2027 Recruiting Updates

New 2027 NDSU Offer:

Luke Starcevic
@lukestarcevic8
Kindred, ND | 2027 | #72, #88 | DL, TE, OL| 6’5 250 lbs | 2x All-Region, 1x 1st Team All-State Football|Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track and Field
Kindred, ND

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Luke Starcevic
@lukestarcevic8
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#AGTG Had a great conversation with
@CoachTimNDSU
today and I am happy to announce I’ve received an offer to play football for the National Champs
@NDSU football! Thank you for believing in me!!

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https://247sports.com/player/luke-starcevic-46149472/

Not rated yet by 247, previous offers include Iowa State, Kansas State

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Originally Posted by bruinbison

New 2027 NDSU Offer:

Luke Starcevic
@lukestarcevic8
Kindred, ND | 2027 | #72, #88 | DL, TE, OL| 6’5 250 lbs | 2x All-Region, 1x 1st Team All-State Football|Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track and Field
Kindred, ND



https://247sports.com/player/luke-starcevic-46149472/

Not rated yet by 247, previous offers include Iowa State, Kansas State

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Klieman and Roehl offered before we did.

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Originally Posted by HerdBot

Klieman and Roehl offered before we did.

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Wut? Coming into kinerd?

I hope we get that North Dakota stud.

New 2027 NDSU Offer:

Blake Betton
@BettonBlake
2027 Football
@saberfootball16
| Safety ATH #1 ‘27 DB MN Ball Hawk | 6’3 190# 3.5 GPA HC
@coachbetton44 @ShakoBoysHoops
@PulleyHoopsE15 EYBL 27 blakebetton@gmail.com
Shakopee, MN

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Blake Betton
@BettonBlake

After an inspiring conversation w/ @CoachTimNDSU & @CoachGrantOlson
& junior day visit, I’m honored to receive my 1st D1 offer from
Nat’l Champs @NDSUfootball!
Thank you for believing in me! ��GoBison! #competeimprovetough
@SaberFootball16 @CoachBetton44 @OJW_Scouting

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https://www.hudl.com/video/3/2434148...23797f61b99b7e

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Originally Posted by Bison4peat

Wut? Coming into kinerd?

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It seems like Kindred produces more prospects than anywhere in ND except Fargo and Bismarck

Cole Reiter offered by Iowa State and Minnesota this week.
Had an early offer from NDSU.
Wisconsin has already offered since.
Currently not rated by 247.

https://247sports.com/player/cole-reiter-46150737/

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Originally Posted by reformedUNDfan

It seems like Kindred produces more prospects than anywhere in ND except Fargo and Bismarck

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It's partially because it's a satellite community with a reputation for having good athletics.

Some parents move out there so that their kid gets a fair shot and to be in a good program.

Up near Grand Forks... there's a similar phenomenon in Thompson.

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Originally Posted by CaBisonFan

It's partially because it's a satellite community with a reputation for having good athletics.

Some parents move out there so that their kid gets a fair shot and to be in a good program.

Up near Grand Forks... there's a similar phenomenon in Thompson.

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Kindred and Casselton will be moving up a class next year and playing against "big" towns now. Maybe figure it out but will not be like it was.

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Ben Hynek ‘27
@hynek_ben

/ Stanley High school / 2027 / 6’6” / 240 / 3.8 GPA / TE-DE / C-PF / P-1B / Shot Put-Discus / ND Phenom /
Sports, Fitness & Recreation

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Offered by Wisconsin - 1st offer

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Luke Starcevic
@lukestarcevic8

Kindred, ND | 2027 | #72, #88 | DL, TE, OL| 6’5 250 lbs | 2x All-Region, 1x 1st Team All-State Football |Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track and Field
Kindred, ND

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Minnesota offers, joining Iowa State & Kansas State as Starcevic’s FBS offers.

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Ben Hynek ‘27
@hynek_ben

/ Stanley High school / 2027 / 6’6” / 240 / 3.8 GPA / TE-DE / C-PF / P-1B / Shot Put-Discus / ND Phenom /
Sports, Fitness & Recreation

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Originally Posted by bruinbison

Offered by Wisconsin - 1st offer

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Ben Hynek ‘27
@hynek_ben
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#AGTG After a great phone conversation. I am extremely blessed to say I have received my second Division 1 Offer from
@NDSUfootball ‼️
@CoachTimNDSU @NickGoeser @FBCoachLarson

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Originally Posted by bruinbison

Ben Hynek ‘27
@hynek_ben
·7h

#AGTG After a great phone conversation. I am extremely blessed to say I have received my second Division 1 Offer from
@NDSUfootball ‼️
@CoachTimNDSU @NickGoeser @FBCoachLarson

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Kansas State is Ben Hynek’s 2nd FBS offer
(Wisconsin was the first)

