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Bemidji State football concluded National Signing Day on Wednesday by announcing its list of 31 student-athletes that will be joining the program ahead of the 2023 season. Head coach Brent Bolte met with the media to share details on the signees, which included three transfers.
Brent Bolte’s opening comments & player-by-player summary of the Bemidji State football 2023 recruiting class:
Bolte on changing aspects of the program’s recruiting philosophy due to success on the field:
Bolte on recruiting for filling present needs and for future planning:
Six wide receivers–including an addition to the list later in the day following Bolte’s press conference–headlined the positional groups, with five defensive backs and five linebackers also included. Minnesota topped the states represented among the recruits with 14 of the class members coming from BSU’s home state.
Bolte on the numbers in each position group for the 2023 recruiting class:
Running back Ali Mohamed headlined the group of transfers, arriving at BSU from fellow NSIC competitor Minot State after compiling 2,567 yards and 20 touchdowns on the ground over the last three seasons combined.
Bolte on the transfer of Ali Mohamed to Bemidji State:
Among players with local ties, the Beavers signed three student-athletes familiar to northern Minnesota: fullback and long snapper Eli Pfeiffer of Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, linebacker Ridge Flatness of Blackduck, and wide receiver Ethan Biehn of Bemidji.
Bolte on possibility of seeing redshirt freshmen play due to new rules for Division II college football:
Bolte on the adjustment for student-athletes coming from small-school competition:
The full list of Bemidji State football’s 2023 recruiting class available on the Bemidji State athletics website.
