Banged up Jensen leading Bison

In the last few years, it’s not December around here without colder weather, Christmas and an injured Brock Jensen leading North Dakota State in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. He’s like the mailman of the FCS.

Neither rain, sleet or snow …

“Been a little banged up in the playoffs,” Jensen said. “But I think everybody has been banged up to some extent.”

The latest problem is an injured wrist hurt during the 28-3 second-round win over South Dakota State last Saturday. By Sunday, he was having an MRI, which usually is a sign that significant damage could be possible.

By Monday, he got the all-clear. Just tape it up and play, and that’s what he’s scheduled to do Saturday when the Bison host Wofford College (S.C.) in the FCS quarterfinals.

“Just a couple of tendons, but could have been a lot worse than that,” Jensen said. “It hasn’t really affected me in practice at all. I just put a little extra tape on it, and once the tape loosens up, it doesn’t affect my play.”

Two years ago, Jensen dealt with a broken collar bone to help his team unexpectedly reach the quarterfinals. Last year was a turf toe problem that lingered during a good chunk of the season.

The wrist problem is in his left hand, so the impact is significantly less to the right-handed throwing Jensen. He says an accumulation of a few hits against SDSU caused the problem.

No matter. The FCS mail needs to be delivered.

“There’s nothing like playing football, and it’s not a game for the weary,” Jensen said.

Kolpack is a sports writer at the Fargo Forum

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