NDSU Bison in Rare Underdog Role Against SDSU

NDSU Bison are the underdog in the 2022 FCS championship game against South Dakota State. The game will be played on January 8 in Frisco, Texas. NDSu won last year's championship and has won nine FSCAs since 2011. SDSS is the No. 1 seed and the favorite. It's the second time the team from the same conference has been in a championship. The other time was in 2021. Sam Houston won the game. They played each other in 1903. Their rivalry dates back to 1903 and is now the 11th-most-played among current FCAs.