NDSU Football vs Illinois State - Second Round FCS Playoffs live from The FargoDome - December 6th, 2025 (Full PXP)

NDSU Football vs Illinois State - Second Round FCS Playoffs live from The FargoDome - December 6th, 2025 (Full PXP)

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Speaker 3 (01:27):
Hello everyone and welcome inside the Fargo Nome. The calendar
has officially flipped to December, and that means it is
time for Bison playoff football. This is the second round
of the FCS postseason as the North Dakota State Bison
hold it on their march to the Music City.

Speaker 1 (01:50):
It's the NDSU Bison.

Speaker 3 (01:52):
At home, taking on the Illinois State Redbirds for a
right to advance to the FCS quarterfinals. Glad that's your
way with us. Welcome to another Saturday of Bison football.
Along with the Hall of Famer Phil Hanson here in
the booth former Bison captain Noagendorff.

Speaker 1 (02:07):
Down on the sidelines, I'm Sam Niederman.

Speaker 3 (02:10):
Gentlemen, the regular season is officially history. In his playoff time,
the Bison went twelve to zero unbeaten in the regular year,
won the Missouri Valley Football Conference championship. There number one
overall seed. Phil, they get in the first round by
and now they're set to host Illinois State in a
rematch played them back in October on the road. A

(02:31):
little bit more on that in just a moment, but
we know how playoff football works around here at Fargo.
The Bison fifty one and five in the FCS playoffs,
more playoff wins than any program in FCS history. They're
thirty eight to one here in playoff games in the Dome.
They'll have a chance to write more history today as
they begin this year's playoff journey.

Speaker 5 (02:51):
December is playoff season. It's the holiday season, and the
Bison keep getting and keep getting into playoffs. So I
supposed as a get us, they're earned gifts. But yeah, the
Bison and their playoff run has been just spectacular. You know,
I got the bye week here past Thanksgiving, which they've
earned times in the past two But playoff season is fun.

Speaker 6 (03:12):
It is.

Speaker 5 (03:12):
It's a reward for the grind of all season long.
You play well enough, you stick with it, and here
you are. Bison are relatively healthy. That's a good thing.
And they got a game day mentioned this morning as
I was watching before I came in, they talked about
the big schools, but they said and the rest and
an issue in Illinois State game was featured, so people
know about North Dakota State.

Speaker 1 (03:32):
No doubt about it.

Speaker 3 (03:33):
This is where the brand has been Bill in this
month of the playoffs for NDSU, so many memorable moments
and victories and the Bison trying to make it an
eleventh FCS national championship. If they could get to Nashville, Noah,
if they want to get there, they've got to go
one at a time, and it starts here in the
second round against Illinois State Bison coming off of the

(03:54):
Thanksgiving bye. Take us through what the last couple of
weeks have been like for the players as they prepped
for this one.

Speaker 7 (04:00):
Yeah, so, wrapping up Valley play, it seemed like NDSU
was really starting to find their stride, you know, finish
that brutal stretch of their schedule with the big road
wind up in Grand Forks, and then you know, was
able to dial things in a little bit more against
You and I and then the senior day against Saint Thomas.
So I thought that was you know, NDSU's most complete
game was that game against Saint Thomas. And the team's

(04:21):
getting healthy at the right time. And then at the
same time, you know, you're coming off that bye week,
so the guys should be nice and fresh and ready
to go. And there's a lot of experience, you know,
in this locker room, and these guys have been here before,
especially last year. They know what it's like to go
in this deep playoff run. So they just have to
come out and the handle their business. And they know
that coach Paul Sick will do a great job of
getting them ready to play. But they just have to,

(04:44):
you know, trust this process that has gotten them to
this point. You know, you're undefeated for a reason. You
know your prep has been great every single game. They
look prepared every single game and and there's not you know,
need for big changes coming.

Speaker 1 (04:55):
Into the playoffs.

Speaker 7 (04:56):
You know, we we've gotten to this point for a reason,
and just continue to trust that process that has gotten
us here, no.

Speaker 1 (05:02):
Doubt about it.

Speaker 3 (05:03):
The Bison in a rematch this after Dude taking on
Illinois State. The Bison won on the road at Illinois
State back in October thirty three to sixteen. The final
score bil That was a first game in which NDSU
got tested. It was a two point game going in
the fourth quarter with NDSU up eighteen to sixteen, and
the Bison pulled away in the final frame.

Speaker 1 (05:23):
They scored fifteen unanswered.

Speaker 3 (05:25):
Bryce Lance had a big touchdown catch and then DJ
Scott with a touchdown run and that was enough to
get ENDSU to win. So first time we've seen a
test early in the season for NDSU in this particular year,
Illinois State.

Speaker 1 (05:39):
After that game, they won five in a row.

Speaker 3 (05:41):
They would have had a chance for a first round
by had they not lost their regular season finale against
Southern Illinois. So last week they had to go on
the road to Southeastern Louisiana. They beat him twenty one
to three to advance into this one, and we get
a Valley rematch here in the second round.

