November 16th, 202056 Looking ahead to the new year, Coyotes sports teams are gearing up for an unusual spring. All sports will be competing during the second semester after schedule delays and changes due to the pandemic. Basketball The women’s and men’s basketball teams will be the first Yotes to play in the competition since March. The...
November 3rd, 202038 Despite there being no fall football season this year, the Coyotes held an inter-squad scrimmage this past Friday night in the DakotaDome for season ticket holders. Spectators were socially distanced during the game and required to wear masks at all times. The scrimmage concluded Bob Nielson’s, USD’s head football coach, fall...
October 18th, 202060 Jack Cochrane, a senior middle linebacker for USD, has succeeded in being a team captain for the Coyotes, selected as second-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) and leading the MVFC in tackles in 2019. Now, Cochrane adds being selected as a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy. The trophy, awarded by...
October 11th, 202030 The Boathouse in Yankton SD, held its grand opening on March 28 — two days before the city of Yankton decided to close the city due to COVID-19. Chris Hunhoff, owner of the Boathouse, said it was frustrating having to close their doors immediately after finishing construction, but he said it allowed them time to improve the...
September 29th, 202066 USD’s homecoming celebration, Dakota Days, usually starts with royalty finalists being announced and wraps up with the D-Days football game on Saturday. With no football game, what is homecoming all about? Homecoming is not dependent on the football game being played, however it is a large part of the celebration. The game,...
September 27th, 2020169 Two members of the South Dakota football team recently came together to create a podcast. Hosted by Caleb Vander Esch and Dakota Smith, 1328 is a creative outlet for them to discuss topics larger than sports. The first episode of the podcast, the California natives aired Sept. 5 and continue to release new episodes every Tuesday on...
September 13th, 2020183Junior wide receiver, Jaevon McQuitty, transferred from the University of Nebraska to USD over the summer after 3 years with the Huskers. McQuitty, originally from Columbia, Missouri, was nationally ranked in the top 50 players for his position coming out of high school, making him one of the highest-ranked players to ever come to...
September 8th, 2020113After discussing the idea of an awareness march on Aug. 27 the newly formed Cultural Wellness Coalition hosted the Justice for Black Lives March on Sept. 2. The March began outside the DakotaDome and ended behind Old Main, where several group leaders spoke about racial issues. The CWC formed immediately following the murder of George...
August 31st, 202070 A staple of USD and Vermillion since 1979, the DakotaDome went under construction in February of 2019, and phase one of the $26.3 million dollar project was completed this month. The first phase of the project includes a new locker room for the football team, new permanent seating on the west side of the Dome, two new entrances on...
August 20th, 202048During a summer of confusion and uncertainty, the Coyote football team always had one concrete item on their agenda: practice. After moving back onto campus in early June the football team began focusing on their 2020 campaign in hopes of making it to the playoffs. After a full summer of social distancing in and out of Coyote...