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Originally Posted by bruinbison

Kansas State is Ben Hyneck’s 2nd FBS offer
(Wisconsin was the first)

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Those Bastards! If only somehow the Bison were FBS these P4 school offers wouldn't happen...or so I've been told. :nod:

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Originally Posted by mtoutfitter

Those Bastards! If only somehow the Bison were FBS these P4 school offers wouldn't happen...or so I've been told. :nod:

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literally no one has ever said that but ok. the entire point is that an FBS offer is viewed universally as more prestigious than an FCS offer, which is obvious to everyone with 2 functioning brain cells

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Originally Posted by MankatoBison

literally no one has ever said that but ok. the entire point is that an FBS offer is viewed universally as more prestigious than an FCS offer, which is obvious to everyone with 2 functioning brain cells

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Somebody better tell that to Babatz, Braaten,Warden, Wood, Green, Clubb, Nellis and a few others from last yrs commit list, apparently they're in the dark on this.

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Originally Posted by mtoutfitter

Those Bastards! If only somehow the Bison were FBS these P4 school offers wouldn't happen...or so I've been told. :nod:

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You need to understand FBS is greater than FCS every day of the week. An FBS NDSU would have a greater chance of signing a recruit than an FCS NDSU. And of course there are exceptions.

Looks like some Sarcasm Meters & Mockery Meters need their batteries checked… ;)

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Originally Posted by bruinbison

Looks like some Sarcasm Meters & Mockery Meters need their batteries checked… ;)

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Thank You Bruin. That was the intent of my original post.

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Originally Posted by MankatoBison

literally no one has ever said that but ok. the entire point is that an FBS offer is viewed universally as more prestigious than an FCS offer, which is obvious to everyone with 2 functioning brain cells

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I guess I am short some brain cells and am not from the same universe, because I don't agree with the bolded statement at all. Moreover, I don't think you'd find many national CFB media folks to agree with it either. If you qualify it with "In general, an FBS offer is considered more prestigious than an FCS offer", that'd be one thing, but the blanket statement is obviously wrong.

An offer from Air Force, Akron, App State, Arkansas State, Army, Ball State, Boise State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Colorado State, East Carolina, Eastern Michigan, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Fresno State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Hawaii, Jacksonville State, James Madison, Kennesaw State, Kent State, Liberty, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Memphis, Miami, Middle Tennessee, Navy, Nevada, New Mexico, New Mexico State, North Texas, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Old Dominion, Rice, Sam Houston, San, Diego State, San Jose State, South Alabama, South Florida, Southern Miss, Temple, Texas State, Toledo, Troy, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UConn, ULM, UMass, UNLV, Utah State, UTEP, UTSA, Western Kentucky, Western Michigan, or Wyoming > an NDSU offer?

No freaking way do I believe that - nor do recruits, apparently.

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Originally Posted by mtoutfitter

Thank You Bruin. That was the intent of my original post.

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He Who Shall Not Be Named is still lurking… :hide:

An offer from Air Force, Akron, App State, Arkansas State, Army, Ball State, Boise State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Colorado State, East Carolina, Eastern Michigan, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Fresno State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Hawaii, Jacksonville State, James Madison, Kennesaw State, Kent State, Liberty, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Memphis, Miami, Middle Tennessee, Navy, Nevada, New Mexico, New Mexico State, North Texas, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Old Dominion, Rice, Sam Houston, San, Diego State, San Jose State, South Alabama, South Florida, Southern Miss, Temple, Texas State, Toledo, Troy, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UConn, ULM, UMass, UNLV, Utah State, UTEP, UTSA, Western Kentucky, Western Michigan, or Wyoming > an NDSU offer?


YES and NDSU has lost 80% of KIDS that get FBS offers vs them


YES NDSU should beat out Armed Forces Offers and MAC offers, but they seldom beat out anyone other than that.

also, HOW THE HE__ ARENT YOU ALL SICK OF THE NCC 2.0 ?? That is what we are in right now, its getting old. 10 TITLES! 10 !! when's enough, 102?? cmon people

HELL ALL OF OUR COACHES ARE IN FBS NOW.... why the F)))) aren't we? because Matt Larson is milking this job until retirement and isn't a BISON and doesn't care about NDSU future.


ps- In reponse to BISONBRI 3 posts ahead : do the math! 2000 more fans at NDSU BB x $20/ticket x 10 games = $400k hopefully this gets posted.

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Originally Posted by El_Chapo

YES and NDSU has lost 80% of KIDS that get FBS offers vs them

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I was talking G5 schools. You can pretend that P4 and G5 are the same. You can pretend that NIL doesn't exist. You can make unsupported statements as if they are fact. You can make dishonest arguments. All you are proving is that you aren't worth listening to.

