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https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/football/4054333-UND-fall-camp-Day-4-roundup-DBs-steal-the-show

Yes, he's on the team. Very athletic. Good size for DB. Still learning the playbook. He should factor in playing time somewhere on the field this fall.

The Fighting Hawks were visited today by a couple of recent good ones in former defensive stalwarts Austin Cieslak and Tanner Palmborg. Several UND players, those in high-contact positions (hogs/rams) sported the padded helmet covers today. These protective devices seemed to be all the rage a couple days ago in the Fargo media, despite the fact they have been around for years and used by many FBS and FCS programs. I will be taking a break from day-to-day Fall Camp coverage until next Saturday, as I slip back into 8-5 p.m. work mode. The Fighting Hawks Football Team will have their Media Day on Tuesday of this week. This just in: The Fighting Hawks are deep, deep, deep at WR this year. Not much separation in talent top to bottom, and that is not a slight. As we look ahead to next season, that situation will normalize a bit. Today, the offensive and defensive units continued to trade shining moments, with no clear edge. Ketteringham had his best day of camp today, hitting WR Burian, at one point, on a shallow out pattern that the receiver was able to take up field for YAC. Zimmerman, too, looked solid. The mobile QB rolled out when the pocket broke down and zipped one to WR Toivonen,who adeptly came back to the ball. However, true freshman Sammy Fort, who continues to stand out, was able to break up the pass at the last second. The screen pass and play action passes were very effective at times today for our QBs. Zim hit QB turned WR Bolt on one of these well executed screens. QB Grover executed a nice fake hand off on a jet sweep and hit Wanzek up field after a break down in the secondary. Only 3 QBs were used in the first live session of today's practice (Kett, Zim and Grover) In skelly, Zim hit DB turned WR Hietpas for 40 yards on a fly pattern in which the receiver was able to sneak behind enemy lines. Later in the 11-on-11 series, transfer HB Dalton Gee lost the ball as he busted through the DL and converging ILBs. It appeared the impact of the collisions jarred the ball loose and the defense was able to recover. SDSU transfer Wilde is proving to be a trusty target in fall camp. He was involved in a number of medium to long yardage plays again today. Young QB Schuster showed great poise in the pocket with a well executed screen pass to HB Gordon out of the backfield. Gordon turned it up in stride for big yardage. Kett then had a nice 45 yard pass and catch play to Toivonen on play action. One of the more comical plays, came when one of the backup QBs scrambled after a broken play, avoiding a sure sack by finding a TE who wasn't expecting the quick short pass.... the ball smacked the TE right off the front of the helmet and bounced up and down into the waiting arms of a DB. The names have been omitted to protect the innocent (and guilty, I guess). The co-Plays of the Day finished off today's practice: Firstly, HB McKinney conjured up his inner John Santiago, leaping over outstretched arms of would-be tacklers and breaking ankles of others as he weaved his way through the bunched up defense, including DBs who had cheated up, into the backfield where his jets kicked in and he was gone. What's amazing about this play was that it was a no-tackle drill, but even if it was full contact, I am confident McKinney wouldn't have been brought down. Practice ended on a high note for the offense, when QB Schuster hit Wilde with accurate timing on a crossing pattern. It was set up with play action that got the defense to bite hard. Wilde was off to the races! Fun day today at Memorial Union! Talk to you Saturday.

I see a lot of Scout team in Schuster’s future, for now.

