Penalties and turnovers by Sam Houston State played a big role as North Dakota State earned their second consecutive NCAA Division I Football Championship with a 39-13 victory over the Bearkats at FC Dallas Stadium Saturday. The Bixon coverted the mi… more »

NO. FACTOID 1 Player on the North Dakota State offense’s two-deep who is under 6-foot – WR Ryan Smith (5-foot-7). He leads the team with 47 catches (for 519 yards and 3 TDs). 1 Team that can boast of playing on all three colored artificial t… more »

Craig Bohl saw the figure standing behind a fourth-floor motel window as plain as day. He could tell the figure was peering through a set of binoculars, observing his North Dakota State football practice being held about 200 yards away. Was it a spy… more »

Bison know Bearkats have been gunning for them since this time last year In the 30-plus years that the NCAA’s Football Championship Subdivision has held national title games, a rematch from the year before has been a rare occurrence. In fact, when… more »

January 4, 2013 moderated press conference interviews with North Dakota State's Craig Bohl, Marcus Williams, Joe Lund, Grant Olson and Garrett Bruhn; and Sam Houston State's Willie Fritz, Darnell Taylor, Riley Smith, Chris Rogers and Darius Taylor. T… more »

2013 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game Practice Day Quotes – Jan. 3, 2013 NORTH DAKOTA STATE QUOTES North Dakota State Head Coach Craig Bohl On his team’s practices: “Our guys have come about. We’ve had really good preparation. W… more »

As dominant as the Bearkats were in the 2011 season, all it took was one game to see where they drastically needed improvement. While Sam Houston was able to run through opposing defenses in 14 of its 15 games last season, against North Dakota State… more »

(First Name Last Name Institution Conference Position GPA) Tony Washington Appalachian State University Southern Wide Receiver 3.77 Sam Eberwein Campbell University Pioneer Football League Placekicker 3.68 Kurt Odom Campbell Universi… more »

Such is the big time, where the newcomers take a beating and a vast majority of established football programs lose money just like their lesser-level brethren. Massachusetts, which moved up to the Football Bowl Subdivision this season, finished with… more »

For the North Dakota State and Sam Houston State football coaches, the best preparation will be derived from experience. The top-ranked Bison and fifth-ranked Bearkats are in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision title game for the se… more »

Every college student knows the end of November marks the ending of a semester, which also means grades. The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) released a report card on the hiring of minority football coaches at the Division I level on… more »

Eastern Illinois wide receiver Erik Lora and Arkansas-Pine Bluff defensive lineman Brandon Thurmond headline the 2012 AFCA Football Championship Subdivision Coaches’ All-America Team announced today by the American Football Coaches Association. The A… more »

North Dakota State has lead the entire 2012 regular season in the Gridiron Power Index (GPI), the index ranking for the NCAA Division I FCS and a top indicator of at-large playoff selection. In this case the final verse is the same as the first for the… more »

2012 NCAA Division I Football Championship Field Announced The field of 20 teams competing for the 2012 NCAA Division I Football Championship and bracket was announced today by the NCAA Division I Football Championship Committee . North Dakota State… more »

The 2012 NCAA FCS Championship kicks off this weekend, and ESPN will be carrying every game across its networks, including 14 games from the first, second and quarterfinals rounds exclusively on ESPN3. First-round action starts with Colgate vs. Wagn… more »