For example, you are good at making stuff up: What percentage of kids with one FBS offer get more than one FBS offer? I hope that the number you come up with is greater than 80% because, by your logic, you'd have to argue that FBS schools should move down to FCS because "OMIGOD PEOPLE, FBS schools are losing MORE THAN 80% OF THEIR KIDS that get other FBS offers!"

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Originally Posted by bruinbison

Ben Hynek ‘27
@hynek_ben
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#AGTG After a great phone conversation. I am extremely blessed to say I have received my second Division 1 Offer from
@NDSUfootball ‼️
@CoachTimNDSU @NickGoeser @FBCoachLarson

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Legacy recruit. If that matters.

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Originally Posted by El_Chapo

An offer from Air Force, Akron, App State, Arkansas State, Army, Ball State, Boise State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Colorado State, East Carolina, Eastern Michigan, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Fresno State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Hawaii, Jacksonville State, James Madison, Kennesaw State, Kent State, Liberty, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Memphis, Miami, Middle Tennessee, Navy, Nevada, New Mexico, New Mexico State, North Texas, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Old Dominion, Rice, Sam Houston, San, Diego State, San Jose State, South Alabama, South Florida, Southern Miss, Temple, Texas State, Toledo, Troy, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UConn, ULM, UMass, UNLV, Utah State, UTEP, UTSA, Western Kentucky, Western Michigan, or Wyoming > an NDSU offer?


YES and NDSU has lost 80% of KIDS that get FBS offers vs them


YES NDSU should beat out Armed Forces Offers and MAC offers, but they seldom beat out anyone other than that.

also, HOW THE HE__ ARENT YOU ALL SICK OF THE NCC 2.0 ?? That is what we are in right now, its getting old. 10 TITLES! 10 !! when's enough, 102?? cmon people

HELL ALL OF OUR COACHES ARE IN FBS NOW.... why the F)))) aren't we? because Matt Larson is milking this job until retirement and isn't a BISON and doesn't care about NDSU future.

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Is this number like the $400,00.00 in revenue that the BB team is missing out on BS you spout on FB?

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Originally Posted by daddy daycare

Legacy recruit. If that matters.

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Whoa, do we have recruits whose dads played in the 2000's now? Tempus is fugiting like crazy.

Rivals shows him having offers from Wisconsin and Kansas State too.

Hope the gophers haven’t been busy in your backyard this winter,
but the Gophers have been busy in NDSU’s backyard.
Offered this week by Minnesota, Kindred’s Brooks Bakko, recent state champ in basketball. Bakko’s 1st D1 offer.

Brooks Bakko
@BakkoBrooks
c/o 2027 |6’5| 200 | 3.6 GPA |2x All-Region, 2x All state Football |2x All-Region, 2x 1st Team All-State Basketball |

https://www.hudl.com/video/3/1895023...77ed6156b9bf20


Also receiving Gopher offers recently were two Moorhead Spuds:

Taye Reich
@tayereich
2027| RB/ATH| 5'10 190 4.51| 3.90 GPA| VJ-36| BJ-10'| Moorhead HS (MN)| Football, Baseball, Track | FCA ✝️
Moorhead, MN

https://www.hudl.com/video/3/1944016...7caf7de9b93b96

Reich has previously been offered by Kansas State


David Mack
@david1mack
✝️|C/O 2027 | 6”0 - 170lbs | Howard Pulley EYBL | Moorhead high school (MN) | GPA 3.74 | #1 WR in Minnesota | Football/Basketball
Moorhead, MN

Minnesota was David Mack’s 1st offer

https://www.hudl.com/video/3/1987375...7ac2cc255b8297

Brooks Bakko, mentioned in the previous post, now offered by NDSU.

https://x.com/BakkoBrooks/status/1908335914054463726

Bakko has not yet been rated by 247.
1st offer was Minnesota, followed by South Florida this week.

https://247sports.com/player/brooks-bakko-46153720/

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Originally Posted by bruinbison

Ben Hynek ‘27
@hynek_ben
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#AGTG After a great phone conversation. I am extremely blessed to say I have received my second Division 1 Offer from
@NDSUfootball ‼️
@CoachTimNDSU @NickGoeser @FBCoachLarson

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Ben Hynek’s latest offer is from Auburn, not seen often in these parts

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Originally Posted by VirginiaBison

3 Star Tucker Thieneman 6-5 305lb Tackle Pewaukee Wisc

OFFERS: Florida, Ole Miss, Maryland and Missouri.

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Wrong thread. Should be in 26 recruiting.

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Originally Posted by mtoutfitter

Wrong thread. Should be in 26 recruiting.