Speaker 5 (05:57):
You know, just big picture Illinois State with this rematch.
But big picture Brock's back been there seventeen years. They've
got a good product there. They updated their facilities about
a decade ago. It's a good place to play. But
when I compare, like what South Dakota State did, you know,
they kept trying and trying trying through the teen years, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen,
and finally they got over the hump Brock's back. He

(06:18):
hasn't developed that yet. They're not quite to that stage.
But going into last week's game Southeast Louisiana, I watched it,
I said, Okay, I wonder how much Illinois State is
going to win by here because I didn't think the
other team even had a chance, their Missouri Valley team.
They need to raise their level of play. Let's see
what they can do here today. Bison on the flip
side got to have a better start than they had

(06:39):
out there in no Noy State started the game of
the safety. Is not a good way to start against you.
But everything's on the board here today.

Speaker 8 (06:47):
I like this team.

Speaker 5 (06:48):
They're injured a little bit, but I don't think they
have They're gonna have what it takes to overcome what
the Bison have done.

Speaker 3 (06:54):
Yeah, if you remember that one, EDDIOSU took the safety
on its opening driver down two to nothing out of
the road that it was nine at Illinois State after
a little while too, Bizon got a big stop on
fourth down at the end of the first half. They
also had the forest bubble by Clton the caaslar to
the first half. Those ended up being pivotal and what
was a thirty three to sixte to win back at normal. Noah,

(07:15):
you've played in a couple of these playoff rematches. It's
happened before. This is the eleventh time that EDDSU has
squared off with a team of the postseason when they
had already played in the regular season Bison nine to
one in such games, and this time they get a
host the Red Berts. Yeah, so oftentimes when you're playing
a team a second time, it can bring some nerves,
you know, especially you know, we kind of talked about

(07:36):
they got tested a little bit the last time we
were down there in Illinois State. But at the same time,
you know, I don't think Illinois State lately has been
playing their absolute best football. You know, they they kind
of ended the regular season on a stinker against Southern
Illinois and then you know, kind of got outplayed last
week against SILA, but just managed to force a couple turnovers.
And you know, I just don't think they're they're coming

(07:57):
in here playing at their absolute best. And you know,
last time that we played, they were coming off of
a bye week and had a lot of energy down
there at home, and NDSU was able to still survive that.

Speaker 1 (08:07):
So they just got to keep things in perspective.

Speaker 7 (08:09):
You know, might have a little bit of nerves just
playing that team a second time and knowing what they're
capable of, But just I mean, we know we can
handle these guys. We played them before. We've played them
tough and we should have no problems today. So it's
just at the end of the day, teams are who
they are. You know, they're gonna try to run the ball,
They're gonna throw it to Sabkowitz and that's just kind
of what they're gonna do. So just go out handle

(08:31):
our business today and we should be just fine.

Speaker 3 (08:33):
Yeah, Phil, you mentioned the good start. It'll be key
not only against Illinois State, but in this round. If
you recalled last year for the Bison, in the second round,
they hosted Abilene Christian, very talented Wildcats team that came
up here from Texas, and they led the Bison seventeen
to three.

Speaker 1 (08:49):
In the early going.

Speaker 3 (08:49):
The Bisons were down by fourteen that Jackson Williams returned
to kickoff one hundred yards were a touchdown to spark
what was a fifty one to thirty one win. For
looking at Illinois State. Their quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse. He's very talented.
He led the Missouri Valley in touchdown passes with twenty
eight only has thrown five interceptions. This is his first

(09:11):
visit to the Fargo Dome in his career, and the
Bison defense, which has been.

Speaker 1 (09:16):
Number one in the country.

Speaker 3 (09:17):
Phil They're gonna have an opportunity to see if they
can knock him off his rhythm.

Speaker 5 (09:20):
I thought the first round when we went out there
and played him, I thought the defense handled Rittenhouse, contained
him really well. We're gonna have to do the same
here today. He's their third leading rusher, so I mean
he can run. But then Sobquins. When you got a
receiver like that, that guy just makes plays. He just
makes he's he just gets it done whenever he can,
whenever he has to. So those two Rittenhouse have to

(09:43):
be contained in Sobquitz, the defensive back is gonna have
to stay tight on him.

Speaker 3 (09:46):
For today, Bison will be certainly paying a lot of
attention to Daniel Sabkowitz, the first team All Conference receiver
for Illinois State.

Speaker 1 (09:54):
They're all time leader and touchdown catches.

Speaker 3 (09:57):
Meanwhile, for the Bison offense today, Noah knew new combination
up front to start the game.

Speaker 1 (10:03):
For the Bison.

Speaker 3 (10:04):
On the offensive line, Josh Magan is available today with
an ankle injury that he sustained against Saint Thomas two
weeks ago. He could play in emergency situations. However, the
Bison are going to start true freshman Ryan Babbitts at
left tackle.

Speaker 1 (10:19):
We've seen Babbits throughout the year.

Speaker 3 (10:21):
He's played in eight games, including the last six straight,
multiple series per game. This will be his first career start.
Noah and Bo Johnson will move over to right tackle.

