The NCAA certainly found a unique way of thanking the University of North Dakota for getting rid of its Fighting Sioux nickname. Hours after North Dakota voters overwhelmingly gave UND permission to kill the controversial nickname once and for all (or s… more »

If Warren Holloway was the old car, as he once described himself last year, then Cooper Wahlo Jr. is the brand new model that has been on the lot for a couple of years. No more test drives. It’s time for the multi-lane, high-speed highway. At leas… more »

Freshman punter Ben LeCompte has already passed one test. He aced the quiz on the importance of the position at North Dakota State. He ripped off the names Mike Dragosavich, John Prelvitz and Matt Voigtlander and if pressed, could probably tell you t… more »

North Dakota State’s stock in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision isn’t the only thing that has gone up with the program. Ticket prices are also on the rise. The biggest hike will be felt by veteran Team Makers booster club members, who… more »

The 2011 NCAA Division I Football Championship set a tournament record for fan attendance with 256,384 (235,798 prior to title game) in 2011. The previous attendance mark was 209,761 in 1994. The attendance for today’s game was 20,586. The NCAA FCS s… more »

Press conference quotes from Friday, January 6, 2012 in Frisco, TX prior to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game on January 7. See a gallery of photos here from Kent Schmidt, CSN West columnist. An Interview With North Dakota State: Coach… more »

Coach/Player Quotes - Thursday Post Practice Here are quotes from select Sam Houston State players and head coach Willie Fritz following today's practice in preparation for the 2012 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game Saturday at Pizza Hut P… more »

Last year, every team in the Top 20 of the GPI with seven Division I victories earned a playoff spot. Indiana State, currently No. 13, and Youngstown State, currently No. 15, could pick up their seventh Division I wins this weekend. North Dakota State… more »

There wasn’t much separating the No. 2 and 3 teams in the nation Saturday. Just four yards of total offense, one costly turnover and 18,886 boisterous fans decked out in green and yellow and screaming till they were blue in the face. Feeding off i… more »

It took North Dakota State a bit longer than most expected after moving from Division II to the Football Championship Subdivision in 2004, but the Bison appear to have found their way back near the top of college football. North Dakota State will ent… more »

They wear you down more than they knock you out of the game. That’s the consensus of Missouri Valley Football Conference head coaches when it comes to injuries in games against Division I Football Bowl Subdivision opponents. North Dakota State heads… more »

North Dakota State got more than a victory Saturday night against Lafayette College (Pa.). The Bison got some reinforcement in what the coaches have thought all along: the backups can play, too. NDSU juggled players on and off the field like a clown… more »

It’s not as if Lafayette College is new to indoor football. The Leopards played the first indoor night college football game ever when they took on Washington & Jefferson College in the Atlantic City (N.J.) Auditorium. That was in 1930. Longevity… more »

North Dakota State opens its football season one week from today, and it will be somewhat uncharted waters from an attendance standpoint. It’s been at least two decades since the Bison have played at home on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. NDSU ti… more »

The Lee family from Wichita, Kan., had a group discussion a few days ago. The subject: Derek, the oldest son, is going off to college at North Dakota State. “I’m pretty sure everyone cried,” Derek said. “I know my mom was dreading this for a long tim… more »