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McFeely: Polasek in full LFG mode as Bison season begins

Bison head coach Tim Polasek has extra enthusiasm as season-opener against The Citadel just days away.

https://www.inforum.com/sports/bison...-season-begins

Bison sophomore Eli Ozick gets his kicks hitting from long distance

https://www.inforum.com/sports/bison...phomore-eli-oz

A point of emphasis for Ozick in the offseason was leg strength. He wore out a bit last year as the season went along. What once was almost a given that his kickoffs would not be returned wasn’t the case in November and December.

Polasek noted NDSU was one of the top teams in the FCS in kickoff coverage until about the eighth or ninth week of the season. New to the NDSU strength training program since last season is a “kicking force plate,” a device that gives an indicator on strength and fatigue levels.

“A lot of kickoffs over time,” Ozick said. “We worked on that in the offseason, just being more careful limiting some reps. I’m trying to get better, I’m trying to perfect my craft but at the same time I have to do it without taking way too many reps.”

Bison Football Coaches Show live from The Bison Block Party at Scheels - August 28th, 2025

https://www.spreaker.com/prime

NDSU Football transfer CB Antoine Booth joins The Insiders - Aug 29th, 2025

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/nds...2025--67555726

Bison GameDay: The Citadel has a storied history of discipline, patriotism

North Dakota State at Bulldogs would have made for an interesting week for the Myers family from Fargo.

https://www.inforum.com/sports/bison...ine-patriotism

Only times have changed in travel plans. The Bison of that ‘32 team also had back-to-back college football games in the eastern U.S., but they also didn’t travel by plane. They hopped on a train in Fargo on a Tuesday night and arrived in the nation’s capital on a Friday morning and played George Washington University a day later.

They also didn’t return to Fargo after the game. The North Dakota Agricultural College, as NDSU was known then, got back on the train and headed north to New York for the week, before heading over to West Point, New York, to play Army on Nov. 12.

Kolpack: There's no cutting corners at The Citadel

North Dakota State's football opponent is a school unlike the Bison have ever played.

https://www.inforum.com/sports/bison...at-the-citadel

The students here are all about respect.

They walk around campus in a military shirt and pants. All walk with a command and with confidence. Nobody jaywalks, nobody cuts corners; there are crosswalks and designated walking paths for a reason.

“The structure and the discipline,” said Citadel student William Weatherford, a private. “You have to keep accountability to yourself. And once you get higher up in years such as myself, as such as my other peers, you keep track of others as well.”

For the knobs that go to the game, it will be a chance to unleash some energy and actually smile. A knob is a name given to a Citadel freshman, originally labeled because the shape of their head after getting their hair chopped looks like a door knob.

It’s easy to tell the knobs from the upper classmen on campus. The older kids look much more relaxed, talkative and somewhat social. The knobs walk straight ahead with a purpose; no smiling, no levity.

“As you can see, none of them look happy,” Weatherford said. “That won’t happen ‘til March. I wasn’t happy until the end of the year and you’ll see that happen with these guys.”

Nathaniel Staehling’s shot finally comes, Bison linebacker to make first start

Staehling was named a team captain last week, news that nearly brought him to tears.

https://www.inforum.com/sports/bison...ke-first-start

“If you had all of our mike linebackers over the last 10-15 years go through the NFL Combine, I’m not sure Staehling wouldn’t score first or second,” Olson said. “He’s almost 235 pounds with a 40-inch vertical. That’s pretty darn rare. I cannot wait for him to get his shot.”

Old Great West foes Bison, Davis schedule non-league games

https://www.inforum.com/sports/bison...n-league-games

North Dakota State and UC Davis, two programs who made the Division I transition together over 20 years ago, announced a home-and-home football agreement on Monday. NDSU will host the Aggies in 2028 and the Bison will open the 2029 season on the northern California campus.

The Bison Football Show - August 31, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJNYQ_wUsFw

North Dakota State head coach Tim Polasek and host Sam Neidermann review highlights from the 38-0 win at The Citadel, plus interviews with quarterback Cole Payton and cornerback Jailen Duffie.

Recapping Week 1 in the FCS with Sam Herder HERO Sports on The Insiders - Sept 2nd, 2025

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/rec...2025--67598454