Speaker 7 (10:29):
Yeah, I mean we kind of remember down there in
South Dakota States when you know, they were talking about
Babbitts coming in and getting his first action of the year,
and it was a little bit of a head scratcher
maybe at the time and just figuring out what Coach
p exactly was planning. But now you look ahead, you know,
when we have some depth issues or some guy's battling
some injuries, and it makes perfect sense why he was
doing that, you know, just forming that depth, and you

(10:51):
know Babbitts is going to get that action today. But
this is a guy who's already played a ton of
snaps already, and and that depth that we've been able
to build across that offense line is so important. And
this is a group that you know, Coach p has
has called on all season long for a little bit
more and he just continues to push this group and
maybe that's you know, he's been an offensive line coach
in the past. He has a spot soft spot for

(11:13):
these guys, but I think he also knows what this
group is capable of and knows, you know, especially Babbitt's
this young guy coming in here.

Speaker 1 (11:20):
There's high expectations for him. But at the same time,
you know, you.

Speaker 7 (11:23):
Still have three first team All Conference players out there
for NDSU, and and you know that should just continue
to be one of the strengths for NDSU. So I'm
really excited to see what this group group does today,
and you know, I will love to see the young
guy out there doing his best.

Speaker 5 (11:38):
You know, this rotation of the offensive line, I mean
early on in the season, I got it, But midway
through the season and all through the season, this rotation,
I'm like, I got a big question mark in my head, saying,
what the heck are you trying to do? Yes, depth
has been created that way, and you know we're an
undefeated team haven't faltered. But you know that's tough for

(11:58):
offensive line, So shout out to those guys. I mean,
when you go from left tackle to right tackle, it's
completely different. I mean you're putting your other hand down,
so it's it's It's really a credit to those guys
being able to do that on the fly during the games,
and maybe that's a maybe that's an expectation they have
of offensive lineman. Now never was when I was playing

(12:19):
or previous to the last couple of years. But you know,
shout out to those guys. That's not easy to do
and they made the most of it and haven't really
screwed up.

Speaker 1 (12:28):
I guess you know how the bid would like to
do it. Here in Fargo. It starts up front in
the trenches.

Speaker 3 (12:34):
Ryan Babbitt's making his first career start at left tackle,
Bo Johnson at right tackle. Has no one mentioned the
Bison with three starting linemen on the first team Missouri
Valley All Conference picks Trent Railey, Griffin Empy and the
young sophomore Johnson, Both teams warming up on the field
here inside the Fargo dough We're getting set for playoff football.

(12:54):
The winner of this game moves on to face the
winner of Rhode Island and UC Day. That is the
eight versus nine seed game, with UC Davis hosting it
out in California later tonight.

Speaker 5 (13:07):
Rhode Island had to fly all the way out to
Ucedjeez cross country. You know, it's so much easier from
going west to east than it is east to west.
I mean, I don't watched you these teams much, but
I say UC Davis just because of the travel.

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It's the FCS playoffs, NDSU hosting Illinois State and it's
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great to see you, welcome to the postseason. What are
your emotions as he gets set for a playoff run?

Speaker 15 (17:21):
Thank you for having me. It's it's so crazy. This
is the moments that you're waiting for playoffs. Everything is
when to go home now. It's a different type of
intensity now and I just can't wait for our team
right now. We're gonna go out there and you know,
give our best footfallward.

Speaker 3 (17:35):
How productive was the bye week getting some breast and
getting ready for this one?

Speaker 8 (17:39):
It was so productive.

Speaker 15 (17:40):
Coach p did an awesome job with getting us right
with having days off and then having days that we
have to put in work and you know, get after it,
and so you know, there's a different type of focus
that we have making sure that we're doing everything that
we need to do to get that edge, because having
that bye week is is some that is an advantage
to us so that we can take advantage of. And
so that's what we've been doing for this week.

Speaker 3 (18:02):
They're coming in hot to this postseason, had the big
game on Senior Day and of course congratulations on the
All Conference on are nineteen touchdowns in the regular season, Barrika,
you're too off of the d one record in Bison history,
four off of the all time record in Bison history.
What goes through your mind with just the season you've
had so far and how are you going to try
and continue to build off of it?

Speaker 15 (18:23):
First off is offensive line. I'm gonna give them up
my shot at the offense line. They're doing an awesome job,
like I said all year, and you know, it's it's
so easy run behind those guys and because they're making
holes and stuff like that. But I think this is
a mentality that we've had all year, you know, mentality
that we want to be great with everything we're doing.
And you know I don't give any of this another
credit goes to me. This is all to offensive line,

(18:44):
the team, the coaching staff. They've they believed me from
the start when no one else believed in me. And
you know I give all everything to because they believe me.

Speaker 16 (18:53):
From the start.

Speaker 1 (18:54):
So Farrika, we've talked about it before.

Speaker 3 (18:56):
You've grown up, coming to games here in the Dome,
You've seen some big Bison moments. You've got a chance
here with another one here this afternoon, to do it
in a postseason setting. How excited are you to try
and go out here in your last season as a
Bison and deliver in the big spot.

Speaker 16 (19:14):
I try not to think about that.

