How the university keeps intramurals fair between student-and-non-athletes
Most students see intramural sports as a chance to compete against similar, plain old regular students. However, that’s not always the case. If you’ve participated in an intramural sport, chances are you’ve actually squared off against a student-athlete. Athletes are allowed to compete in intramurals but must follow a different set of rules than the […]
COLUMN: Robinson predicts outcomes for high school football championship matches
It’s that time of the year again, as communities from all over South Dakota flock to Vermillion for the 2013 state football championships in the DakotaDome. This year’s competition includes the South Dakota High School Athletic Association (SDHSAA) adding a seventh division: 11AAA. Play started Thursday at 11 a.m. and continues on after the University […]
COLUMN: South Dakota athletics excel in and out of classroom
Earl named starting quarterback The University of South Dakota football team finally made a switch at quarterback for the Dakota Days game amidst controversy early in the season. Sophomore Kevin Earl was given the nod after 88 yards passing in the fourth quarter of last Saturday’s 24-10 loss against Western Illinois. Former quarterback Josh Vander […]
Coyotes hungry for win No. 2
The University of South Dakota had little time to celebrate their 10-7 victory over UC Davis from a week ago. Effective enough to get the job done last week, South Dakota head coach Joe Glenn likes where the offense can take the Coyotes for the rest of the year. “When you have our running backs […]
‘Band of Brothers’
The University of South Dakota football team is a year removed from their first season of being a Division-I post-season eligible program. The Coyotes finished the 2012 campaign with a 1-10 record, picking up their lone victory against Colgate in their home opener Sept. 8, 2012. While their 2012 season was not full of successes, […]