James Durst

TE @WinonaState_FB

[James Durst @JamesDurst22]

I am very excited to announce my commitment to Winona State University!🟣⚔️🟣 @WinonaStateFB_ @Coach_Bergy @IsaacFruechte14 #GGT #Wa22iors

[Winona State Football @WinonaState_FB]

GIVING DAY IS HERE!
Your support is appreciated by our Warrior student-athletes and staff here at Winona State University. All donations go directly towards helping our student-athletes prepare for competition safely and efficiently. Equipment-Nutrition+

https://t.co/qnvAlHFUAJ

[James Durst @JamesDurst22]

Let’s go! Proud of you kid!

[Winona State Football @WinonaState_FB]

SIGNED!
Evan Durst
Byron, MN
WR 6'2 180
@EvanDurst_22

[Winona State Warriors @WinonaStateATH]

WINONA STATE FOOTBALL COLLECTS EIGHT CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT

https://t.co/J4zf3dy6Ro

[Evan Durst @EvanDurst_22]

Committed!⚔️

@CoachZoMitch @WinonaState_FB @LukeSnell7 @CoachHalder @MrPollockBMS

[James Durst @JamesDurst22]

Let’s get it @EvanDurst_22

[Evan Durst @EvanDurst_22]

After a great call with @CoachZoMitch I am blessed to receive an offer from @WinonaState_FB!

[Rico Deleon @Rico_Deleon23]

As my football career came to an end last weekend — and with it my time in this program and in college football — I felt like I needed to share my thoughts on where the game is today. My path was far from normal; not many guys play seven years. But even with my unique journey, it’s clear that the current landscape of college football is becoming worse for the game.

Somewhere along the way, we lost what made this sport special.
We lost sight of the TEAM.

Too many players are focused only on what’s best for them, not what’s best for the people in the locker room next to them. I’ve played with a lot of great teammates, but even then, it felt like some always had one foot out the door — ready to leave the moment something didn’t go their way. The transfer portal made it way too easy to run from adversity instead of growing through it.

I can’t explain how many lessons I learned from not getting what I wanted right away. From being humbled. From having to earn everything the hard way. Every decision I made, I tried to make for the team. For something bigger than myself.

College athletics is supposed to shape you into a leader — someone who can handle adversity, communicate with respect, and go into the world a better, stronger version of who you were when you came in. But the new age of college sports has kids leaving at the first sign of trouble, talking to coaches however they want, and expecting everything to go their way.

I’m all for players having a voice and choosing what’s best for their future. But in what part of life do you get everything exactly how you want it? That’s not real. Yet college athletics has created that illusion, and it’s hurting a game that has saved so many lives — including kids from poverty and tough situations who needed football to survive.

For me, getting an education meant everything. I didn’t grow up with much. Football was my only ticket to pay for school. Not everyone’s situation is the same, and I get that. But I’ll always believe that the team, the struggle, and the lessons learned are what make this sport powerful.

And I hope someday we find our way back to that.

#CollegeFootball #team

[Evan Durst @EvanDurst_22]

Thank you @CoachZoMitch for the gameday invite, exited to get on campus!

[James Durst @JamesDurst22]

Let’s go Kid, proud of you and all your hard work!!

[Evan Durst @EvanDurst_22]

After a great junior day and call with @CoachE_Blugolds I am blessed to receive my first offer from @UWECFootball

@CoachHalder @ByronMNFootball

[Evan Durst @EvanDurst_22]

Thank you @Coach_Boes for having me out for a junior day! I had a great time touring the field.

[James Durst @JamesDurst22]

Best of Luck Pete! A great QB and an even better person!

[Peter Anderson @PeterAnderson1_]

I have officially entered the transfer portal as a graduate transfer with 2 seasons of eligibility left. I am open to any and all opportunities!
I have 3 seasons of experience playing QB at NDSU, and 1 season at WSU. Film from both experiences will be posted!

[James Durst @JamesDurst22]

Today is Giving Day for @WinonaState_FB. Any and all donations and support are greatly appreciated!

https://t.co/HrTuGpbFA7

[Evan Durst @EvanDurst_22]

Had an amazing time at @UWECFootball exposure camp. It was nice to get some testing done.
@CoachGrayvold @CoachHalder @LukeSnell7 @PrepRedzoneMN

[Evan Durst @EvanDurst_22]

Thanks for the invite @612Qs

[Evan Durst @EvanDurst_22]

Thank you @CoachParling for the junior day invite. I am exited to visit the campus. @CoachHalder @LukeSnell7 @ByronMNFootball

[Evan Durst @EvanDurst_22]

Thank you @CoachChaseKing for the junior day invite. I am exited to visit the campus. @CoachHalder @LukeSnell7

[Mason Kolling @masonkolling]

🦅🦅

[Nate Wahl @NWahlScouting]

A couple young men that have stood out via the eye test deep into testing out of @ByronMNFootball

@B_Nicklay WR 2027
@EvanDurst_22 WR 2026

[Evan Durst @EvanDurst_22]

Check out my junior season highlights - https://t.co/Ctd1vRDMdS ⁦@CoachHalder⁩

[James Durst @JamesDurst22]

Kids a stud!

[Mason Kolling @masonkolling]

I would like to thank everyone involved in my journey at Winona State. With that being said I have decided it is best for me to enter the NCAA transfer portal.

Mason Kolling

6’4” 235lb

Tight End

3 Years of Eligibility

507-316-5274

[email protected]

[Kyjuan Vengrowsky @kmanv03]

Officially entered the portal! 2x All-NSIC 3 year starter DE with 1 year of eligibility left! I appreciate everybody at Winona who helped me become the man I am today!

Full Video: https://t.co/ITrqPh26Af