Speaker 15 (19:15):
Just be in the moment, you know, when the play
presents itself, just make the play. I think that's so
that's so important. How athletes are you Gotta be where
your feet are and not think about it and just
let you know your training do the work when when
moments get tough, like your training to do the work
and the rest will fall into place. And so I mean,
I mean, obviously you have those moments where you think
about it, but when it's all sudden and done.

Speaker 16 (19:37):
It's time to go play.

Speaker 15 (19:38):
I shut my brain off and let my training go
to work.

Speaker 3 (19:41):
So we saw that in October he had a big
run for a touchdown against Illinois State in the regular
season meeting. See him here against the in the postseason.
What if you see on tape or viewing that game
and getting set for their defense here today.

Speaker 1 (19:53):
I mean, they're just a physical team.

Speaker 16 (19:55):
Everything they do is very physical, and so.

Speaker 15 (19:57):
Like you know, we, I think from from our standpoint,
we think we're physical too, and we can come and
do what we gotta do. And I think they're they're
obviously are a ranked opponent, and so we can't take
them lightly and as a playoffs as winn and go home.
So they're gonna have a chip on their shoulder and
they're gonna come out ready to the tech and we
gotta do the same.

Speaker 3 (20:17):
Verica really appreciate the time, Thanks so much, and good luck.

Speaker 8 (20:20):
Appreciate it.

Speaker 16 (20:20):
Thank you so much.

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You can back on us. Now here's coach.

Speaker 3 (24:02):
All right, Here we go geting set for the FCS playoffs.
Here in Fargo, we're with coach Paula Sick as we
get set for kickoff the Buyson hosting Illinois stay for
a right to advance to the quarterfinals.

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Coach playoff football and Fargo. Nothing quite like it.

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Yeah, survive in advance the team, the team, the team,
and go on and know laid on the line for
your brother.

Speaker 3 (24:24):
Just came in from the stampede march. Guys locked in it.
As we've talked about, coach to kickoff, what's your mentality
right now?

Speaker 21 (24:30):
Well, it's really good. It was good last night. I
mean it was interesting. Coach Climbing was in the house.
We let him say a few words and his perspective
after being gone and feelings towards North Dakota State. I
thought he just said something profound that you know, our
guys need to go out and have fun and trust
the preparation that the coaches had laid down and that
carry do a great.

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Message this morning. Challenge each and every group in.

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The home little way to like, you know, show up
and get it done for each other.

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And we're excited. We know this is going to be
a physical, real physical, tough matchup.

Speaker 21 (24:59):
But I I think if we value each repetition and
we have some grit and some one two to stay
out there, I like our chances.

Speaker 3 (25:06):
Coach, when we talked earlier in the week, you said,
this is a code green game, got the all green uniforms.

Speaker 1 (25:11):
What are you looking for from your defense?

Speaker 22 (25:12):
What?

Speaker 16 (25:13):
I just was real curious.

Speaker 21 (25:14):
Both sides practiced really well, and you know, I was
out there at practice on I believe it was Tuesday,
and I just gathered the defense really good. I said,
we move around right tonight. You know we're connected. I said,
let's let's we're all green. But you guys got to
earn that. And they erupted and ran down to practice,
and man, they had a good practice.

Speaker 16 (25:32):
I just listen, I love our offense.

Speaker 21 (25:34):
But this defense versus defense, you know, that matchup is critical.

Speaker 16 (25:39):
Within the game.

Speaker 21 (25:40):
Within the game, and then I think our opportunity on
offense to stay in the field can provide our defense
a really good opportunity to have a really nice day.

Speaker 3 (25:46):
Josh Maggan coming into the game questionable. What's the update.

Speaker 21 (25:49):
No, he can play. Well, we're gonna go with the
other five for right now. Josh did practice you know, three,
three days out of five, just more comfortable with the
repetitions with this defense is a little bit of a pressure,
high pressure outfit, you know, as far as trying to
stop the run.

Speaker 16 (26:07):
But you know what, I wouldn't be surprised if he plays. Either.
Those six guys have done a.

Speaker 21 (26:10):
Good job of getting better and I like that idea
and ny test that continues to get better.

Speaker 16 (26:15):
And he's growing as a young man right now too.

Speaker 1 (26:17):
So Ryan Babbitt's getting to start at left tackle.

Speaker 21 (26:20):
Yeah, Ryan will start at left tackle, and then you know,
BALLI slide over to the right side and then we'll
stay status quo.

Speaker 3 (26:26):
You mentioned the Illinois State defense, very sound linebacking core,
very sound tackling team.

Speaker 1 (26:32):
How do you look to establish a run game?

Speaker 21 (26:34):
Well, you know, a lot of people say things like
get hat on hat and get coverage. We can't give
into that. You know, we've got to take people's positions.
We got to displace him. So we got to make
sure that we're getting our nose on every block, not
just the shoulder. They do such a good job of
setting edges and building walls on you and letting their
pursuit take care of some things. And that's what they're

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trying to do. Defensively. His dictate the terms of where
that ball is going to get tackled. And so we
got to get square it up on these guys and
we got to finish blocks all day. And then our
backs are our ployees to be decisive today and to
be the difference makers.

