South Dakota head football coach Bob Nielson has announced the signing of 24 student-athletes to a National Letter of Intent.

In addition, Nielson announced the addition of Cody Jennings as a mid-year transfer, and that seven other high school standouts have accepted an offer of admissions to the University of South Dakota and plan to join the Coyote football program.

Indeed, linemen make up more than half of the entire class. Also included are three linebackers, three defensive backs, two wide receivers, two tight ends, two running backs, a quarterback and a long snapper. Nielson and his staff also added a punter/place-kicker in Dominic Long from Gothenburg, Neb., to help fill the void left by All-American Miles Bergner.

The class includes players from nine states including Iowa (8), Minnesota (4), Kansas (4), Illinois (4), South Dakota (3), Florida (3), Missouri (3), Nebraska (2) and Wisconsin (1).