Bison Media Zone

Bison Media Zone Show with Dom Izzo and Jeff Kolpack on the NDSU matchup with UCA and the young receivers continuing to stand out SHOW MOMENTS: 1:00- 15:00-  Bison defense with 5 takeaways in first two games 7 wide receivers have caught first career reception UCA enters with a 1-1 record McElvain: 0-2 in his career vs NDSU 17:00-27:00-  Mekhi Collins, NDSU redshirt wide receiver Missouri Valley Fo...

Show Moments 1:00-15:00 Bison open with 35-10 win over EWU, NDSU's defense answers early questions, Payton's Place in the Bison offense and Maine loses opener vs FIU. 19:00-30:00 Eli Green talks about the game against EWU.   Watch Bison Media zone every Wednesday at 10:30am on WDAY XTRA.  

Show Moments 1:00-15:00: Sundell starting at left tackle and Westberg starting at center. Eastern Washington picked 7th in the Big Sky and Jung starting at Safety. 20:00-30:00: Cole Paytons role for the 2023 season.   Watch Bison Media Zone every Wednesday at 10:30 AM on WDAY Extra and streamed on Inforum.com.

North Dakota State pushed its season as far as they could, but ran into a buzzsaw. That buzzsaw was Oral Roberts. The Golden Eagles were electric right out of the gates in the Summit League Championship Game, racing out to an 18-3 lead and never looked back in a 92-58 blasting of the Bison.

One of North Dakota State's fresh faces was the difference maker Sunday night in Sioux Falls in the Summit League Tournament. Freshman Tajavis Miller hit a game-tying three-pointer to tie the game with South Dakota at 67 with 2:16 remaining. After the Coyotes made one of two free-throws, NDSU's Jacari White missed a jump shot, but USD turned the ball over.

The Bison Media Zone team selects its offensive and defensive MVP's among other awards handed out.

South Dakota State ended North Dakota State's NCAA Division I FCS championship game dominance Sunday afternoon at Toyota Stadium. The InForum sports team breaks down the North Dakota State Bison vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits national championship game

North Dakota State is headed to the NCAA Division I FCS championship game for the 10th time in the past 12 seasons after a heart-pounding 35-32 victory against Incarnate Word on Friday night before 12,569 fans at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome.

It's the Word versus the Herd this week for a trip to Frisco, Texas on the line. After a heart stopping 66-63 win over Sacramento State, Incarnate Word makes its FCS semifinal debut Friday night at North Dakota State. The Bison return to the semifinals for an 11th time in 12 years, and once again will be at home. The Hornets loss to the Cardinals opened up the door for NDSU to play one more home g...

North Dakota State scored the game's first 24 points and leaned on its defense to earn a 27-9 victory against the Samford Bulldogs on Friday night, Dec. 9, in the NCAA Division I FCS quarterfinals before 11,825 fans at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. The Bison (11-2) advanced to the FCS semifinals for the 11th time in the past 12 seasons. WDAY's Dom Izzo and Forum reporters Jeff Kolpack, Mi...

North Dakota State returns to the FCS quarterfinals for the 13th straight year this Friday as they'll host Samford University out of the Southern Conference. This marks the first Friday night quarterfinal that NDSU has played in. The Bison have traditionally played in the Saturday 11 am time slot, appearing in that game every year from 2013-19 and last season. Full audio from the Bison Video Blog...

Is there a pathway for North Dakota State to move up to FBS? That question is relevant again after USC and UCLA made the move to the Big Ten.  There are likely more moves to come as the Big 12, PAC 12 and ACC need to decide how they beef up their leagues to compete with the SEC and the Big Ten. The Forum's Mike McFeely and WDAY Sports Director Dom Izzo break down the angles of a potential North Da...

The Forum's Mike McFeely and WDAY Sports Director Dom Izzo preview the 2022 Summit League Tournament. North Dakota State's men's team enters as the number two seed and will tip off against Denver Saturday night at 8:30.  The Bison are aiming for a fourth consecutive Summit League title game appearance. The guys also discuss the NFL Combine, where former Bison wide receiver Christian Watson was the...