Speaker 3 (27:07):
Their quarterback, Tommy Rittenhouse, coming off of a really nice
season twenty eight touchdowns, only five interceptions.

Speaker 1 (27:13):
How do you get pressure, Well, we get.

Speaker 21 (27:15):
Pressure by making them one dimensional. They want to establish
the run. You know, if you look at the first game, right,
we were limited possession wise offensively in the first in
the first half, and that's what caused it'll be a
little bit of a tight game. So making them one
dimensional is how we get pressure. We earn the right
to rush on second and long and on third and
plus seven or six, you know, and then we're really

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mindful that these guys are going to try to you know,
spray in some quarterback run games or run opportunities.

Speaker 16 (27:41):
And I'm super excited to see that matchup.

Speaker 21 (27:44):
Rittenhouse is playing better football today than he was, you
know in the first matchup playoff.

Speaker 1 (27:49):
Biys and football coach, appreciate your time, good luck today.

Speaker 16 (27:51):
Yeah, this should be a fun one. Thank you, and
go Bison.

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Here are the second round of the FCS Playoffs.

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Time down to check today's hefty seed impact stat postseason edition.

Speaker 1 (40:07):
Phil, I've got a feeling where you're.

Speaker 5 (40:08):
Going here postseason edition. You know, I don't think you
know me well enough because I'm going someplace else. I'm
going with passing yards for the Bison defense here today.
I just I think the only way Illinois State can
compete is I think Rittenhouse is a player, and I
just think that he's kind of a wild card if
he gets loose, and Sopcourts is certainly a guy with

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his go to guy, but there's some other guys in
there that can make plays. If they get loose in
that area, it could hurt the Bison. So I'm gonna
say passing yards for the Bison defense have to contain that.

Speaker 1 (40:40):
I thought for sure you were going to say start overs,
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Speaker 3 (40:43):
Just saving it for later. Okay, passing yards are impact stat.

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Of course.

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Welcome back to the Fargo Dome as we get set
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Bison hosting Illinois State, and it's time now to go
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We're talking with Bison captain and middle linebacker Nathaniel Staling. Nathaniel,
appreciate you taking the time playoff football Survive in advance mode.
How does it feel to get ready for this one?

Speaker 1 (44:52):
Feels good, It's very exciting.

Speaker 46 (44:54):
Playoffs are privilege at NDSU, So man, I'm just excited
to get after. I know all the guys are to
start playing again, especially being in the Fargodol gonna be awesome.
So winning that home field advantage is super cool. But man,
we're excited.

Speaker 3 (45:06):
You've been a part of the program for a couple
of years now, you've seen what the cadence is. Once
we get to the postseason, you get the buy on Thanksgiving,
get a chance to rest up and get some good
developmental work in. How have you seen that process play
out coming out of the buy and getting set for
this run.

Speaker 46 (45:21):
Yeah, I think we've just you know, kind of had
the time to get our bodies right, get back healthy,
get feeling really good, and then kind of get back
to the basics and fundamentals. While we kind of have
some time if we're not prepping a whole lot for
a team just as much because you know how it goes.
You gotta wait for that game to see who you play.
So there was a lot of growth and development happening
that week. But we've had the last week and a

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half to prepare for these guys, so we're definitely ready
to get after it.

Speaker 3 (45:46):
You mentioned the opponent, it's Illinois State. We saw them
back at the beginning of October on the road thirty
three to sixteen win. How have you gone back into
that tape and use that matchup to use it as
a preparation tool for this one?

Speaker 46 (46:00):
Start off, got a lot of respect for that team.
They got a really good team. Rittenhouse, he's a great player.
Number two is a great rene where they just have
some great players. They know how to make plays. Solid Missouri,
valid team. But I was just watching the film yesterday
just our game, watched the whole game a couple of times.
A lot of things we can learn from from that game.
So we've kind of taken that and we've kind of

(46:21):
examined it. We've we've found ways to improve and grow
from that game, and I think we have a great
game plan going into this game. So we're definitely ready
to go.

Speaker 3 (46:29):
Coach Paulisik mentioned it at the beginning of the week,
he anticipates another physical battle when you obviously were on
the field for it a couple of months ago. What
type of physicality are you anticipating this afternoon.

Speaker 46 (46:40):
Some good physicality, and man, I'm ready to go. I
love some hard knows football. I love Valley football. Even
though it's the playoffs. We're playing a valid team, but
it's just hard, physical football. That's the kind of football
I enjoy. It's kind of football I like. So I'm
definitely ready to get after it. I mean, we want
to lead the country in physicality, so I think we
can do that.

Speaker 1 (46:57):
Daniel, appreciate your taking your time, good luck today. Thank
you very much much.

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What are you looking at today? Phil?

Speaker 5 (51:29):
Well, you know, I just think over arching. I think
Illinois State is looking at this game the same way. Okay,
they got beat by us in October. They're a little
banged up now, but I don't think that they even
believe that they have what it takes to beat us
in an even match.

