UND coach Eric Schmidt assigns special 7-0-1 jersey numbers for 2026 season
May 3—GRAND FORKS — With the conclusion of spring ball, UND head football coach Eric Schmidt has assigned the 7-0-1 special jersey numbers for the 2026 season. Linebacker Mike Devereaux will wear No. 7, All-American edge Lance Rucker will be back in No.
0 and returning starting quarterback Jerry Kaminski will wear No. 1. Devereaux, a transfer from Old Dominion, wore No.
34 last season, while Kaminski wore No. 11 in his first season as starting quarterback in 2025. "The 7, 0 and 1 are going to be the ones we feel we'll put a lot of onus on the guys who wear those," Schmidt said when he introduced the idea in 2025.
"It'll mean something to wear those. It'll be guys who exemplify who we're about day in day out with consistent leadership and work ethic ... all the things I think go with being an elite football player and person.
" Offensive lineman aren't eligible to wear 7, 0 or 1. The 2025 special jerseys went to Malachi McNeal, Rucker and Grand Forks native Sam Strandell. Devereaux is slated to start at linebacker in his senior season.