2026 UND Football Season Thread

[F'n Hawks]

48 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Rucker back is a cornerstone for the defense. 

I think he made the correct decision. Dominate again at this level, and he’ll have a chance to prove himself at the next level. 

[geaux_sioux]

One thing about Rucker breaking the sack record this year was how many near misses he had on sacks. I fully expect him to add good weight and be a menace next year. 

[Sioux94]

15 hours ago, Wilbur said:

2026 schedule....

Long Island....that's a win.

St. Thomas.....win.

At Portland State.....win.

At Nebraska.....no more Pat Maholms Jr. At QB....

Northern Iowa.....win.

At ISU Blue.....win.

South Dakota.....win.

At SDSU.....loss.

At SIU....win

Murray......win

At Youngstown.....Beau will be tough at his place.

NDSU....I'll call this a win at home.  

Way too early record projects out to be in the 9-3 ballpark.  They should be 3-0 heading into Nebraska, can't falter at Portland State....that team was awful this year, but a new coach this year. 

Two huge games to end the season.  Unless they lose a lot, YSU will definitely be tough on the road with Beau coming back. It's nice to not have to automatically chalk this up as a loss like we did before. Will be a good game. 

[F'n Hawks]

https://careers.und.edu/jobs/assistant-football-coach-offense-wr-grand-forks-north-dakota-united-states-32263922-f383-444c-8711-a27e88ea71ba

[UNDBIZ]

Is that a new position or did we lose a coach? 

[Und Princess]

1 minute ago, UNDBIZ said:

Is that a new position or did we lose a coach? 

We lost a coach.  The position was previously held by Malik Bradshaw this past season.  What I believe is Schmidt will likely bring in someone with lots of wr coaching experience. 

[Goon]

On 12/26/2025 at 6:04 PM, F'n Hawks said:

https://careers.und.edu/jobs/assistant-football-coach-offense-wr-grand-forks-north-dakota-united-states-32263922-f383-444c-8711-a27e88ea71ba

Is $60,000-$65,000 a bit low for a assist coach? 

[gfhockey]

Where did malik go

[Und Princess]

I don't know!!! But I am currently working on a feature that will go live tonight.  And I had a reader request me to do a feature on Malik.

[NDRA]

On 12/26/2025 at 5:47 PM, Und Princess said:

We lost a coach.  The position was previously held by Malik Bradshaw this past season.  What I believe is Schmidt will likely bring in someone with lots of wr coaching experience. 

And how many WR coaches with LOTS of experience are gonna hire on at $60,000?

[UND1983]

5 minutes ago, NDRA said:

And how many WR coaches with LOTS of experience are gonna hire on at $60,000?

I don’t know, how many? 

[NDRA]

1 minute ago, UND1983 said:

I don’t know, how many? 

Guessing not many, to none, with a lot of experience at the D1 level

[AJS]

3 minutes ago, NDRA said:

Guessing not many, to none, with a lot of experience at the D1 level

Source?

[NDRA]

4 minutes ago, AJS said:

Source?

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Yearly Salary/Common Sense.  I'll be happy to be proven wrong.

[UNDBIZ]

https://www.google.com/search?q=fcs+position+coach+salary&rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS821US821&oq=fcs+position+c&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgAEAAYgAQyBggBEEUYOTIICAIQABgWGB4yDQgDEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgEEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgFEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyCggGEAAYgAQYogQyCggHEAAYogQYiQUyBwgIEAAY7wUyBwgJEAAY7wXSAQgyNzc2ajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

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  FCS position coach salaries vary widely but generally range from modest stipends (high school level) to tens of thousands, with coordinators making more, averaging around $30k-$70k+ for non-coordinator assistants

   

[UND92,96]

It looks like UND's receivers coach from 2019 to 2024--Sam King--will be looking for a job. Wasn't retained when Schmidt took over, and was at Washington State this past year, but like Freund, it doesn't appear Rogers is bringing him to Iowa State.

[GoHawks]

1 minute ago, UND92,96 said:

It looks like UND's receivers coach from 2019 to 2024--Sam King--will be looking for a job. Wasn't retained when Schmidt took over, and was at Washington State this past year, but like Freund, it doesn't appear Rogers is bringing him to Iowa State.

After their bowl game win I think Danny will stay but not sure on king. Think they put up over 600 yards of offense so that made Danny look good.

[NDRA]

15 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said:

https://www.google.com/search?q=fcs+position+coach+salary&rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS821US821&oq=fcs+position+c&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgAEAAYgAQyBggBEEUYOTIICAIQABgWGB4yDQgDEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgEEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgFEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyCggGEAAYgAQYogQyCggHEAAYogQYiQUyBwgIEAAY7wUyBwgJEAAY7wXSAQgyNzc2ajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

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Quick online search took me to a Bobcat fan forum.  A post claimed that their WR Coach made $72,000, post was from 2023.  Poster claimed to have insider knowledge so take that for what's it's worth.  Search also brought up  a Fargo Forum article from 2022.  Article had all Bison assistants salaries listed.  WR coach was getting $81,000 3 years ago.

[UNDBIZ]

2 minutes ago, NDRA said:

Quick online search took me to a Bobcat fan forum.  A post claimed that their WR Coach made $72,000, post was from 2023.  Poster claimed to have insider knowledge so take that for what's it's worth.  Search also brought up  a Fargo Forum article from 2022.  Article had all Bison assistants salaries listed.  WR coach was getting $81,000 3 years ago.

That was the base salary or that's what he received after bonuses?

[UNDBIZ]

If Schmidt chose not to retain King last year, it seems unlikely that he would hire him now.

[NDRA]

5 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said:

That was the base salary or that's what he received after bonuses?

Went back and  looked.  Article says here are salaries as of November 21, so before any playoff bonuses.  Article compared the 2 schools salaries.  Exact amounts listed were.  Noah Pauley $81,029.  Sam King $44,948.

[F'n Hawks]

Can we get Greg Hardin back to UND?

[sioux24/7]

1 hour ago, GoHawks said:

After their bowl game win I think Danny will stay but not sure on king. Think they put up over 600 yards of offense so that made Danny look good.

I feel like that would be pretty surprising if he stays beings he wouldn’t be the OC. Wazzu is hiring Matt Miller for that role. Danny could take on the QB coach position but I think he can get a better role elsewhere