Speaker 8 (51:42):
So I'm really worried. I don't think they have anything
to lose.

Speaker 5 (51:45):
I think they pull They're gonna pull some trick plays
out of the hopper here, you know, do a wildcat,
do a flea flicker, shovel pass, something like that. Special
teams to throw back on a kickbat on a kickoff,
a fake punt, something like that.

Speaker 8 (51:58):
I think that's what it's gonna take. But on offense,
no turnovers, just like normal, No no turnovers, control the.

Speaker 5 (52:06):
Line of scrimmage, sustain drives, and keep that third down
conversion rate going.

Speaker 8 (52:10):
Just keep the ball moving. Defense, get a takeaway.

Speaker 5 (52:13):
You've been really good this left half, the last half
of the season, and they have mattered. Be aware for
these trick plays that I'm talking about, and then communication
and know your keys, don't let somebody behind you. And
then last thing for defense contained rittenhouse. You did it before,
you can do it again. Special teams. I only have
one thing on special teams because I think the trick
plays are so important today.

Speaker 8 (52:35):
That's all I want. Just be aware on trick plays.
Don't let something happen for a trick play.

Speaker 1 (52:39):
There you go.

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Yeah.

Speaker 7 (52:51):
Defensively, I think today you know they're starting running back
is out, so I think they will probably air them
all out a little bit more. But at the same time,
they have two starting offense lineman out, so I think
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think we really have the opportunity to set the tone today.

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Just run the ball, keep pull upright in the pocket,
and just I think it's time to take the top
off the defense. Throw the ball over the top to
Bryce or McKay or for Jackson Williams are just about
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Speaker 3 (59:23):
Hello again, everybody, and welcome back to the Fargo Dobe.
Today it's the second round of the FCS Playoffs as
the North Dakota State Bison host the Illinois State Red Birds.
Let's go down on the field to official Greg Wilson
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Said one r Quota State has won the toss and
a further choice the second half.

Speaker 1 (59:58):
There you go, The Bison went the top. They will
kick to start the game.

Speaker 3 (01:00:02):
It'll be Bison defense out on the field here on
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Speaker 1 (01:00:10):
We heard from Tim Poulasek of the pregame. They made
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Fired up the defense and they will get their first
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the Fargo Dome. The Bison twelve to zero and the
number one overall seed coming into this FCS postseason. They're
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that had to take.

Speaker 1 (01:00:58):
That cross country flight all the way out to Cali, Film.

Speaker 8 (01:01:01):
Sixteen sixteen quarterfinals and roixteen in a row.

Speaker 3 (01:01:05):
If we win today, Wow, unbelievable. Haven't lost in this round?
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Speaker 8 (01:01:10):
Yeah?

Speaker 5 (01:01:11):
Wow.

Speaker 3 (01:01:12):
Both teams getting set for the kickoff. Sam Peterman and
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Speaker 1 (01:01:42):
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Illinois State thirty three to sixteen.

Speaker 1 (01:02:06):
They met again here in the Farno Dome.

Speaker 3 (01:02:08):
Eliozick well kick off from right to left as you listen.

Speaker 1 (01:02:13):
And back deem to return for the Red Birds.

Speaker 3 (01:02:17):
Mark Kwan Gray standing in between the hash barks as
Ozick boots it deep and it's deep into the eniode
for a touchback.

Speaker 8 (01:02:26):
So here we go.

Speaker 3 (01:02:27):
Beisen defense number one in America, only allowed eleven points
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Speaker 1 (01:02:38):
They come out with a four to three front.

Speaker 3 (01:02:40):
Illinois State, led by Tommy Rittenhouse, led the Missouri Valley
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two hundred or two four hundred and ninety seven yards
through the air.

Speaker 1 (01:02:52):
Crowd on its feet, here we go.

Speaker 3 (01:02:54):
Opening play from scrimmage, Illinois State owned twenty five yard line,
first down at ten. Now, so the shotgun Victor Dawson
the running back right, two receivers right two on the left.
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left side complete. Eddie Casper has it circled down the
bounds by Jalen Crumby at the twenty eight yard line

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or so of Illinois State. They'll give him the twenty
nine gain of four. It'll be second down at six
for the Red Birds.

Speaker 7 (01:03:24):
Kelton McCaslin making the start at d end with a
giant club on his left hand. I know, I believe
he had a thumb injury or something like that. So
it's good to see him back out there least. But
that is a giant club he has on his left hand.

Speaker 8 (01:03:35):
Yeah.

Speaker 3 (01:03:36):
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to lay it on the line for the Vison. It
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for the Bison. Only a gain of two for Dawson
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Speaker 1 (01:04:12):
To one this afternoon.

Speaker 3 (01:04:13):
The Farno Dove has been almost invincible in the AFCs playoffs.

Speaker 1 (01:04:17):
Bison thirty eight and one at home.

Speaker 3 (01:04:20):
In this FCS playoff run, Illinois State own thirty one,
third down and four, Rittenhouse backing up into the gun
with Dawson left, two receivers either side.

Speaker 1 (01:04:30):
Dawson motions out of the backfield. Here's a snap the
thrill left.

