Jackrabbits learn the hard way, enjoy success as Division I trailblazers In 2003, South Dakota State began a five-year reclassification process, becoming the first school in the last state to venture into NCAA Division I athletics. But for all the… more »

CEDAR FALLS - Northern Iowa's football team reported Sunday to pre-season camp and began 2008 workouts today. Panther head coach Mark Farley welcomed back 40 letterwinners, among them 13 starters, from last year's Gateway Conference champions. The le… more »

When the Iowa State football team enters Jack Trice Stadium the night of Thursday, Aug. 28, supporters will have an opportunity to see the new uniforms on television, via FCS Central, a digital cable network seen in more than nine million homes nationwi… more »

By coincidence, the South Dakota State football team reports to fall camp today and tickets for its opener at Iowa State go on sale. Let the buildup begin - officially - for the most glamorous game in one of the most anticipated seasons in program hi… more »

For the athletic programs at the Universities of North Dakota and South Dakota, there’s no place like home while looking for another. The two Dakota schools, which this fall will begin the second of a five-year transition to Division I, are new membe… more »

ST. LOUIS -- Most of the time, the new kid has to earn respect. North Dakota State already has respect in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. That surprises Tyler Roehl, a returning all-American running back for the Bison. "I feel that we hav… more »

ST. LOUIS --- North Dakota State hasn't made its first tackle as an active member of the newly christened Missouri Valley Football Conference. Nonetheless, Corey Lewis took a minor hit here Tuesday, thanks to the Bison. Lewis, Northern Iowa's star… more »

ST. LOUIS — North Dakota State’s introduction to the Missouri Valley Football Conference came with a bit of a catch on Tuesday. As coaches and conference officials welcomed league newcomers North Dakota State and South Dakota State to the former Gate… more »

ST. LOUIS - Five years and 43 wins later, North Dakota State University's football team is finally eligible for the playoffs. The Missouri Valley Football Conference's coaches, media and sports information directors think the Bison will get there, to… more »

NDSU, SDSU expected to contend in first year in Missouri Valley ST. LOUIS - The telltale placement of two newcomers in the preseason poll - one high and one low - demonstrates the potential strength of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. With… more »

ST. LOUIS - Roughly 45 days before it begins league play, South Dakota State is getting a taste of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The 23rd annual Valley Football Media Day will be held today at an upscale airport hotel in sweltering St. Lou… more »

Football coach tells players at camp about the tragic death of Marty Kranz, 24. Former South Dakota State University football player Martin "Marty" Kranz has died, SDSU football players were told Monday. "Because of the family that we are, it hits… more »

The SDSU football team scratched its way through transition, capturing its first conference title since 1963 along the way. And with the school's new status as an active member of Division One, life should get even better for the Jacks. The SDSU foot… more »

After five years, Jacks finally made it - but school officials admit it was tough. BROOKINGS - During the course of the five-year journey to become an active member of NCAA Division I, the South Dakota State athletic department more than doubled its… more »

It was never in doubt, but NCAA finalizes Jackrabbits’ transition South Dakota State’s reclassification culminated Thursday with a news release out of NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis. The five-year transition is over – rather unceremoniously.… more »