Brainerd kicker makes verbal commitment to UND football

Brainerd kicker makes verbal commitment to UND football

GRAND FORKS — Sawyer Riffle, a kicker from Brainerd, Minn., was hoping to catch the eye of UND head football coach Eric Schmidt during last week's prospect camp. Shawn Kostich, the veteran special teams coach for the Fighting Hawks, told Riffle to kick the ball over Schmidt's head across the field. "I hit it 78 yards over his head on the kickoff," Riffle said. "I then immediately see (Schmidt) walk over, and he shakes my hand. He says 'I'm excit…