BISON

Late TD lifts Bison

Brock Jensen scored on a 5-yard quarterback draw with 3 minutes left to rally North Dakota State to a 23-20 victory over Georgia Southern Friday night in the FCS semifinals.

December 15, 2012

Bison advance to FCS title tilt

FARGO (AP) — Brock Jensen scored on a 5-yard quarterback draw with 3 minutes left to rally North Dakota State to a 23-20 victory over Georgia Southern Friday night in the FCS semifinals. The defending champion Bison (13-1) advanced to the championship game Jan. 5 in Frisco, Texas, against the winner of Saturday’s semifinal between Sam Houston State and Eastern Washington. Jensen’s run came on a fourth-and-3 play and capped a 59-yard drive that was aided by a roughing-the-passer penalty on the Eagles. The Bison blocked a 50-yard field-goal attempt by Drew Ruggles with 34 seconds left. Ruggles was recently recruited off the Georgia Southern soccer team. Quarterback Jerick McKinnon rushed for 168 yards and a touchdown for Georgia Southern (10-4). He scored on a 25-yard run late in the third quarter to put the Eagles ahead 20-16 after the Bison roughed the punter in the Eagles end zone. Georgia Southern outgained NDSU 430-277 in total yardage.

December 14, 2012

Police prepare for busy traffic afternoon at NDSU

Fargo police are preparing for a busy afternoon of traffic on the campus of North Dakota State University.

December 14, 2012

NDSU’s dominant ‘D’ to be tested again

North Dakota State’s Travis Beck didn’t hesitate when asked how fellow linebacker Grant Olson could top last week’s record-setting, 29-tackle effort in a playoff victory over Wofford.

December 14, 2012

All-FCS team has 2 Bison

Taylor Heinicke passed his way through the record books on his way to becoming an All-American. Heinicke, the record-setting quarterback from Old Dominion, and fellow Payton Award finalists Eric Breitenstein from Wofford and Miguel Maysonet from Stony Brook were selected to The Associated Press FCS All-America team released Wednesday.

December 13, 2012

Not much left from 2008 class

North Dakota State senior Ricky Hagen doesn’t describe his home turf of Colfax, Wis., as a small town. It’s even a notch less than that. “A really small town,” he said.

December 13, 2012

Georgia college turns game into recruiting pitch

Georgia Southern University officials say they're hoping to return home with more than a victory in Friday's football playoff game against North Dakota State.

December 12, 2012

RB turned QB keys Georgia Southern

Georgia Southern will board an airplane on Thursday for its Division I Football Championship Subdivision semifinal game at North Dakota State. It wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibilities if Jerick McKinnon was one of the pilots.

By By Jeff Kolpack, Forum Communications , December 12, 2012

No. 13 Gophers handle Bison

Rodney Williams scored a season-high 19 points, including a 360-degree dunk off a fast break, and Trevor Mbakwe grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds to lead 13th-ranked Minnesota past North Dakota State 70-57 on Tuesday night.

December 12, 2012

Short week: Bison prepping for Friday night lights

It wasn’t long after North Dakota State defeated Wofford College last Saturday when the Bison got the college football version of daylight savings time. The Bison lost a day.

By By Jeff Kolpack, Forum Communications , December 11, 2012

Bison win again

FARGO — The North Dakota State defense pitched another playoff shutout Saturday afternoon at Gate City Bank Field.

By Eric Peterson, Forum Communications , December 10, 2012

Bison defense stifles UND hoops

FARGO — North Dakota State knows how to play defense in the Fargodome. In men’s basketball, too.

By Jeff Kolpack, Forum Communications , December 10, 2012

Big ‘D’ leads Bison

It’s a classic case of what has been an unstoppable force against an immovable object. The challenge for Wofford’s triple-option offense in the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals is to run up against a defense that has been a human version of a brick wall.

December 08, 2012

Wofford brings triple-option offense against NDSU

It's a classic case of what has been an unstoppable force against an immovable object. The challenge for Wofford's triple-option offense in the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals is to run up against a defense that has been a human version of a brick wall.

December 07, 2012

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.

By By Jeff Kolpack, Forum Communications , December 06, 2012