Not a cloud in the sky over Memorial today, and it was another warm one. Intensity was good on the field, too, for a second consecutive day. Only minor nicks and bruises apart from the other already known injuries. Jaxon Turner is going to be a beast off the edge this year. He is thicker than I ever remember and just as fast. As far as newbies go, I really like the look of Matt Koshiol, a 6-3 195 DB, out of Roccori H.S. For a young guy with size, he really moves well on the field and possesses good strength. In passing drills, Travis Toivonen showed off his big mitt with a one handed grab, while being closely defended and tiptoeing along the sideline. The throw from Kett was online but a bit high. The Play of the Day easily goes to the Defensive squad today. During Team Drills, Kett dropped back and tried to finesse lob a ball (like he was tossing it into a basketball hoop) to a cutting receiver about 8 yards ahead of the line of scrimmage. Nose tackle Griffin Lickfeldt, as deftly as a D-lineman can, dropped back a few steps and leaped, using all 6 feet of his 270 pound frame to tip the lobbed ball down into his waiting arms, then barreling forward for a solid gain. His D teammates went crazy as he made one of the first deposits into the INT barrel. In other action, DB Blubaugh had a solid day with some PBUs and a ball strip of a receiver that would have been a nice gain. Young QB Shuster grew up a lot overnight and took a step today. He looked really good today. For a relatively short QB, he throws a very nice ball. Crisp and straight. He's got good wheels, too, when he needs vacate. Schuster found who I believe is SDSU transfer Alex Wilde (though I thought I saw the paper saying he hasn't practiced yet) for a 30 yard reception, allowing the tall receiver to catch it high above the defender's hands. Kett and Zimm also had good days in the pocket. Kett hit Greibel for a 45 yarder catch and run in stride. Grover didn't shine as much today but, he demonstrated decent mobility and wheels in the pocket. The Defense came to play today to start off the full skelly drills, disrupting the rhythm of the QB and receivers. The Offense eventually regrouped and had better results to finish off the drill. I must say, of all the QBs, Zim shows the best mobility and pocket awareness. Kett still needs to get the clock inside his head reset, IMHO. The freshman QB and freshman center struggled to get it together, with 5 bad snaps in short order. It was a combination of poor snaps by Center and QB butterfingers. DB Seigel showed good coverage on Greibel with a nice PBU. Today, during 11-on-11 drills, nose tackle rotation was 1. Engwall 2. Morrison 3. Lickfeldt Zimmerman threw a perfect bomb to Wanzek, who slipped behind coverage, but the normally sure-handed #31 couldn't haul it in. Later Zimmerman tried to thread one into WR Tyler Burian, along the sideline, but freshman DB Sammy Fort used his speed and athleticism to pick off the ball from the taller receiver. I should note, however, that the a little hand fighting preceded the arrival of the ball. Finally, what I have seen so far in limited action is that the offense and defense are pretty even. Traditionally, the defense gets off to a fast start before the offense catches up. We will see if the evenness of the squads continues as we move forward. Have a great day!

Caleb Nelson attended today’s practice at Memorial in street clothes, intently watching his defensive mates on the practice field and studying a UND defensive play book.

Way early. I think Grover needs to keep this up, but Zim certainly didn’t do anything today to suggest he is regressing. He and Kett were fine. Grover just stood out today.