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it puts the post in the right thread or it gets the hose again

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Originally Posted by bruinbison

Hope the gophers haven’t been busy in your backyard this winter,
but the Gophers have been busy in NDSU’s backyard.
Offered this week by Minnesota, Kindred’s Brooks Bakko, recent state champ in basketball. Bakko’s 1st D1 offer.

Brooks Bakko
@BakkoBrooks
c/o 2027 |6’5| 200 | 3.6 GPA |2x All-Region, 2x All state Football |2x All-Region, 2x 1st Team All-State Basketball |

https://www.hudl.com/video/3/1895023...77ed6156b9bf20


Also receiving Gopher offers recently were two Moorhead Spuds:

Taye Reich
@tayereich
2027| RB/ATH| 5'10 190 4.51| 3.90 GPA| VJ-36| BJ-10'| Moorhead HS (MN)| Football, Baseball, Track | FCA ✝️
Moorhead, MN

https://www.hudl.com/video/3/1944016...7caf7de9b93b96

Reich has previously been offered by Kansas State


David Mack
@david1mack
✝️|C/O 2027 | 6”0 - 170lbs | Howard Pulley EYBL | Moorhead high school (MN) | GPA 3.74 | #1 WR in Minnesota | Football/Basketball
Moorhead, MN

Minnesota was David Mack’s 1st offer

https://www.hudl.com/video/3/1987375...7ac2cc255b8297

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Since Sacramento State now knows where Moorhead/Fargo is, perhaps they would schedule a future game with the Bison…. ;)

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David Mack
@david1mack

After an epic visit
@SacHornetsFB

I’m blessed to say I’ve received my 2nd D1 offer to play football at Sacremeto state. Thanks for having me down and having some great conversations

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New 2027 NDSU Offer:

Kason Clayborne
@KasonClayborne
6’3 210 lbs | Sioux City East ‘27 #1 2027 DB in IA | TE, S, OLB | http://hudl.com/v/2QVVkJ

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Kason Clayborne
@KasonClayborne
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After a great Junior Day and conversation with
@CoachTimNDSU
I am excited to receive an offer from NDSU!
@CoachGrantOlson @CoachDKlieman @CoachLJ38

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Previous offers include SDSU Jackrabbits, Sacramento State

New 2027 NDSU Offer:

Taye Reich
@tayereich
2027| RB/ATH| 5'10 190 4.51| 3.90 GPA| VJ-36| BJ-10'| Moorhead HS (MN)| Football, Baseball, Track | FCA ✝️
Moorhead, MN

https://x.com/tayereich/status/18811...h&mode=profile

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Taye Reich
@tayereich
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After a great junior day and a great conversation with
@CoachTimNDSU
I'm honored to receive an offer from @NDSUfootball!
Thank you to all the coaches for showing so much hospitality!
God is great!
@CoachSamOjuri22 @FBCoachLarson
@JoeBeschorner @CoachCrutchley @CoachDKlieman

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Previous offers include Kansas State, Minnesota

Kindred prospect has a NDSU Offer, but also 6+ P4 offers:

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Luke Starcevic
@lukestarcevic8

Blessed to receive a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from
@247recruiting! Still lots of work to do. Thank you!
@AllenTrieu

- No. 7 DL in the Nation
- No. 109 overall prospect in the Nation

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Another Kindred prospect recently promoted to a 4 star rating.
Has a NDSU Offer.

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Brooks Bakko
@BakkoBrooks
·Apr 29

Thank you for the 4 ⭐️ rating
@247sports @AllenTrieu
Still more work to be done!!

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Originally Posted by bruinbison

Kindred prospect has a NDSU Offer, but also 6+ P4 offers:

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Originally Posted by bruinbison

Another Kindred prospect recently promoted to a 4 star rating.
Has a NDSU Offer.

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This is pretty wild that Kindred, a town of 1000 in rural ND, has 2 of the top 250 recruits in the nation in the 2027 recruiting class (according to 247sports at least).

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Originally Posted by Professor Chaos

This is pretty wild that Kindred, a town of 1000 in rural ND, has 2 of the top 250 recruits in the nation in the 2027 recruiting class (according to 247sports at least).

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It sure would be cool to land a pair of 4* guys this cycle

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Originally Posted by Professor Chaos

This is pretty wild that Kindred, a town of 1000 in rural ND, has 2 of the top 250 recruits in the nation in the 2027 recruiting class (according to 247sports at least).

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We may still be the best offer. He would be "the guy" here, not 1 of many equally talented guys. We would also be more patient with his development

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Originally Posted by Professor Chaos

This is pretty wild that Kindred, a town of 1000 in rural ND, has 2 of the top 250 recruits in the nation in the 2027 recruiting class (according to 247sports at least).

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Michigan State offers both Starcevic & Bakko yesterday.

Starcevic other recent offers include Iowa, Missouri