Speaker 3 (01:04:33):
It's caught by Casper in a quick tackle made right
near the light of the game by Logan cop This
will defend on the spot right near the thirty five.
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puts his fist up.

Speaker 1 (01:04:45):
Fourth down, Red Birds.

Speaker 5 (01:04:47):
Fourth and length of a football. Wow, big decision early
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Speaker 8 (01:04:55):
They're gonna bring the.

Speaker 1 (01:05:00):
Fourth down in a nose.

Speaker 3 (01:05:01):
The ball rest just shy of the thirty five yard line,
and Illinois State decides to bring on the punting unit,
Hayden Fuds will punt it and the return man for
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score twelve to fifty remaining in the first quarter. Bison
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back right from the twenty two first down in ten,
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Speaker 2 (01:06:09):
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Speaker 1 (01:06:20):
How about that?

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The price lance seventy eight yards.

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He was wide open behind the corner and he went
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Speaker 8 (01:06:41):
I don't know what that defensive back was thinking. They did.
It was a blitz.

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There was a fifth guy coming off the edge, it
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Byzon kicking off from right to left again.

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Off to the races we go.

Speaker 3 (01:10:55):
Now, Illinois State with first down in ten and it's
own twenty five yard line, pistol formation, rittenhouse keeper run
pass option under pressure fires left and it is incomplete.
Looking for his tight end, Javon Charles. Pressure was coming
in from the linebacker Nathaniel Staling. It'll be second down
in ten for the red Birds.

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Got good hit there at the end, separate the ball
from the player although he didn't even have it.

Speaker 3 (01:11:21):
But good play by the defense Donovan Woollen laying the
hint on Charles at tight end. It'll be second down
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It's caught by Dylan Lord up the left side number
and out to the thirty five yard line for a
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nine slot receiver from Chandler Arizona, his forty ninth catch
of the year. First down, Illinois State.

Speaker 8 (01:11:55):
Good play, Illinois State.

Speaker 5 (01:11:56):
Was that was that last year? Was this the team
that kind of had on this play last year? That
little quick out and we couldn't get there with our linebackers.
That play looks familiar to me. I don't remember what
team it was last year, but maybe it was was
in this was in the dunk.

Speaker 3 (01:12:10):
I think this year Youngstown did a bunch of those,
and they had the most success on the Bison defense.

Speaker 1 (01:12:15):
Of any team so far. Under twelve to play.

Speaker 3 (01:12:18):
In the first quarter, seven to nothing buys it first down,
Illinois State at the thirty five. Rittenhouse steps up in
the pocket. He'll run forty yard line, diving forward on
the hash mark to the forty four chase down from
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the game.

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If that becomes an issue and he's getting first downs
like that, you're gonna have to address it in some way.

Speaker 8 (01:12:45):
That's just a playmaker making a play.

Speaker 3 (01:12:48):
He was twenty out of thirty five or one hundred
and ninety one yards a touchdown and a pick in
the regular season beating against NDSU. The five to eleven
quarterback from Geneva, Illinois, stands in the pistol. It's second
down into one. He played fakes to Dawson, he screens
and right to Lord He's got a block on the perimeter,
shuts off a contact from Wood, and then is dragged
down at the forty five yard live by Jalen crumby

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a company gate of two out to the forty sixth
Illinois State.

Speaker 5 (01:13:14):
That I'll bet if we go back and look at it,
it's Illinois State. They played here last year, right, No,
we were there last year. We were there, like, okay,
then it can be them, okay, because I remember that play.
They were exposing the speed of our linebackers getting out
to cover. Well, we got new linebackers this year. As
you saw Wooland came in there and good hit. I
wish you'd wrap up.

Speaker 8 (01:13:32):
On that though.

Speaker 3 (01:13:32):
Bison ups having and nothing. Bryce Land seventy eight yard touchdown.
The difference Illinois State with burnst down and ten and
its own forty six yard line no high snap to
written down is de late. Gift Dawson has a crease
pass midfield, tumbling down into Bison territory at the NDSU
forty six yard line.

Speaker 8 (01:13:48):
He tripped over the horn on the Bison.

Speaker 3 (01:13:51):
He did, he went right over the horn. Turf monster
got him. It's a gate of eight, it could have
been more. Yeah, he just tripped up over himself. Second
to two.

Speaker 5 (01:13:59):
Sam, you don't know that there is something under that
Bison in a midfield that helps the Bison.

Speaker 8 (01:14:05):
That's what you call home field advantage.

Speaker 3 (01:14:06):
Uh huh, reach up the ghosts of Bison pass right there.
Ten minute of mark, first quarterary. Yeah, starty, you're making
a play there. Seven to nothing Bison here on the
first quarter, second down in two Bison forty six hand
off Dawson and no need for snorty on that one
because Toby and nine and Logan Larson were there to

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make the play modus gain of two. But that's all
they needed. First down, Illinois State to the Bison, forty four,
first down for the right Brad. We're at the ninth
thirty two mark here in the first quarter, Bison leaded
seven to nothing. They only needed one play offensively, and
they scored a seventy eight yard bomb to Bryce Lance

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for his six touchdown on the season, twenty fifth of
his career. First down in ten Illinois State into Bison territory.
Now in the forty four they motioned Lord into the
right slot, so Witz wide Ripe Luke Maylander is into
the boundary left Dawson.

