College Football Expert Picks Predictions Georgia vs TCU, NDSU vs SDSU

Moments after South Dakota State won its first FCS national championship a year ago, wide receivers Jadon and Jaxon Janke announced they were coming back in 2023 for a sixth season, using their extra year of eligibility due to the COVID season. They were the third and fourth Jackrabbit standouts post Senior Day to announce they decided to return…

No. 1 South Dakota State will look to defend its title Sunday when it faces No. 2 Montana in the Division I FCS national championship. For those seeking any last little bit of college football before Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship, Sunday's action is the perfect appetizer. The Jackrabbits knocked off rival North Dakota…

FRISCO - Jackrabbits or Grizzlies? Who ya got? South Dakota State - the No. 1 team in the nation, defending FCS champions, 14-0 and winners of 28 in a row? Or Montana - the No. 2 team in the nation, 13-1, winners of 10 in a row and appearing in their 8th national championship game. Here are some predictions and analysis from observers across the…

FRISCO - South Dakota State will be playing in the national championship game for the second consecutive year on Sunday, and the third time since the spring of 2021. Those are the only three times in the program's 12 decade history that the Jackrabbits have played for a national championship. Montana has played in seven FCS/I-AA title games, though…

It's best to bring your best when the most people are watching. With the nation's football attention mostly to itself -- and TV viewership numbers excellent -- the FCS quarterfinals were absolutely fantastic. Last Friday night, we got one of the best games of the season, a 35-28 Montana overtime win over Furman that featured two huge return…

The stakes have never been higher in the Brawl of the Wild, a monumental statement for one of the most fierce rivalries in all of college football. Never before has the (insert shortened mascot names in whatever order here) game featured two Top 5 nationally-ranked teams. Plus, the Big Sky outright title is on the line. PLUS, a potential No. 2 seed…

The North Dakota State Bison battle the South Dakota State Jackrabbits in a Week 10 Missouri Valley Conference college football showdown on Saturday, November 4 at Noon PT/3 p.m. ET with a live TV broadcast on ESPN Plus. LATEST LINE, POINT SPREAD AND BETTING ODDS Spread: SDSU -14 | NDSU+14 Moneyline: SDSU -620 | NDSU+435 Over/Under: 50.5 HOW TO…

FARGO - It was, if memory serves, after a Football Championship Subdivision playoff game late in head coach Chris Klieman's tenure. Maybe 2017, more possibly 2018. The North Dakota State football team was steamrolling most everybody, in the midst of a record 39-game winning streak, and Klieman got behind a microphone in the basement of the…

North Dakota State takes up a lot of oxygen in FCS conversation. That's natural as everyone was chasing the Bison throughout the 2010s. And even though South Dakota State has taken over the subdivision as the top dogs, so many eyeballs around the FCS are still on the Bison every Saturday. Who did the Bison play? How did they look? How did the QB…

North Dakota's football schedule this year has eight MVFC games, two FCS non-conference matchups, and one FBS opponent Here are game-by-game predictions for the Fighting Hawks, who are ranked No. 17 in HERO Sports' FCS Preseason Top 25. vs Drake UND kicks off its season with a dominant win over non-scholarship Drake. Win vs Northern Arizona Getting…

Considering the entire FCS college football is looking up to defending national champion South Dakota State and runner-up North Dakota State - also, a nine-time champ since 2011 - the rest of the Missouri Valley Football Conference can take solace in it being equipped come playoff time. Of course, the teams in the strongest FCS conference tend to…

The Missouri Valley Football Conference had the last two FCS teams standings in 2022 when South Dakota State defeated North Dakota State in the national title game. The MVFC now looks to show off more depth this fall and prove it deserves more than three teams in the playoffs. What's in store for 2023? Here's a look ahead at the top returning…

The North Dakota State Bison seek their fifth football championship in the past six seasons when they face the rival South Dakota State Jackrabbits on Sunday in the FCS Championship Game. The No. 3-seeded Bison (12-2) are the defending FCS champions and have won four of the past five. The only other champion in that span is Sam Houston State, which…

Braylon Henderson's first introduction to North Dakota State football was during the Bison's annual January trek to Frisco, Texas, for the FCS national championship. Henderson attended Plano East High School, less than 25 miles from Toyota Stadium. He remembers watching NDSU on TV winning title after title, and seeing Bison fans everywhere he went…

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits seek their first FCS title in program history Sunday when they take on perennial power North Dakota State in the 2023 FCS championship game. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. ET from Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The top-seeded Jackrabbits (13-1) joined the FCS in 2004 and have emerged as a force but came up short…

FRISCO, Texas - A three-week lead up to the most highly anticipated Football Championship Subdivision national title game in history is quickly nearing its end. No. 1 South Dakota State and No. 3 North Dakota State are set to do battle for the 114th time come Sunday afternoon, only this time not for the Dakota Marker but for a national championship…

FRISCO, Texas - The FCS Championship is set between the South Dakota State Jackrabbits and North Dakota State Bison where SDSU is considered the favorite. This is a rare situation for NDSU considering that they have won nine of the last eleven FCS Championship games. Moneyline: SDSU (-210) vs. NDSU (+175) Spread: SDSU -5.5 Total: 47.5 Points With…

Fans in the Dakotas have waited a long time for it happen and now it finally has. Missouri Valley Conference foes North Dakota State and South Dakota State are meeting to renew their storied rivalry on the grandest of stages. The "Dakota Marker" has been featured everywhere from College GameDay to the playoffs in recent years but now it makes its…

South Dakota State has already notched a win over North Dakota State this season, but the latter has dominated the FCS of late, and isn't getting enough credit on the spread. Find out more as our college football picks preview this championship game. One of the most dominant programs in North American sports looks to add to its historic run of…

There's unmistakable familiarity between rivals North Dakota State and South Dakota State as they head into the 2022 FCS championship game on Jan. 8 in Frisco, Texas. What's particularly different is a role rarely bestowed on NDSU during its FCS dynasty - underdog. SDSU (13-1), the No. 1-ranked and top-seeded playoff team that edged NDSU (12-2)…

Former FCS powerhouse James Madison lost last weekend to former FCS powerhouse Georgia Southern, as the Dukes suffered their first loss as an FBS program. The defeat, and JMU's 5-1 start to its FBS tenure, made me wonder: Which current FCS teams could compete right away at the Group of Five level? College football betting odds show that JMU…

South Dakota State vs. North Dakota State has become the premier rivalry in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision, and now that rivalry will take the national stage when the Jackrabbits and Bison square off in the FCS national championship game Jan. 8 in Frisco, Tex. It's not the first time either of these programs have been featured on…

Matt Entz carries a 49-6 record as North Dakota State's head coach into Sunday's FCS national championship. Half of those losses are to their opponent, rival South Dakota State. Entz is 48-3 against the rest of the nation, 27-1 against the rest of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, 1-3 against the Jackrabbits. Yes, the 9-time national champs…

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits aim for back-to-back FCS national titles when they take on the Montana Grizzlies in Frisco, Texas, on Sunday, Jan. 7. Top-seeded SDSU (14-0) is a near two-touchdown favorite over the No. 2 Grizzlies (13-1). The FCS Championship will kick off at 2 p.m. ET from Toyota Stadium in Frisco, a suburb of Dallas. ABC will…