FCS PLAYOFFS

NDSU Defensive Coordinator Entz Tied Up with Preparations

The Bison are preparing for a triple-option offense for the first time in years

FARGO, N.D. — Players are not the only ones to experience the grind of a long football season. North Dakota State defensive coordinator Matt Entz is wearing himself down trying to prepare for the triple-option threat presented by 7-seed Wofford. “It’s just not something that in this neck of the woods or this region that there’s not a lot of…

NDSU FB Hoping to Control Clock against Wofford

The Bison host the Terriers on Saturday morning

FARGO, N.D. — Both North Dakota State’s and Wofford’s football teams love to control the time of possession. Each team is in the top 10 nationally in rushing offense, which contributes strongly to that. Because offenses can tend to be a little slower-moving when teams focus on the run, Bison head coach Chris Klieman says a fast start to the…

NDSU FB Challenging itself to Slow Down Wofford’s Triple-Option Threat

70 percent of Wofford's offense comes on the ground

FARGO, N.D. — When it comes to football in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, there are a lot of teams with really good passing quarterbacks. Now that the Bison are in the playoffs, they’re facing teams that may not air it out as much. On Saturday,NDSU draws Wofford into the Fargodome. The Terriers are a triple-option team, with about 70 percent…

Mustache Power: NDSU Superstition Leads team to Quarterfinals

NDSU set to face Wofford in FCS playoffs on Saturday.

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…

NDSU Football Takes Down San Diego, Advances in FCS Playoffs

NDSU will match up with Wofford in the quarterfinals.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – Quarterback Easton Stick passed for three touchdowns and ran for another score to lead No. 2 seed North Dakota State to a 38-3 victory over San Diego in the second round of the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs Saturday, Dec. 2, before a crowd of 18,067 at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. North…

NDSU Football Healing up with Playoff Bye Week

NDSU will play the winner of Northern Arizona or San Diego.

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State is the number two overall seed heading into the FCS playoffs. That means a few things. First, the Bison have a bye through the first round this weekend. Second, they would host all the way up until Frisco, Texas if they keep winning. On December 2nd, the herd will face either San Diego or Northern…

NDSU Bison Football Prep for First Practice of the Season

Tomorrow, the Bison hold their first of 15 practices, the most allowed by the NCAA

FARGO, N.D. — As the weather turns to spring, North Dakota State’s football team is gearing up for spring practices. Tomorrow, the Bison hold their first of 15 practices, the most allowed by the NCAA. It’ll be the first official practice since NDSU lost in the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs back in December. Things are a little different for…