Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores will get the ball rolling on his bid for a second head coaching job over the next couple of days. Flores was not able to interview for any jobs before the Vikings’ first postseason game, but there’s no more restrictions in place with the Vikings out of the running as… Continue reading Brian Flores to interview with Jets and Jaguars Friday, Bears Saturday
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Seattle Seahawks request OC interview with Vikings assistant QBs coach
More Minnesota Vikings coaching staff and front office members continue to receive calls for interviews. Per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Seattle Seahawks have requested an interview with Vikings assistant quarterbacks coach Grant Udinski for Seattle’s offensive coordinator position. Udinski, 28, has spent the last three years on the Vikings’ coaching staff. Udinski also serves… Continue reading Seattle Seahawks request OC interview with Vikings assistant QBs coach
Kevin O’Connell: J.J. McCarthy able to have full offseason to show he can be starter
The quarterback position was central to the conversation at the end of season press conferences that the Vikings held on Thursday. Sam Darnold’s future with the organization was one significant issue and 2024 first-round pick J.J. McCarthy’s return from the torn meniscus that kept him from playing as a rookie was another one. Decisions about… Continue reading Kevin O’Connell: J.J. McCarthy able to have full offseason to show he can be starter
Vikings miss out on J.J. McCarthy, Dallas Turner in 2024 re-draft
The Minnesota Vikings made a big play for the future when they traded up for both J.J. McCarthy and Dallas Turner in the 2024 NFL Draft. They took McCarthy to be the future at the quarterback position while Turner would be the face of the defense. With so many teams now out of the season,… Continue reading Vikings miss out on J.J. McCarthy, Dallas Turner in 2024 re-draft
Sam Darnold or J.J. McCarthy? For Vikings, it’s about what gives them ‘best chance to win’
EAGAN, Minn. — Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O’Connell prepare for these news conferences. They sit with the public relations staff beforehand and consider the questions likely to be lobbed their way. They have been here long enough to know most of the queries Thursday would revolve around the quarterback position and the Minnesota Vikings’ plan… Continue reading Sam Darnold or J.J. McCarthy? For Vikings, it’s about what gives them ‘best chance to win’
Jets Conspiring a Coup of Multiple Minnesota Vikings Top Coaches and Executives?
Credit: Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are trying to shift into offseason mode, after their 27-9 Wild Card loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday. It’s a mental shift that isn’t easy for a 14 win team that wasn’t prepared for an early 1st round playoff exit. But as the… Continue reading Jets Conspiring a Coup of Multiple Minnesota Vikings Top Coaches and Executives?
Agent’s Take: What’s the market for Sam Darnold after Vikings QB’s season of progress ends with two-game flop
What a difference a couple of weeks make. The Minnesota Vikings went from a Super Bowl contending, 14-game winner playing for the NFC North title with the conference’s No. 1 seed and a wild-card bye on the line — before Week 18’s 31-9 defeat by the Detroit Lions — to an early playoff exit because of… Continue reading Agent’s Take: What’s the market for Sam Darnold after Vikings QB’s season of progress ends with two-game flop
2025 NFL Draft: Vikings Slotted to Pick 24th
The season is over for the Minnesota Vikings, which means it’s time to officially start looking forward to the 2025 NFL Draft. Yay. For being the first 14-win team in NFL history to lose in the Wild Card round. . .a distinction that they can put next to 2022’s mark of being the first 13-win… Continue reading 2025 NFL Draft: Vikings Slotted to Pick 24th
J.J. McCarthy returns to on-field training: What it means for Vikings’ QB room
In the wake of the stunning end to the Minnesota Vikings’ season in Monday’s wild-card loss to the Los Angeles Rams, they delivered some promising news on Thursday: J.J. McCarthy is back to on-field training. “I’m very excited about where J.J. is at,” Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said in an end-of-season press conference. “He’s… Continue reading J.J. McCarthy returns to on-field training: What it means for Vikings’ QB room
Fourth Quarter Surge Lifts NDSU Women’s Basketball Past Omaha, 81-67
Next Game: at Kansas City 1/18/2025 | 2 p.m. Bison 1660 Jan. 18 (Sat) / 2 p.m. at Kansas City OMAHA, Neb. – The North Dakota State women’s basketball team outscored Omaha, 26-11, in the fourth quarter to help push the Bison to an 81-67 win on Thursday night… Continue reading Fourth Quarter Surge Lifts NDSU Women’s Basketball Past Omaha, 81-67