Returning First Team All-GPAC performers Austin Jablonski and Kyle Sterup earned recognition on Aug. 14 while being named to Victory Sports Network's 2024 NAIA preseason watchlist.
In the league's preseason poll released on Aug. 7, Concordia Football slotted in at No. 5. The Bulldogs return 18 starters from a 2023 team that finished at 5-5 and tied for fourth in the GPAC.
Behind the scenes, Sterup has earned about as much respect as anyone within the Concordia Football locker room. His play on the football field speaks volumes – and so too do his actions off of it.
The 'talking season' got underway on July 15 as Head Coach Patrick Daberkow and three Bulldogs met the media. Inside the locker room, expectations are that Concordia will enjoy a breakthrough in 2024.
Back in the fall, Maddox Rickertsen saw his world turned upside down when doctors discovered an egg-sized tumor in his colon. Months later, Rickertsen's outlook has changed as he gears up for football season.
There's a veteran feel to a Concordia Football team that believes the time is now. The Bulldogs bring back a record-breaking quarterback for what projects to be an explosive offense. Concordia expects the defense to make a leap forward.
The countdown to the 2024 opening kickoff is on. Concordia Football is slated to open the '24 campaign underneath the Bulldog Stadium lights against new GPAC member Waldorf on Aug. 31.
As of National Signing Day (Feb. 7), Concordia Football has announced a 2024 class of more than 40 pledges. Coach Daberkow gave an update on recruiting and the program in full in conjunction with signing day.
Another major award came in for Austin Jablonski as he was named offensive captain of the 2023 All-Midlands team. He was joined with All-Midlands recognition by eight of his teammates.
The list of organizations that have honored Austin Jablonski in the postseason continues to grow. On Wednesday (Dec. 20), the Associated Press named Jablonski a 2023 NAIA Second Team All-American.
The final outing of the spring came in the form of a public scrimmage on Friday night (April 20), underneath the lights at Bulldog Stadium. Head coach Patrick Daberkow's squad showed off a group of up-and-comers.
Out from the shadows of four-year stalwarts D'Mauria Martin and Tarence Roby, Concordia's standouts in the linebacker unit are due for more attention. Much is expected of the group in 2018.
A 1997 Concordia graduate, Gerrod Lambrecht has led a successful professional life that has included 17 years in the health care field and now a unique opportunity at the University of Nebraska.
As of the February National Signing Day, the Concordia University football program has 44 signed or committed recruits on board. The incoming Bulldogs hail from 10 different states. Twelve are from Nebraska.
A homecoming win over then seventh-ranked Doane and a late four-game winning streak highlighted the first season of Patrick Daberkow's head coaching tenure. The Bulldogs finished at 6-4 overall in 2017.
A difficult road test is coming up Saturday (Sept. 16) for the Concordia football team, which will travel to Orange City, Iowa, for a clash with No. 24 Northwestern. The Bulldogs seek their first win at Northwestern since 2002.
The lumberjack-like Erik Small is taking on a unique role this season as a two-way starter for head coach Patrick Daberkow's squad. Small's toughness and physicality give him the traits to make it work.
It's a new era for Concordia football. The program welcomed Patrick Daberkow as its 10th head coach in school history. The Bulldogs enter 2017 ranked just outside the top 25 in the NAIA's official coaches' poll.
Patrick Daberkow experienced his first GPAC Football Media Day as head coach at the 18th annual event held in South Sioux City, Neb., on Thursday (Aug. 3). The Bulldogs were picked fifth in the GPAC by league coaches.
D'Mauria Martin sat down to discuss football, adjusting to college and what he enjoys most about living in Nebraska. Martin is a first team all-conference defensive back and native of Converse, Texas.