2025-2026 Transfer Portal

[AJS]

Some other news per 360 pod. There are guys every year that don’t return, but won’t enter the portal. Call it retire from football. Here are some notes.

• Young (ASU transfer) - was done half way through last year

• Gorder (OL) - medical retire

• Ryan / Gross (WR) - 360 doesn’t expect back 

[forksandspoons]

Was just on a visit:  

 

[UNDBIZ]

51 minutes ago, forksandspoons said:

Was just on a visit:  

Also offered by Maine, UMASS, YSU, Lindenwood, SEMO, Gardner-Webb, Wagner, Campbell, NCCU, TN St, UNA, ISUb, ETSU

[forksandspoons]

I will be excited to see who they can bring in at WR. That room will look very different. 
 

Confirmed not returning & graduating:

Fleming 

Staloch 

Young III

Nate D

Dennis 

[AJS]

12 minutes ago, forksandspoons said:

I will be excited to see who they can bring in at WR. That room will look very different. 
 

Confirmed not returning & graduating:

Fleming 

Staloch 

Young III

Nate D

Dennis 

Not confirmed, but 1 hr 40 min into 360 pod, you might be able to add Ryan / Gross to that list. 

[geaux_sioux]

I might finally get my wish of a proper WR room. Goodbye church league basketball players. 

[F'n Hawks]

5 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:

I might finally get my wish of a proper WR room. Goodbye church league basketball players. 

If the Ryan/Gross rumors are true, LOTS of spots open in the WR room.

[shep]

Wondering if the 2 players taking visits yesterday ever encountered a ND winter weather?

[The Sicatoka]

1 hour ago, forksandspoons said:

I will be excited to see who they can bring in at WR. That room will look very different. 
 

Confirmed not returning & graduating:

Fleming 

Staloch 

Young III

Nate D

Dennis 

 

58 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:

I might finally get my wish of a proper WR room. Goodbye church league basketball players. 

Seems like lots of room for "redecorating" to me also. 

[SkoHawks]

First team all big sky 6'2 WR anyone?

No clue if we have any interest, but this is the type of player I hope we bring in. Players who have proven to be contributors elsewhere instead of FBS drop-downs.

 

[geaux_sioux]

7 minutes ago, SkoHawks said:

First team all big sky 6'2 WR anyone?

No clue if we have any interest, but this is the type of player I hope we bring in. Players who have proven to be contributors elsewhere instead of FBS drop-downs.

 

Based on name alone we should offer a full ride

[UND-FB-FAN]

4 hours ago, F'n Hawks said:

If the Ryan/Gross rumors are true, LOTS of spots open in the WR room.

For good reason … UND needs to be much more dynamic at that position. 

[Siouxperman8]

Schlossman and Herald reporting that Rucker is coming back.  Official announcement coming soon.

Whoop, whoop

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/college/star-pass-rusher-lance-rucker-to-return-to-und-for-senior-season?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

[geaux_sioux]

Over/under at 16.5 sacks next year for Rucker?

[Siouxperman8]

even better confirmation.

 

 

[F'n Hawks]

1 hour ago, geaux_sioux said:

Over/under at 16.5 sacks next year for Rucker?

I see a big game for him against Nebraska. Imagine he will be fired up for that one. 
 

As the second half against Tarleton showed, these defense is so much better with him on the field.

[Longtime fan]

9 hours ago, Siouxperman8 said:

even better confirmation.

 

 

Huge news !   Lance and Kaden will be one of …if not the top ..edge rusher units in fcs next year. What a combination!  

[shep]

9 hours ago, geaux_sioux said:

Over/under at 16.5 sacks next year for Rucker?

Under

He will be a marked man. Double teamed or at least rubbed on every passing play.

[The Sicatoka]

40 minutes ago, shep said:

Under

He will be a marked man. Double teamed or at least rubbed on every passing play.

Agree. 

How about Rucker + Vig O/U  22.5 sacks

[UNDDOM]

My only concern moving forward is that the collective might have thrown their entire budget at one player and that doesn't mode well for other key players looking for cash.  Time will tell if other key players decide to move on.  

[forksandspoons]

8 minutes ago, UNDDOM said:

My only concern moving forward is that the collective might have thrown their entire budget at one player and that doesn't mode well for other key players looking for cash.  Time will tell if other key players decide to move on.  

I don’t think it did. The entire o line is returning and I think the collective at least played a part in that. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

8 minutes ago, UNDDOM said:

My only concern moving forward is that the collective might have thrown their entire budget at one player and that doesn't mode well for other key players looking for cash.  Time will tell if other key players decide to move on.  

This isn’t true. 

Rest assured. 

UND has a bonafide future professional football player on their roster still (as of now) and it is only a positive. Big things coming …

More roster work ongoing. Get behind the collective and contribute. Every bit helps, especially with the match.  
 

 

[geaux_sioux]

45 minutes ago, UNDDOM said:

My only concern moving forward is that the collective might have thrown their entire budget at one player and that doesn't mode well for other key players looking for cash.  Time will tell if other key players decide to move on.  

My only concern is unnecessarily negative hypotheticals 

[Und Princess]

When we all contribute good things happen!!! Teamwork makes the dreamwork!!!

 

[AJS]

1 hour ago, UNDDOM said:

My only concern moving forward is that the collective might have thrown their entire budget at one player and that doesn't mode well for other key players looking for cash.  Time will tell if other key players decide to move on.  

I don't see it. Given the timing. Odd saying since the portal doesn't open until 01/02, but what did not happen is the various collectives had conversations with other players, had agreements and then now said, nope and they gave it all to Rucker. 

Let's all cleanse the timeline from that post.

What I'm watching for now.

• JUCO rulings. Wiltshire, Samuels Parker, Walker, Scott. Can they get any of those guys back for another year? Unpopular opinion, but UND losing 4 impact players, is a lot compared to NDSU's - 0, SDSU's - 1, wait on USD. If they can get any of those guys, IMO, it would cancel out an impact player for player

 

@Kab checking back in. More optimistic than I was!