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  This was going to be the time when Hunter Luepke was going to become a household name for NFL scouts and general managers. Instead, Luepke will need his highlight reel to do the talking. "It's up to the doctors, it's not my call. If it was up to me I'd be practicing today." Luepke said, as he was about to get the sling off of his right shoulder. The former North Dakota State fullback/tight end missed the final five games of the season after suffering a second injury to his right shoulder that happened in the second quarter at Southern Illinois. "I should be starting the rehab process pretty soon. Now it's all about getting as healthy as I can for a Pro Day." Luepke said.

Luepke was set to be front and center for the NFL scouts in early February. He was invited and excited an invite to the Senior Bowl, the premier college football all-star game. The executive director of the game, Jim Nagy, told WDAY Sports last April that he already had his eyes on Luepke: "You have a fullback up there we have our eyes on. What a better place than Fargo to find a fullback?" Luepke finished the 2022 season with 631 rushing yards and nine touchdowns. Despite Luepke missing the final five games of the year, he led the team with four touchdown receptions as well. He had a stretch of scoring 18 touchdowns in a 12-game stretch, including scores in eight straight games. - InForum


rSr/2023 FB Hunter LuepkeNorth Dakota State
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  One of the brightest stars on the North Dakota State University football team has declared for the 2023 NFL draft. Fullback Hunter Luepke announced on Twitter his decision as he heads off to the next chapter in his life. Luepke finished his Bison career with 1,665 yards rushing, 24 rushing touchdowns and nine receiving TDs. - Valley News Live

rSr/2023 FB Hunter LuepkeNorth Dakota State
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  Kobe Johnson rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns and Dawson Weber intercepted two passes to lift No. 3 seed North Dakota State to a 35-32 win over seventh-seeded Incarnate Word in the semifinals of the NCAA Division I Football Championship on Friday, Dec. 16, before a crowd of 12,569 at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. Weber's second interception with 1:13 left in the game sealed North Dakota State's 10th trip in 12 years to Frisco, Texas, for the FCS national championship game, where the Bison (12-2) will play either No. 4 seed Montana State or No. 1 seed South Dakota State on Sunday, Jan. 8. Incarnate Word (12-2) jumped out to a 16-0 lead in the first quarter, but NDSU took a 17-16 lead before halftime with a 27-yard Griffin Crosa field goal, Johnson's 4-yard touchdown run and Cam Miller's 2-yard TD run. Johnson's 49-yard TD run in the third quarter gave the Bison their biggest lead of the night, 24-16.

UIW responded with a 15-play, 75-yard scoring drive capped by quarterback Lindsay Scott's 1-yard run,a nd Scott added another 1-yard TD run on the Cardinals' next drive to give UIW a 29-24 lead. The teams traded field goals with Crosa connecting from a career-long 47 yards and UIW's Carson Mohr converting a 41-yarder to keep the Cardinals ahead 32-27 with 9:38 to play. Johnson's 31-yard touchdown run put NDSU ahead with 8:11 left, and wide receiver Braylon Henderson tossed a two-point conversion pass to tight end Joe Stoffel for a 35-32 lead. Johnson averaged 9.1 yards on 15 carries for the Bison and Miller finished with a career-high 18 carries and 132 yards on the ground. North Dakota State rushed for 328 yards and averaged 6.8 yards on 48 carries. - North Dakota State Football


Sr/2023 RB Kobe JohnsonNorth Dakota State
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  Cam Miller threw for a first-half touchdown and ran for a second to lead third-seeded North Dakota State to a 27-9 win over Samford in a Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinal-round playoff game on Friday night. Already without fullback Hunter Luepke, who is out for the season with an injured shoulder, the Bison lost running back TaMerik Williams in the first half against Samford. No matter. North Dakota State still pounded away at Samford, rushing for 166 yards on 48 carries and dominating time of possession, holding the ball for more than 39 minutes. Samford went with freshman Quincy Crittendon at quarterback after starter Michael Hiers was a game-time scratch with an injured hand that kept him out of last week's opening-round win over Southeast Louisiana. But the Bulldogs went three-and-out on their first three possessions and an 11-play, 47-yard drive came up empty when Zach Williams' 34-yard field-goal attempt was blocked by Spencer Waege. Samford turned the ball over on downs and went three-and-out for the fourth time in the first half on its final two possessions.

