80
Sam Ojuri, left, and John Crockett The career record for most rushing attempts in Bison history is 800 (close enough visually to 80 for the purposes of this blog) and that is by Kyle Steffes from...
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Saturday night’s hot links
After allowing just one regular-season opponent to score more than 17 points against them (Northern Iowa’s 23), the Bison have allowed 24 and 32 points in their two playoff games. As Kevin Schnepf...
View ArticleTop 10 Bison plays of 2014: No. 6
(Note: As part of our coverage of the FCS national title game, we’re counting down the top 10 Bison plays of the year). No. 6 provided one of the more entertaining post-game press conferences of the...
View ArticleTop 10 plays of 2014: No. 4
(Note: We’re counting down the top 10 plays of the NDSU football season as part of our FCS Championship coverage.) Iowa State looked like a Big 12 Conference team playing an FCS foe when it took a 14-0...
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Top 10 plays of 2014: No. 2
(Note: As part of our coverage of the FCS Championship game, we are counting down the top 10 plays of the 2014 season.) John Crockett showed his explosiveness in the season opener at Iowa State. He...
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Monday’s hot links
North Dakota State got a huge lift on the mat from Hayden Zillmer on Sunday. The junior wrestler got a pin at 184 pounds to improve to 23-4. Later, Mitch Bengtson tied the knot on the dual victory...
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Monday’s hot links
Chris Klieman gets an extension, keeping him around through 2020. John Crockett is chasing his NFL dream. Immediately back to work after the FCS championship game, Crockett turned heads during the...
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Wednesday’s hot links
John Crockett and Kyle Emanuel received invitations to the NFL Scouting Combine, which takes place in Indianapolis late next month. Here’s WDAY’s report on Crockett and Emanuel. Another Veldman could...
View ArticleDome sweet dome?
After Kyle Emanuel went in the fifth round to the Chargers, the other Bison in the mix got into the free agent frenzy. I thought John Crockett going to the Green Bay Packers was a good fit, in that the...
View ArticleWithout Crockett and Zenner, both offenses still putting up the points
There was some serious star power at running back when North Dakota State and South Dakota State met last year in both the regular season and FCS second round playoff games. SDSU had four-year starter...
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