Updated list of portal commitments below. Portal closes today. Might be close to done with commits.
Agree with Schmidt that player retention is number 1 most important, and I think they did a great job at that. I am in the boat that UND got much better this portal window!
Lots of experience returning on the OL and TE room, plus Jerry.
Obviously, Rucker was the biggest keep defensively. He and Vig will be fun to watch. Devereaux had a great season and Parks will be seasoned, need Boll and some others to step up behind those guys.
Both DL transfers and RB Lawson have proven something in D1 football. I don’t think the Seidl loss will be all that painful with Langama, Brunnell and Lawson back there. Ekheart was a good DT last season and believe Henry will return as well.
In the secondary, Kamara has FBS playing experience, while the other transfers will need to prove themselves. Definitely good to have the experience in Sutton and Erkman back there. Plus, year 2 of guys like Noland and Kludt.
Wiltshire and Samuels-Parker getting another year would be the cherry on top.
WRs will still be a question mark, but with Deng, Tai, and Hoskins returning, there’s a start. Schmidt also seems very high on Maxson, who was highly recruited. Need the 4 transfers to come in an push the returners.
Not sure if they're done or not..
WR - Cameron Weir - Washington State
WR - Caleb Goodloe - Bowling Green
WR - Madden Thorson - MSUM
WR - Maurice Densmore - Winona State
S - Avery Dixon - Upper Iowa
S - Marquis Edmond - Virginia State
DB - Mason McFarland - Sacramento City College
DB - Travis Hines - Iowa Western
LB - Mason Miller - Iowa State
DT - Kylyn Macklin - Albany
DT - Kefa Pereira - Eastern Illinois
RB - Matt Lawson - Illinois State
CB - Ben Kamara - Akron