FARGO, N.D. — On the eve of the FCS Playoffs, Hero Sports and MGM Bet beat writer Sam Herder joined KVRR Sport’s Nick Couzin to discuss the Missouri Valley having five teams in the field and what to expect for both NDSU and UND in their opening round match-ups. Categories: College, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Bison…
FARGO, ND (KVRR) – Eastern Washington heads into the playoffs at (5-1), the 2nd time they’ve been there in three years. The last one? A loss to the Bison in the 2019 FCS Title game. “Some of those guys have that memory in 19′”, said head coach Aaron Best. “Some of those guys played in that 17′ game here. There…
FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota state defense has its work cut out for them on Saturday having to stop the Big Sky player of the year and dual threat quarterback Eric Barriere. The Bison saw the Walter Payton award finalist in the 2019 national title game his first full season as a starter. Now Barriere is a senior with…
FARGO, N.D. — One of the many questions left to answer come Saturday’s opening round playoff game for North Dakota State football is who’s starting at quarterback. Head coach Matt Entz says that won’t be decided until game-day, however one option has provided better results than the other. Zeb Noland has been the starter all seven games this spring and…
FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State football enters unfamiliar territory on Saturday going into the FCS playoffs unseeded for the first time since 2010 when hosting Eastern Washington in a rematch of the 2019 championship game. The playoffs bring a fresh start, a clean slate for what has been a different year. It’s been a regular season the team has…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — In its third FCS Playoff appearance North Dakota football will host Missouri State at the Alerus Center, an opponent only seen three times before and most recently in 2017 winning at home 34-0. However, the Fighting Hawks haven’t found too much success once getting to the postseason. In 2019, UND was held to six points and…
FARGO, ND (KVRR) – A season of twists and turns with so much uncertainty raised questions about how NDSU And UND’s playoff chances and standing would be effected. Now, we have answers with the unveiling of the FCS bracket. The Bison received one of six at-large bids from the committee and will host Eastern Washington on Saturday at 2:30pm (the…
FARGO, ND (KVRR) – NDSU Football’s loss to South Dakota state prevented them for securing an automatic bid into the 16-team FCS playoff field. It also prevented them from a earning at least a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title for the first time since 2010. A big reason the Jackrabbits came away with the win: their running…
(NCAA) The NCAA Division One Board of Directors finalized the plan for a spring FCS Playoffs. The changes include a smaller bracket that includes 16 teams verses the usual 24. 11 will be automatic bids the rest at-large berths. The bracket will be announced April 18th and the exact championship date is being targeted for a mid-May date with the…
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division One Council announced that the FCS Playoffs will be conducted from April 18 through May 15 with 16 teams instead of 24. Eight conference games can be played over 13 weeks. Conferences can start and end their seasons at their own discretion. Conference championships can be added. The final championship and spring season framework has…
