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NDSU Football Welcomes 24 New Bison to the Program On National Signing Day

The 2018 recruiting class includes 19 National Letter of Intent signees and five recruited walk-ons
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FARGO, N.D. — (NDSU ATHLETICS) North Dakota State head football coach Chris Klieman announced the addition of 24 student-athletes to the Bison program including 19 National Letter of Intent signees and five recruited walk-ons on Wednesday, Dec. 20, the first day of a new three-day early signing period in Division I football. The recruiting class includes players from high schools in eight…
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Four Bison Named to STATS FCS All-American Team

UND's John Santiago also received All-American honors.
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State linebacker Nick DeLuca, offensive lineman Austin Kuhnert and long snapper James Fisher were named to the STATS FCS All-America first team on Tuesday, Dec. 19.  Bison safety Robbie Grimsley was a second-team selection. DeLuca and Kuhnert previously were named first team All-Americans by the Associated Press, and Fisher was on the 2016 STATS…
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NDSU Football: Bison To Face James Madison in FCS Championship

NDSU advances to their 6th national title in the last seven years
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FARGO, N.D. —NDSU Football routed Sam Houston State on Friday at the Fargodome 55-13 to advance to their 6th national title in the last seven years, and the Bison weren’t shy about expressing their excitement. “I’m happy for all of them, but the guy that deserves to play in a national championship game is Easton Stick,” head coach Chris Klieman…
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NDSU Football Demolishes Sam Houston State, Returns to Frisco

Bison rush for 471 yards in the semifinal victory.
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – Running back Bruce Anderson scored five touchdowns and No. 2 seed North Dakota State broke postseason school records for points, total offense and rushing in a 55-13 rout of sixth-seeded Sam Houston State in the FCS semifinals Friday, Dec. 15, at Gate City Bank Field at the FargoDome. North Dakota State (13-1) advanced to the…
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NDSU Football Seniors Slated for Final Home Game

Bison host Sam Houston on Friday night.
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FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State’s football team is treating Tuesday like Wednesday with the short week. The Bison face Sam Houston State in the FCS semifinals on Friday night. The semis are when the herd fell in last year’s playoffs, when they lost to the eventual national champion, James Madison. As the number two overall seed, the Bison are hosting…
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NDSU Football Powers Past Wofford in FCS Quarterfinals

Bison advance to 7th straight FCS Semifinals
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – Quarterback Easton Stick accounted for four touchdowns and No. 2 seed North Dakota State rolled to a 42-10 victory over seventh-seeded Wofford in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs Saturday, Dec. 9, before a crowd of 17,008 at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. North Dakota State (12-1) became the first…
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NDSU Football Defensive End Suspended for One Game

Defensive end Jarrod Tuszka is suspended for Saturday’s game.
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State University defensive end Jarrod Tuszka is suspended for Saturday’s game, head football coach Chris Klieman announced today. Tuszka, a senior from Warner, S.D., will serve a one-game suspension for violation of team rules.  He has played in 10 of NDSU’s 12 games this season. North Dakota State (11-1) plays Wofford College in…
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KVRR Round table: Stopping Triple Option Key for Bison Football

NDSU hosts Wofford at 11 a.m. in FCS Quarterfinals.
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FARGO, N.D. — Second-seeded North Dakota State Bison host Wofford on Saturday at the FargoDome in the Quarterfinal round of the FCS playoffs. Both NDSU and Wofford bring in top-ten rushing offenses in the nation into the game with the Terriers using a triple-option offense. Watch the KVRR Round table to see what the Bison can do to try and…
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Open-Field Tackling Big Key for Bison Football on Saturday

NDSU hosts Wofford at 11 a.m. in FCS Quarterfinals.
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FARGO, N.D. — The FCS playoffs are down to the final eight teams. Surprise, surprise that includes North Dakota State for the eighth consecutive year. The herd’s defense is the talk of the week as they get set to face their first ‘triple-option opponent of the year. The Bison led the entire country in total defense and are top-ten in stopping…
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Mustache Power: NDSU Superstition Leads team to Quarterfinals

NDSU set to face Wofford in FCS playoffs on Saturday.
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FARGO, N.D. — Second-seeded North Dakota State football downed San Diego on Saturday in the FCS playoffs and will take on Wofford in the quarterfinal round. Bison players joked after the win that the superstitious mustaches played a role in the victory. “We played really physical up front. Kind of figured out what they were doing early and I think…