Football

On Saturday, April 21 head football coach Joe Glenn will lead the South Dakota Coyotes during his first annual Red vs. White spring exhibition game. The Coyotes, who went 6-5 in their final season in the Great West Conference, will show off a new team that is replacing 22 seniors from the previous year’s roster. […]

The 2012 NFL Draft is just weeks away, and six University of South Dakota senior football players got their chance to boost their stock and impress the scouts as USD hosted an NFL Scout Pro Day inside the DakotaDome on Thursday afternoon. Seniors Jeremy Blount, Tom Compton, Dante Warren, Marquis Butler, R.J. Polley and Dion […]

The University of South Dakota football team has a new face. That new face is Head Coach Joe Glenn, hired last November to replace Ed Meierkort. Glenn comes with a USD background, as he is a 1971 graduate. Glenn played on the football team as a quarterback and wide receiver and was a captain during […]

While most University of South Dakota students were preparing for their upcoming mid-term exams, former University of South Dakota senior offensive tackle Tom Compton was put to the test not by college professors, but National Football League scouts. The four-year starter for the Coyotes traveled to Indianapolis this weekend to participate along side the best […]

After less than two weeks of looking for Ed Meierkort’s successor, the Coyotes found who they were looking for. Joe Glenn became the 29th football coach at the University of South Dakota Monday afternoon as students, athletes, media and old friends welcomed him back to his alma mater. The university began the search for a […]

After saying no three times, former University of South Dakota student and football player Joe Glenn finally said yes and has been named USD’s new head football coach. At the press conference announcing Glenn’s position Monday afternoon, Glenn said he didn’t pursue the open coaching position, but changed his mind in the end. “I didn’t […]

For the second time in three weeks, the University of South Dakota Coyote football team went into halftime with a double-digit lead and a share of the Great West Conference title in grasp, but walked away empty handed. Leading 37-17 at the beginning of the fourth quarter during their Nov. 19 game against the University […]

The University of South Dakota’s football team enjoyed a pleasant surprise over their bye week. Head coach Ed Meierkort said he thought they had already blown their chances of a conference championship after suffering a final minute loss to Cal Poly two weeks ago. Luckily, they received a huge favor from the University of Cal-Davis […]

When the University of South Dakota football team plays the University of North Dakota the stakes are always high. This week, those stakes will have a whole new element added, as the winner will earn a share of the conference title with Cal Poly. Head coach Ed Meierkort said his team should be well prepared […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week The Volante sports staff will interview a member of the USD athletic community and ask them off-the-wall questions. Enjoy the hilarity. David Giese is a junior defensive lineman for the University of South Dakota football team from Chicago, Ill. Giese has 30 total tackles on the season so far with 18 […]