Kolpack and Izzo Podcast

North Dakota State is set to return to the football field this weekend as the Bison will travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa for a matchup with Northern Iowa. The Bison have been sidelined the last two Saturdays because of positive COVID cases among the team. Head coach Matt Entz said there were no new positive cases on the team Monday, leading to this game happening Saturday.

North Dakota State will not play a football game for the second straight weekend, after the Bison had to postpone their game with South Dakota State. COVID-19 positive tests and contact tracing forced a cancelation of the game with South Dakota and puts the season as a whole in jeopardy.  Jeff Kolpack and Dom Izzo dissect what happened this week and what's in store for the final three weeks of the...

The race for the Missouri Valley Football Conference title begins this weekend. North Dakota State returns to the road as the Bison will take on South Dakota Saturday afternoon. The Coyotes are coming off a road loss at Youngstown State to drop them to 1-3 on the season. Meanwhile, NDSU comes into this game off its best performance of the spring, a 34-13 throttling of UND to move them to 5-1 overa...

The game of the year in the FCS spring season is here. The University of North Dakota comes to the Fargodome this Saturday for a massive showdown with NDSU. The Bison enter with a 4-1 mark, while the Fighting Hawks are unbeaten at 4-0. Kolpack and Izzo break down the matchup and what this game means for the Missouri Valley Football Conference and the FCS Playoffs.

North Dakota State returns to the football field this Saturday in Springfield, Missouri to take on 1-3 Missouri State. The Bison are coming off a 38-14 loss to Southern Illinois, snapping an FCS record 39 game win streak. Kolpack and Izzo preview the game and what has ailed the Bison so far in this spring season. The guys also preview the Summit League Tournament, which tips off Saturday in Sioux...

North Dakota State is set to hit the road for the first time in this spring season as the Bison will travel to Carbondale, Illinois to take on Southern Illinois. The Salukis enter the game off a 44-20 loss to North Dakota last week, where the Fighting Hawks dominated the lines of scrimmage. The guys discuss what we'll see out of SIU this week and what impressed them about NDSU's season opening win...

The spring FCS season is here. North Dakota State is set to kickoff the 2021 campaign with Younstown State Sunday. The guys discuss what to expect in Zeb Noland's debut as the Bison starter, to what exactly we'll see from the Penguins. They also break down the huge weekend for NDSU basketball as the Bison host South Dakota State.

The North Dakota State football team is closing in on its first game of the spring season against Youngstown State. The Bison will be relying on several players that will be seeing their first real game action; from Lane Tucker to Jayden Price. The guys discuss that and other big football topics surrounding the Bison and the Missouri Valley.

The 2021 spring football season is here for the North Dakota State football team. Practice begins Friday for the Bison, which will look distinctly different than the last time they took the field. Kolpack and Izzo look at the depth chart and the challenges of playing 19 games in the next 8 months. They also break down the Bison basketball teams as they head into a big weekend against Denver.

The new year is here and a new episode of the Kolpack and Izzo podcast has arrived. The boys discuss NDSU's basketball teams playing home games with fans, including the Bison men at home for the first time since last February. They also discuss the coaching changes at the FCS level and how that can affect teams as the spring season gets near.

It's a big week for the North Dakota State men's basketball team as they head to Sioux Falls to play in the Dakota Showcase against the other Dakota D-1 schools. NDSU has an early challenge with South Dakota State. The guys discuss the weekend games and also discuss the hot start for the NDSU women, who swept Green Bay to improve to 3-0, the first 3-0 start in Division 1 history for the Bison.  Li...

The podcast returns with some big football recruiting news out of NDSU. Marshall wide receiver Bryce Lance committed to the Bison today, he's the younger brother of former quarterback Trey Lance. The guys visit about that and also if NDSU could ever make a move to FBS? 

The college basketball season is back and so are the boys to discuss what's happening with NDSU. Kolpack and Izzo discuss this bizarre 2020 college football season, with a focus of what's happening in the Big Ten. They also dive into the latest with North Dakota State and its fundraising efforts to get the indoor practice facility happening on the north side of Fargo. They also discuss NDSU's foot...

Trey Lance is heading to the National Football League. The Bison sophomore quarterback made it official Tuesday evening in an interview with Yahoo Sports' Pete Thamel, confirming he was leaving North Dakota State and beginning preparation for the 2021 NFL Draft. WDAY Sports Director Dom Izzo and The Forum's Jeff Kolpack break down the decision by Lance to leave NDSU, what it means for the Bison an...

Game week has arrived for North Dakota State. The Bison will host Central Arkansas out of the Southland Conference Saturday afternoon. It figures to be a weird atmosphere inside the Fargodome with fans limited to just the families of the players. WDAY Sports Director Dom Izzo and the Forum's Jeff Kolpack break down the game and everything surrounding the game Saturday.

North Dakota State has entered game week as they prepare for its game with Central Arkansas. The Bison will have a new look linebacker core with two new starters in the mix. The guys break that down and look into the Missouri Valley spring schedule that was released earlier this week.

WDAY Sports Director Dom Izzo and the Forum's Jeff Kolpack discuss the latest on NDSU football, where there will be less fans than expected for the Bison game with Central Arkansas. They also discuss the Big Ten restart as the league will play games beginning the weekend of October 23rd.

WDAY Sports Director Dom Izzo and the Forum's Jeff Kolpack return with a look at the life of the late Jordan Aaberg. The former Bison basketball player passed away on Tuesday. The guys visit with former NDSU head coach Saul Phillips. They also preview the upcoming weekend in college football as the Big 12 and ACC kick off their seasons.

WDAY Sports Director Dom Izzo and The Forum's Jeff Kolpack return to break down North Dakota State's decision to play one game this fall against Central Arkansas. They also discuss Trey Lance's future of playing for the Bison or entering the NFL Draft.

WDAY Sports Director Dom Izzo and the Forum's Jeff Kolpack discuss the cancellation of the North Dakota State - Oregon football game and what's next for Bison football. Also they dive into the addition of Northern Colorado's baseball team to the Summit League, could it mean other sports are coming?

WDAY Sports Director Dom Izzo and the Forum's Jeff Kolpack resume their podcast with a look at what's happened in the local media over the last three months and how college football can happen in 2020.

The Denny Sanford Premier Center will be the focus of basketball fans in North and South Dakota beginning Saturday. The Summit League Tournament tips Saturday afternoon, the 12th consecutive year that the event has been held in Sioux Falls. North Dakota State enters as the number one seed on the men's side after the Bison knocked off South Dakota State and Omaha last weekend. 

North Dakota State will open spring practice later this month, but it is likely its top defensive player will not be there. Senior to be linebacker Jabril Cox announced on Monday that he has put his name into the NCAA Transfer Portal, with the hope of fulfilling a dream of playing at an FBS school. Cox has been a star player for NDSU shortly after he took the field in 2017, named the Missouri Vall...

The college basketball season has hit the stretch run and the fight for the top of the Summit League is on. The guys discuss the race for first between North Dakota State, South Dakota State and South Dakota on the men's side. They also address the Summit League basketball schedule and how to fix it. The pending addition of St. Thomas to the league could finally bring the conference to an even num...

Bo Pelini is no longer in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The excitable coach left his position at Youngstown State to take his old job as defensive coordinator at LSU. The guys discuss Pelini's time at Youngstown, why it didn't work and where the Penguins go from here. The guys also discuss the FCS ties to Super Bowl LIV, ranging from 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to Kansas City defe...