Columns
Men’s basketball team looks to raise bar
A new era of South Dakota basketball is almost here. The University of South Dakota is on the verge of being a strong mid-major program due to two factors — a new coach and new arena. Let’s start with the coach. Craig Smith is a big-time coach, as he has spent much of his career as […]
Column: Clock ticking on Coyote football
Head coach Joe Glenn has brought a steady presence to the University of South Dakota football team. The Coyotes football team has seen a steady rise in their play on the field each year he’s been here. The first year’s win total was all of one game. Last year’s win total jumped to four. Three […]
Saturday determines fate of Coyote football
Stepping onto the field at Autzen Stadium in Oregon wasn’t the expectation for sophomore Ryan Saeger. The quarterback said he was ready for the opportunity to play at any time and become the quarterback for the Coyotes — and even a bit excited because he hadn’t taken a snap since high school. But when starting quarterback Kevin Earl […]
Column: nothing but excitement ahead for Coyote sports
University of South Dakota fans have been saying this for a long time: It’s a great day to be a Coyote fan. Now, I don’t want to sound like that overly-cheery parent whose eyes twinkle after every play little Johnny makes in pee-wee baseball, but it’s hard not to enjoy the ride of Coyote sports right […]
Athlete violence sparks awareness
Recent violent instances covered in professional football are providing an unfair generalization of all NFL players as being violent individuals playing a violent sport. The Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was officially released by the Baltimore Ravens and suspended indefinitely by the NFL after a video showed Rice striking his then fiancée. Other NFL players […]
With question marks comes opportunity
When word spread starting quarterback Kevin Earl fractured the wrist of his throwing hand, all eyes immediately were on his replacement: Ryan Saeger. Saeger is a redshirt sophomore from Hartland, Wis. and went to Arrowhead high school. His name might not ring a bell right now, but within a couple weeks, it should start to catch […]
Outcome of Oregon-USD season opener holds financial, status-quo power
The University of Oregon will write a $525,000 check to the University of South Dakota for Saturday’s first game of the football season. That’s guaranteed money for USD’s athletic department just for making the trip to Eugene, Ore. It’s not new information — the money received for playing the game with massive odds stacked against […]
Bosiacki: 2014 final draft rankings with a mock draft
All right, time to draw up a mock draft for tomorrow night’s first round. Admittedly, I had some fun putting this together and wanted to involve some trades, which most people tend to avoid. Who knows if any of these trades will actually happen. Quarterback Rankings Pro Comparison 1. Johnny Manziel — Texas A&M = […]
Coyote athletics are on the rise, stay optimistic for the future
I didn’t think much about my first experience with Coyote athletics. I was lucky enough to be given tickets to a Coyote football game during the Fall Open House admissions event my senior year of high school. “Cool, but whatever” defined my thought process in the game. It was my first college football game, and […]
End of semester brings final push for championships
With just a week and a half left of classes before finals week, students at the University of South Dakota are busy finishing final projects and papers.