Transfer Portal 2024-25

[forksandspoons]

Portland State LB 

 

 

[forksandspoons]

18 minutes ago, forksandspoons said:

Portland State LB 

 

 

More on Wing. I hope they do everything they can to get him! 
 

 

[AJS]

 

[forksandspoons]

4 minutes ago, AJS said:

 

I assume College was on scholarship. Any idea if the other two were?

[AJS]

The next 24 hours would seem to be when we'll see a lot of action. Logically, if a player wants to leave, I think they would have done it already. For players that would fall into the roster management portal exits, it also doesn't make sense for either party to wait any longer. 

 

*I know full well, there will be impactful players that will still be entering (hopefully not at UND, but in general), just doesn't make sense why they would wait. 

[sioux24/7]

15 hours ago, forksandspoons said:

More on Wing. I hope they do everything they can to get him! 
 

 

Want him bad

[sioux24/7]

On 4/16/2025 at 9:07 PM, sioux24/7 said:

I think this could be a local victory of a high school kid. 

[shep]

What time is the spring game next Friday?

[forksandspoons]

33 minutes ago, shep said:

What time is the spring game next Friday?

6:20 but doors open at 5

[forksandspoons]

Let’s get some good news this week! 

[forksandspoons]

Indiana State TE who had 7 catches and a TD this season in 11 games. 6’ 6”, 260 lbs with two years of eligibility remaining

 

[SIOUXFAN97]

29 minutes ago, forksandspoons said:

Indiana State TE who had 7 catches and a TD this season in 11 games. 6’ 6”, 260 lbs with two years of eligibility remaining

 

return of TE U?

[Mama Sue]

A defensive back, Damaris Fletcher, from the Griz is in the transfer portal. 

[AJS]

On 4/16/2025 at 8:20 AM, AJS said:

If you're the GM, what's the ideal # of players UND would have enter the Spring portal? Clearly, cannot lose any starters or ideally, anyone on the two-deep. Are we thinking the lower the better? 5 to 7 range seems ideal to me. That mixed with some of the guys that left the program prior to spring ball (ex: Teiken), gives you 10 spots to add. Looking what's happening to USD, seems like an incredibly pivotal time. 

Only a 10-day window, but we are now over half done. Players around the country are still entering. Currently UND is sitting at 3. Is this a good sign? Stating the obvious, but you cannot lose key players during this Spring process, it puts you in a bad spot. There have been some position movements from what was reported on the Spring roster originally (ex: Rucker - edge, Bell - D-Line). 

Clearly still spots of need (D-Line, LB, DB, TE, RB) that they are looking at, but not a lot of offers currently. Has anyone heard if the coaching staff is feeling better than originally thought with the Spring roster? 

[SiouxFan100]

Wouldn’t mind some good news

[forksandspoons]

14 minutes ago, AJS said:

Only a 10-day window, but we are now over half done. Players around the country are still entering. Currently UND is sitting at 3. Is this a good sign? Stating the obvious, but you cannot lose key players during this Spring process, it puts you in a bad spot. There have been some position movements from what was reported on the Spring roster originally (ex: Rucker - edge, Bell - D-Line). 

Clearly still spots of need (D-Line, LB, DB, TE, RB) that they are looking at, but not a lot of offers currently. Has anyone heard if the coaching staff is feeling better than originally thought with the Spring roster? 

Hoping there are some DL offers out that haven’t been made public 

[forksandspoons]

SDSU DT originally from Apple Valley, MN. Played a good amount of snaps last season in 11 games. 
 

 

[F'n Hawks]

14 minutes ago, forksandspoons said:

SDSU DT originally from Apple Valley, MN. Played a good amount of snaps last season in 11 games. 
 

 

Seems like a good target considering he is from the area and would have connection to Schmidt.

[AJS]

Excited about the Dalton offer. IMO, seems like a guy that could start Day 1. Instantly jumped to #1 on my transfer portal wish list. What a get this would be.

[AJS]

Current offers with competing D1 offers.

Joey VanWetzinga (Iowa) - DT: UND, CMU

Henry Amposta (Saddleback College) - LB: UND

Aleki Manutai (Saddleback College) - DT: Sacred Heart, Campbell, Sac State, UND, NM State

Steven Mahar (Syracuse) - TE: Southern Miss, UND, EKU, Albany, Mercyhurst

Peyton Wing (Portland State) - LB: Montana, UND, Kent State

Jason Thome (Colorado Mesa) - Safety: UND, Robert Morris, Campbell, Indiana State, Idaho State, Louisiana Tech

LJ Turner (West Virginia) - RB: UND

Kai Rios (Indiana State) - TE: UND, Kent State

Darrion Dalton (SDSU) - DT: UTEP, UND, NDSU, UNT, Texas State

[AJS]

Few interesting notes. Turner had just committed out of the portal to West Virginia this Fall (technically 01/05/2025). Picked WVU over Costal Carolina, UTEP, YSU, ETSU. VanWetzinga was an early enrollee at Iowa. He'd be part of the 2025 class. 

[forksandspoons]

Offer to Kansas State WR: 

 

[Sioux94]

Don't we actually need a few more guys to enter the portal, to potentially free up space? 

[fightingsioux4life]

Anyone else a little concerned about the relative silence on this thread?

[homer]

13 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Anyone else a little concerned about the relative silence on this thread?

Nope.  Much less stressful opening this thread now than it was a year ago.   This staff has a plan and is executing accordingly