The Bison got off to a slow start as well, but began to click offensively in the second quarter. Miller drove the Bison 69 yards in 12 plays for the opening score, hitting Joe Stoffel from 2 yards out for a 7-0 lead. Griffen Crosa added a 44-yard field goal as time expired in the half for a 10-0 lead. With Williams on crutches and his foot encased in a boot, North Dakota State turned to third-string back TK Marshall in the second half and he capped the opening drive with a 7-yard touchdown run. Samford turned to Hiers to start the second half, but he was picked off to end the Bulldogs' first possession of the half and the Bison drove 63 yards, with Miller nosing in from the 1 to take a 24-0 lead. Miller completed 15 of 18 pass attempts for 194 yards to lead North Dakota State. Kobe Johnson carried 15 times for 48 yards to lead the ground game. Marshall gained 47 yards on 11 carries with a touchdown and Miller added 21 yards on 12 carries and a score. - North Dakota State/AP College Football


Sr/2024 QB Cam MillerNorth Dakota State
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  Kobe Johnson ran for 206 yards and two touchdowns, quarterback Cam Miller also ran for two scores and third-seeded North Dakota State pounded Montana 49-26 in the second round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday. The defending and nine-time champion Bison (10-2) piled up 453 yards on the ground and turned three turnovers by the Grizzlies (8-5) into 21 points. North Dakota State is home against sixth-seeded Samford in the quarterfinals next weekend. Corbin Walker returned a Miller interception 58 yards early in the second half to pull the Grizzlies within 21-20. The Bison responded and scored on four of their next five possessions.

Johnson had touchdown runs of 75 and 73 yards and TaMerik Williams had a 68-yarder. After that NDSU went 87 yards in nine plays, capped by TK Marshall's seven-yard TD run. Miller had the first two scores of the game on 10-and 68-yard runs. Montana's Lance Johnson had a rushing touchdown but the quarterback was knocked out of the game when he was sacked and fumbled with Cole Wisniewski recovering in the end zone late in the first half. NDSU is making its 13th-straight FCS playoff appearance. The record is 17 straight by Montana, 1993-2009. - North Dakota State/AP College Football


Sr/2023 RB Kobe JohnsonNorth Dakota State
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  2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: DS Hunter Brozio, North Dakota State, Jr.,....North Dakota State had eight players named to the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Team announced Monday, Nov. 28, by the league office. NDSU long snapper Hunter Brozio was named to the All-MVFC second team. - North Dakota State Football

rSr/2024 LS Hunter BrozioNorth Dakota State
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  2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: DB Michael Tutsie, North Dakota State, Sr.,...Other first team honorees were offensive linemen Cody Mauch and Nash Jensen, defensive end Spencer Waege, linebacker James Kaczor, and safeties Dawson Weber and Michael Tutsie. - North Dakota State Football

rSr/2023 FS Michael TutsieNorth Dakota State
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  2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: RS Jayden Price,...Three Bison players earned honorable mention - running back TaMerik Williams, defensive tackle Will Mostaert and return specialist Jayden Price. - North Dakota State Football

rSr/2024 CB Jayden PriceNorth Dakota State
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  2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: DL Will Mostaert,...Three Bison players earned honorable mention - running back TaMerik Williams, defensive tackle Will Mostaert and return specialist Jayden Price. - North Dakota State Football

Sr/2024 DT Will MostaertNorth Dakota State
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  2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: OL Nash Jensen, North Dakota State, Sr.,...Other first team honorees were offensive linemen Cody Mauch and Nash Jensen, defensive end Spencer Waege, linebacker James Kaczor, and safeties Dawson Weber and Michael Tutsie. - North Dakota State Football

rSr/2023 OG Nash JensenNorth Dakota State
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  2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: DB Dawson Weber, North Dakota State, Sr.,...North Dakota State had eight players named to the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Team announced Monday, Nov. 28, by the league office. NDSU claimed eight spots on the all-conference first team, highlighted by Hunter Luepke's dual selection as the first team fullback and all-purpose player. Other first team honorees were offensive linemen Cody Mauch and Nash Jensen, defensive end Spencer Waege, linebacker James Kaczor, and safeties Dawson Weber and Michael Tutsie. - North Dakota State Football

rSr/2023 SS Dawson WeberNorth Dakota State
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  2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: LB James Kaczor, North Dakota State, Sr.,...North Dakota State had eight players named to the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Team announced Monday, Nov. 28, by the league office. NDSU claimed eight spots on the all-conference first team, highlighted by Hunter Luepke's dual selection as the first team fullback and all-purpose player. Other first team honorees were offensive linemen Cody Mauch and Nash Jensen, defensive end Spencer Waege, linebacker James Kaczor, and safeties Dawson Weber and Michael Tutsie. - North Dakota State Football

rSr/2023 OLB James KaczorNorth Dakota State
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  2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: DL Spencer Waege, North Dakota State, Sr.,...Other first team honorees were offensive linemen Cody Mauch and Nash Jensen, defensive end Spencer Waege, linebacker James Kaczor, and safeties Dawson Weber and Michael Tutsie. - North Dakota State Football

rSr/2023 DT Spencer WaegeNorth Dakota State
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  2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: RB TaMerik Williams,...Three Bison players earned honorable mention - running back TaMerik Williams, defensive tackle Will Mostaert and return specialist Jayden Price. - North Dakota State Football

rSr/2024 RB TaMerik WilliamsNorth Dakota State
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  2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: FB & AP Hunter Luepke, North Dakota State, Sr.,...North Dakota State had eight players named to the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Team announced Monday, Nov. 28, by the league office. NDSU claimed eight spots on the all-conference first team, highlighted by Hunter Luepke's dual selection as the first team fullback and all-purpose player. - North Dakota State Football

rSr/2023 FB Hunter LuepkeNorth Dakota State
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