North Dakota State enters the final month of the conference basketball season with everything at stake. The men are pushing for a top two seed at the Summit League Tournament, while the women are trying to turn around what has been a disappointing season to date. The guys also discuss NDSU wrapping up the 2022 football signing class, which includes signing a cornerback from Florida that had Power...

Jeff Kolpack and Dom Izzo break down the first half of conference play for the NDSU basketball teams as big weekends loom for both teams, starting tonight against South Dakota. The guys also discuss a handful of players that have left the Bison football team since the conclusion of the regular season.  They also dive into the search for a new president at NDSU and how close that president should b...

WDAY-TV's Dom Izzo and The Forum's Jeff Kolpack join podcast host Mike McFeely on the flight back to Fargo from Frisco, Texas, to take a quick look back at NDSU's 38-10 victory over Montana State in the FCS championship game and to look ahead to 2022. The podcast was recorded in The Forum's company plane at 25,000 feet, so the audio quality is not perfect. 

NDSU's 38-10 victory against Montana State at Toyota Stadium for the NCAA Division I FCS championship before 18,942 fans. The Bison (14-1) won their ninth title in the past 11 seasons. NDSU has a 130-7 overall record in the those nine championship seasons. The Bison hold the record for most FCS championships ahead of Georgia Southern, which is in second place with six.

Bozeman Chronicle sportswriter Colton Pool joins podcast host Mike McFeely to break down the Montana State Bobcats one day before they take on North Dakota State  in the Football Championship Subdivision title game in Frisco, Texas. Pool believes the Bobcats have what it takes to beat the Bison for the championship, leaning on their defense and freshman quarterback Tommy Mellott.

HERO Sports FCS analyst Sam Herder joins podcast host Mike McFeely in Frisco, Texas, to talk about the future of the Division I subdivision. With programs like James Madison, Sam Houston and Jacksonville State moving to FBS, is FCS going to be North Dakota State and perhaps three other schools playing in the semifinals every year? Sam and Mike disagree on what the FCS might look like in 10 years.

WDAY-TV sportscaster Dom Izzo joins podcast host Mike McFeely to recap their first day in Frisco, Texas, covering North Dakota State and Montana State playing in the FCS national title game. The biggest news of the day? Probably that Bison receiver Christian Watson received a Senior Bowl invitation, meaning is NFL Draft stock is climbing quickly. https://www.inforum.com/sports/bison-media-zone/men...

No. 2-seeded North Dakota State held off No. 3-seeded James Madison, earning a 20-14 victory Friday night in the NCAA Division I FCS semifinals at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome before 16,550 fans. Bison fullback Hunter Luepke rushed for 110 yards and added two touchdown catches to lead the offense, while NDSU cornerback Destin Talbert had a game-saving interception in the end zone with 3 m...

Week 14 of "Monday Morning QB with Steve Walker" after NDSU's 20-14 home victory against James Madison at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome in the NCAA Division I FCS semifinals. The Bison improved to 13-1 overall and next play Montana State on Jan. 8 in Frisco, Texas, for the FCS championship. NDSU is playing in its ninth title game since 2011.

The FCS semifinals return to Fargo after a two year absence as North Dakota State will welcome in rival school James Madison University for a trip to the FCS championship game. This will mark the fourth all-time playoff matchup between the schools, the first being ten years ago in the second round, a Bison 26-14 win. The Dukes got some payback in 2016, when they returned to Fargo for the semifinal...

Jeff Kolpack and Dom Izzo discuss potential solutions to the game experience as a way to get fans back inside to the game.  Last week, the school announced that returned season tickets were going on sale to the general public, something that never happened during the early years of NDSU's FCS playoff runs.  

Week 13 of "Monday Morning QB with Steve Walker" after NDSU's 27-3 home victory against East Tennessee State at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome in the NCAA Division I FCS quarterfinals. The Bison improved to 12-1 overall and next play James Madison (12-1) at 8:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17, in the FCS semifinals.