It was a beautiful day to kick-off the year out at Memorial Stadium this morning. A little overcast to start but the sun cam a-blazing as the morning progressed. Speaking of blazing, there is a marked uptick in the tempo of the offense between plays in skelly and in 11-on-11. It's like they are in hurry-up all the time. Execution did not seem to be impacted too much for the offensive unit. This is a welcome change, I think. As long as coaches know how to use tempo -- both hurry it up and slow it down -- in game situations. Yes, yes, yes, the hogs are a bit leaner this year. Noticeably so. This does not appear to be by accident or unintended, after a quick survey of in-the-know folks on the sideline. It was nice to see Otis out there practicing as hard as ever despite having to sit out the fall. His explosiveness and speed seem to have gotten even better and more sudden. And his catching out of the back field was better. Keep it up! And study hard, Otis. Also really good to see Izzy out on the field at full speed. Same goes for Mikey Greibel.... starting off fall camp without a cast on his arm. As far as new speedsters, I give you Sammy Fort. He looked aggressive and ultra fast in drills. He also took some time on KR duty. Coach Schmidt took some time today to introduce Nos. 52 and 93 to UND Fall Camp life. The DL frosh duo had to redo one particular drill a half dozen times one right after the other. No dogging allowed, boys, under Coach Schmidt's watch. As was mentioned earlier, former Hawks receiver and special teams standout Alex Reed is now an assistant, working with Coach King with the WR Corps. QB Grover had a couple of really nice balls in which he dropped it in perfectly with the receiver surrounded by defenders on sideline routes. One to Chrysten Cochran (AKA "CC") and the other to Maag. Maag also went the distance after a short over the middle pass. Maag caught the ball about 10 yards past the line of scrimmage, then made an awkward move to head up field. The move surprised the two DBs that were about to converge on him and he was able to escape the tackles untouched and burst 45 yards for the TD. Leach was 5/6 on FG tries from varying distances. The other kicker in camp, presumably Brady Stevens, was 3/4 on FG from varying distances. His last was a miss -- oof! The No. 1 Offensive line appeared to stay true to the 2-deep today: Waletzo, Tobin, Rooney, Hergel and Russo. Morrison (1) and Lickfeldt (2) alternated at Nose on the defensive side. I will continue to monitor this area. Pedro Schmidt, of all players, had the best offensive showing during 11-on11 drills to finish out the day. One of the wildest plays involved Pedro sneakily getting behind the DBs, and the QB spotting him for a 40 yard catch and run for a TD. Kett looked fine...nothing to write home about yet. Zimmerman held his own today as well. Grover looked really good. Schuster looked smallish and like a freshman should --his head was swimming. Let's do it again tomorrow!

Don’t let the facts get in the way of an awesome narrative, tho. LOL

After re-watching his Hudl, with his strength and quickness on the edges, it might be fun to watch him and Bennett bookend the defensive line and terrorize Big Sky offenses. It would not be unprecedented to start a true freshman on the DL. CP just happens to be stronger and larger than many of his true freshman predecessors

It is Beach. 6'4" 260-ish

Not a peep on the Twitters from Brad.

Here is a birds-eye-view of University Avenue from a few days ago.

This is a fairly good summation but still doesn't capture everything. The campus is under complete transformation right now. http://blogs.und.edu/und-today/2019/05/under-construction/

Yes, I was curious why there is a perception that UND is a "failing" cornerstone? In comparison to what, who? By what metric is UND failing in comparison to regional/national peers? UND is booming with construction right now. A new interim president with a lot of support, enthusiasm and momentum is about to take the helm, and there is an opportunity to build on what has been a very successive strategic plan, moving forward, as we pick a new permanent leader? Hardly failing. Not directed at you... just agreeing with your post.

6-5, 185# WR out of Mandan.

Good lookin back out of Illinois named Luke Skokna.

Grass is always greener .... syndrome.

As far as I can tell, Deion is wearing No. 23 -- at least at rookie camp he was. That may change. Good for him to get signed!

Man, I'd take that gig in a heart beat! Will be lots of fun keeping track of Johnny and Tank, hopefully for a long while.

Very cool! Love it.

News Flash: Higher ed enrollment, in general, is in decline. You can surely find isolated cases of increases but generally fewer and fewer people are taking the traditional path through colleges and universities. This is why Kennedy spent so much of his time finding innovative ways to meet student needs to prepare them for the jobs of tomorrow, as well as online education growth to serve job changers, people who needed additional skill sets or training to get promoted and the thousands of on campus students who take online courses on the side to graduate faster.

If they're lucky. He's one of the nation's best in the areas UND needed help in. Another thing that is the norm across the nation but not in small minded N.D. When something like this becomes a major controversy, North Dakota becomes a laughing stock again. Same with airplane-gate (Bresciani) of a few years ago. A lot of passive aggressive back stabbing jealousy masked as humble ahh shucks populism in this region. EDIT: Point of clarification, Kennedy never hired Horwitz initially. SMHS did.

True, he did more to set the University up for success in less than 3 than Bakker, Kupcake and Kelley did in 20 combined.

Man, I miss him, tho