2026 UND Football Season Thread

[F'n Hawks]

2 hours ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

Be on the look out. They should. 

 

6 hours ago, CMSioux said:

You motivated me to get mine done. Got a sideline seat and airbnb done. Wondering if UND will host a Friday night gathering. 

They did last time, so would imagine they would again 

[CMSioux]

12 hours ago, F'n Hawks said:

 

They did last time, so would imagine they would again 

Yah I remember that now, anything that happened more than a few days ago is a blur. 

[forksandspoons]

It appears Jett Sutton is no longer on the roster. Madden Thorson as well. 
 

Curious as to what the story is with Sutton or if it’s a clerical error?

[F'n Hawks]

Wonder if the ruling this afternoon means they are good to go?

[UND1983]

8 hours ago, forksandspoons said:

It appears Jett Sutton is no longer on the roster. Madden Thorson as well. 
 

Curious as to what the story is with Sutton or if it’s a clerical error?

Sutton quit. Workout all summer and then quit after the first day.  

[Hawkster]

19 minutes ago, UND1983 said:

Sutton quit. Workout all summer and then quit after the first day.  

It's better than quitting in a game.   Next man up.

[Parkers Pros]

9 hours ago, UND1983 said:

Sutton quit. Workout all summer and then quit after the first day.  

Dang. Hopefully means competition too much to handle he got pushed and saw the writing. Seemed to be a good kid. Good luck to him.  Regardless, no passengers, onward and upward!

[F'n Hawks]

An interesting couple of tweets…

[Und Princess]

I thought the portal is only open once a year now!

[forksandspoons]

DT is still very deep. Still a little bummed about Sutton. Hopefully the two safety transfers are living up to expectations. Sounds like Erkman has improved, and I think Ostrenga and Thielges have shown potential. Then add Headings, and there’s a solid room. Still going to be very hard to replace the sure tackling Zach Lewis. 

[F'n Hawks]

From Miller’s article today: “Schmidt also indicated two other players from UND's 2025 roster would fall into the class-action lawsuit category and have expressed interest in a return.”

 

Wonder who that would be…

 

[forksandspoons]

57 minutes ago, F'n Hawks said:

From Miller’s article today: “Schmidt also indicated two other players from UND's 2025 roster would fall into the class-action lawsuit category and have expressed interest in a return.”

 

Wonder who that would be…

 

Hmmm. Both defensive players I would guess? 

[SIOUXFAN97]

11 minutes ago, forksandspoons said:

Hmmm. Both defensive players I would guess? 

chris kuper and jimmy kleinsasser i believe....

[siouxfan512]

22 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

chris kuper and jimmy kleinsasser i believe....

Grady train still has some eligibility 

maybe Braden Hanson wants to chuck the pigskin for a few packages

Whats Santiago up to?

 

Honestly, I’ll be happy to see a few guys back for their contribution, but we would be fine without some of those guys. Eligibility needs to be limited, NIL needs to be controlled, transfers need be kept in check. 

[CMSioux]

On 7/31/2026 at 7:51 PM, UND1983 said:

Sutton quit. Workout all summer and then quit after the first day.  

Came in highly recruited, worked hard, assuming it was a mutual decision and he has his degree in hand and ready to move on to real life. 

[NDRA]

45 minutes ago, CMSioux said:

Came in highly recruited, worked hard, assuming it was a mutual decision and he has his degree in hand and ready to move on to real life. 

Then why workout all summer and actually start fall camp?