Kolpack and Izzo Podcast

A new opponent once again comes to the Fargodome this Saturday as North Dakota State hosts North Carolina A&T. The Aggies come in at 0-1 after losing to North Carolina Central last week. NC A&T is a traditionally solid FCS program, winning three straight FBS games from 2016-18.  Jeff Kolpack and Dom Izzo preview the matchup with the Aggies and what NDSU needs to do after a 56-14 win over Drake las...

The 2022 North Dakota State football season is set to kick off Saturday as the Bison return to the field to host Drake University.  The Forum's Jeff Kolpack and WDAY Sports Director Dom Izzo visit on the big storylines heading into this weekend's game as NDSU hosts the Bulldogs for the first time. Drake is coming off a 2-9 season in 2021, they play in the Pioneer Football League, which is the same...

The 2022 North Dakota State football season is here. Jeff Kolpack and Dom Izzo begin their 13th year of covering the Bison together and they take a look at each of the position groups on the roster and the biggest concerns and question marks. They also discuss the upcoming season on the broadcast side as WDAY begins its second year as the TV home for NDSU athletics.

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...

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 semif...

North Dakota State's football team returns to the national spotlight Saturday morning as the Bison welcome in East Tennessee State out of the Southern Conference. The biggest story surrounding the game is the lack of fan interest in attending the game. Wednesday the school announced that returned season tickets were going on sale to the general public, something that never happened during the earl...

The FCS Playoffs have returned to Fargo for a 12th consecutive year as North Dakota State opens the postseason against a familiar foe, league rival Southern Illinois. The Salukis are here after a 22-10 win over South Dakota in Vermillion last week. SIU comes in with a mark of 8-4, they started this season at 6-1, before stumbling down the stretch, losing three of their last four games. This is the...

The winding road of the FCS regular season comes to an end this Saturday. North Dakota State has everything to play for, a conference title outright and top three playoff seed with a win against South Dakota. The Coyotes enter with a ton of momentum after the "Ver-Miracle" last weekend, scoring on a Hail Mary to beat South Dakota State 23-20. USD enters with a 7-3 record, they have wrapped up a pl...

The regular season is wrapping up and North Dakota State has everything to play for. The Bison will head back on the road Saturday to face Youngstown State, looking to avoid consecutive losses for the first time since 2009. NDSU sits at 8-1 and controls its own destiny. If the Bison win their final two games of the regular season they will win the Missouri Valley Football Conference outright and t...

The top rivalry in the FCS returns this Saturday with plenty at stake. North Dakota State travels to South Dakota State as the Jacks look for a second straight win in the series. SDSU beat NDSU 27-17 back in April, as the Jackrabbits won the Missouri Valley Football Conference and played in the FCS Championship Game for the first time, falling to Sam Houston. The Bison head to Brookings with an 8-...

North Dakota State returns to the field this Saturday and will face an opponent they haven't seen since 2017. Indiana State returns to the schedule after rotating off in 2018 and 2019, the Sycamores opted out of the 2020 season. The Bison enter this game with a potential question at quarterback after the starter, Quincy Patterson was benched last week against Missouri State. Cam Miller entered the...

A new football coach has changed Missouri State's reputation in a short amount of time. Bobby Petrino, the former Arkansas and Louisville head coach, is in his second year as head coach of the Bears and they've already won nine games and ended a three decade long playoff drought. He brings the Bears to Fargo with a simple goal Saturday. Score some points. Missouri State has been shut out the last...

North Dakota State returns to the road this weekend as the Bison take on Illinois State Saturday in Normal, Illinois. The Redbirds enter the game with a mark of 2-3, 0-2 in the Missouri Valley after losses to Southern Illinois and Missouri State. ISU did not play last weekend. NDSU is making its third trip to a renovated Hancock Stadium, where they won in 2017 and 2019. These two teams have a long...

North Dakota State returns home for the first time in four weeks and a familiar face will greet them Saturday. Mark Farley and the University of Northern Iowa Panthers will come to town for homecoming in what is NDSU's first conference home game. The Panthers enter the game with a record of 3-1, beating Sacramento State, St. Thomas and Youngstown State. UNI changed quarterbacks in its second game,...

North Dakota State and North Dakota are set to meet for the 114th time Saturday for the first time since 2003, in Grand Forks. Jeff Kolpack and Dom Izzo preview the matchup and what the scene will be like at the Alerus Center. The Bison enter the game with a 3-0 record, while the Fighting Hawks are 2-1, with their loss to Utah State out of the Mountain West Conference. NDSU has won the three Divis...

North Dakota State is set to play on the East Coast for just the seventh time in program history when they face the Towson Tigers Saturday night in Maryland. It marks the second trip in three years after the Bison blew out Delaware in September of 2019. Towson enters this game with a record of 1-1, after losing its conference opener last week to New Hampshire. NDSU enters with a 2-0 record and aim...

North Dakota State prepares for its second game of the fall with a trip down memory lane. The Bison will host Valparaiso Saturday, matching up with the Beacons for the first time since 2004. Valpo was the initial D1 opponent that came to the Fargodome. Jeff Kolpack and Dom Izzo discuss the matchup with the Beacons and look back at the first game of the season with Albany. They also discuss the lat...

The 2021 fall season is here for North Dakota State. The Bison open the year with some question marks, notably at quarterback as transfer Quincy Patterson is set to take over as the signal caller. Kolpack and Izzo discuss the challenges awaiting Patterson and the Bison offense and also dive into what Albany brings to the table. The Great Danes enter with an elite quarterback in Jeff Undercuffler.

There's plenty to discuss on this week's episode of Kolpack and Izzo. The guys discuss vaccination rates among college football teams and what that means going forward for this upcoming season. They also discuss how NIL rights have gone into effect at North Dakota State and how that has affected things so far with athletes. The guys also dive into the ever changing Summit League basketball race wi...

NDSU's baseball team opens the Summit League Tournament against Omaha, Kolpack and Izzo discuss the success this year for Tod Brown's team. The Bison also announced future schedule dates with Oregon and some other FCS games. The guys talk about those games and potential other opponents that could be coming on the schedule.

There will be a new TV home for NDSU sports beginning in the fall. Forum Communications and NDSU announced a three year contract where WDAY and WDAY Xtra will be the home for Bison sports. WDAY Sports Director Dom Izzo and the Forum's Jeff Kolpack react to the news and what it means going forward. 

North Dakota State is all over the national football map. The Bison were mentioned plenty Thursday night when Trey Lance was drafted third overall by San Francisco. Kolpack and Izzo break that down and what it means for the Bison. They also preview this weekend's FCS quarterfinal game between NDSU and Sam Houston, as the two teams are set to meet in the postseason for a fifth time.

The FCS Playoffs return to Fargo for an eleventh straight year and much like the first year, North Dakota State has a difficult road. The Bison will host 2010 national champion and 2018 national runners-up Eastern Washington in the first round Saturday at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. NDSU comes into this game off a loss, falling to South Dakota State in the season finale 27-17 last Satur...

The game of the year has arrived in the FCS.  North Dakota State goes for a fourth straight overall win in this series when South Dakota State comes calling Saturday. The winner of this game claims the automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs and a likely top two seed for the upcoming postseason. The guys also break down the other happenings in the FCS and what to expect now that the one-time transfer ru...