Just got word that Fargo South standout Wide Receiver Andrew Okland has verbally committed to NDSU for 2011. Okland had a monster senior season, racking up 11 touchdowns and 706 yards despite missing 5 games with a knee injury. Okland told me he loved NDSU’s music program and was in his words “a no-brainer”. Also helping in the Bison favor, Okland is good friends with junior linebacker Brandon Jemison, a fellow South standout. Okland becomes the 12th verbal for 2011, more on WDAY.com including my interview with Andrew.
Bison sound like they are having another great recruiting season. I’m glad Coach Bohl has revised how he recruited because what he is doing now seems to be working. Keep up the good work and let’s get ready for another playoff run next season.
Awesome! Welcome to NDSU!
I think the great thing about this kid is that he only played one year of high school football and even missed 5 games this year. He is a raw talent and with some college coaching you would think the sky is the limit on his future. We know he is an athlete! You look at the run of kids NDSU has had from Fargo South, West Fargo and Fargo Shanley in the last 10 years. Hopefully now with Kevin Feeney at Moorhead High there will be some Spuds developing into D-I players and playing for the Bison. Go Bison!
Kids intruiging. He’s tall with great leaping ability. Fast but not blazing. Makes incredible circus catches. Great hands. Makes tough catches. Reminds me of Sydney Rice.
The only downside is he is very raw having only played 1 year in high school and he didn’t get in a full year. He’s going to take a few years to get up to speed and will redshirt but once he learns the game he has unlimited potential. He’s going to have to work twice as hard as everyone else. I can see him having 1 maybe 2 HUGE years with no chance playing as a freshman or sophomore. Good things come to those who wait.
Or he could surprise all of us by working hard and making the field early in his career. He sounds alot like Heckendorf with his circus catch ability…
It’s great that Bison football continues to get the top in-state recruits. This year is no different, Okland & Wentz are in the top three along with the Shanley kid going to Missouri.
Looking at the EWU game, the thought of having a receiver able to go up and make a catch in traffic when we need ten yards sounds like a great addition.
I couldn’t agree more!
Andrew Oakland is the perfect recruit for The Bison. Obviously a gifted athlete that has huge upside. A little raw? Maybe, but teaching athletes how to play and perfect their skills is the mission of the College of Football at NDSU. On top of that they have the chance to earn a good education at NDSU that will pay off for the rest of their lives.
The coach is leveraging the assets in favor of NDSU. We haven’t seen anything like this since Don Morton was at the helm.