UND cornerback Grant Noland drawing attention as FCS leader in pass break-ups

GRAND FORKS — After the UND football team upset then-No. 1 South Dakota State last Saturday, Fighting Hawks linebacker Mike Devereaux gave a shoutout to cornerback Grant Noland. "Grant Noland is one of the best corners in the nation," Devereaux said. "I feel like a lot of attention needs to be brought to him." That attention is starting to show up. Noland was named this week's Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week after registering a career-high six pass break-ups against SDSU. The six pass break-ups are the most by an FCS or FBS player in a game this season. Noland and the defense limited the nation's second-highest scoring offense to a season-low 10 points and 326 yards of total offense. Noland, a Kearney, Mo., native, took over the FCS lead in total pass break-ups, increasing his total to 13. UND's all-time single-season record, which includes postseason statistics, is 15 — set by Dustin Thornburg during UND's run to the NCAA Divis