Speaker 1 (01:15:04):
They're running back. Here's a snap to Rittenhouse.

Speaker 3 (01:15:06):
Quick throw on the right cop by Lord, wrapped up
quickly by Logan Cop coming downhill on linebacker makes a
stop at the forty one gate of three on the
play and it'll be a second down in seven as
the Bison captain gets in early and often on this
playoff run.

Speaker 1 (01:15:22):
Three time first team All Missouri Valley.

Speaker 7 (01:15:26):
Something that we see a lot of a lot of
teams do is, you know, align their formation in personnel
so that you know, you end up with Logan Cop
out in space and Donovan Wollen in the box. NDSU
would prefer that the other way around, but Logan Cop
is no slouching coverage and Donovan Wollen can certainly play
in the box as well. So such an advantage to
have three talented linebackers.

Speaker 3 (01:15:46):
Second down at seven at the Bison forty one snap
Rettenhouse quick throw on the left incomplete looking for Daylan
Lord cutting inside j Keith Alexander having the coverage and
stuck him right as the ball arrived.

Speaker 1 (01:15:59):
It'll be their down at seven.

Speaker 5 (01:16:01):
Great play by j Keyes, great timing, great job understanding
the concept that delivered a blow. Then it's just physical.
He can tell you had good stops. He's he worked
all his keys and he was there. Good job, crowd bringing.

Speaker 3 (01:16:16):
Some jews here in this second round postseason matchup seven
nothing Bison early eight and fourteen remaining in the first quarter,
third down seven Illinois State and the Bison forty one
trimps receivers right Maylander Lord and Scottie Press and the
tight end sab Kohit Solo and Alexander left. Jaunson, the
running back snapped the Rittenhouse four man rush. Brittenhouse fires

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over the middle and it's intercepted. Intercepted by Zoo. The
Bason get the takeaway. It's tailing eighty.

Speaker 2 (01:16:47):
The young safety steps in again, his third interception on
the year, and the basic stuff the drive.

Speaker 1 (01:16:55):
They'll take over with a no waight to play.

Speaker 8 (01:16:57):
In the first really good job it defense there, good pressure.

Speaker 5 (01:17:02):
Ritt House getting a little nervous, probably took a chance,
threw off this back leg.

Speaker 8 (01:17:06):
Not a lot on that.

Speaker 5 (01:17:08):
Taylor Edi, has he got a knack for interceptions or one?
All right, good job, you're fun.

Speaker 3 (01:17:12):
That's three straight games with an interception for eighty and
the Bison.

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We'll have it one way.

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On the Coaches Joyce scoreboard, Taylor Edie guys he is
becoming an interception magnet. He had an interception against Northern Iowa,
won in the finale against Saint Thomas, and now he's
got one here in the playoffs.

Speaker 1 (01:19:33):
That's three in three games.

Speaker 5 (01:19:35):
Knows where to be, knows where the ball's going to
be Yeah, well done, picked it off, didn't tip it,
didn't knock it down.

Speaker 3 (01:19:42):
Bison make the third down stop of the Edy interception,
and now they'll take over at their own thirty six
yard line. First down and ten three receivers right Lance
and press coverage solo left Cole Payton. In this shot,
good gets a snap hand up. Erika Petuh running left side,
bouncing out to the perimeter, breaks a tackle on the
forty and then bower and out to the forty six

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yard line.

Speaker 1 (01:20:05):
Nice carry by Marika Penu.

Speaker 3 (01:20:07):
His first of the playoffs goes for ten yards and
it's an act Ecra first down for the Bison.

Speaker 5 (01:20:14):
Good job offensive line, Just stand on your guy. Prica
actually got in there. He stopped because he didn't know
what to do. Usually that's when defenses converge on you.
But he broke it outside, broke another tackle. Breaka Panou
is stick at his best the last half of the season.
He's been spectacular.

Speaker 3 (01:20:30):
Nineteen touchdowns for the NDSU running back two off a time,
the D one program record. Here's first in ten Buyson
down forty six Peyton back to throw stands in fires
a checkdown cup by Berrika.

Speaker 1 (01:20:42):
He's tackled at the fifty yard line. They'll give him.

Speaker 3 (01:20:45):
Forward progress into Illinois State territory at the forty nine
tackle made by Mason katlinkin of five on the play.

Speaker 1 (01:20:53):
It'll be second and five for in Dsu.

Speaker 7 (01:20:56):
Nice job there by Cole just went through his reads,
didn't see what he liked, able to just check it
down to break. Just nice jop staying ahead of the chains.
They're not forcing a bad throw or anything like that.
Taking the easy yards when we can get.

Speaker 3 (01:21:07):
Them under seven minutes remaining, opening quarter, seven to nothing
Bison Bryce Lands touchdown.

Speaker 1 (01:21:12):
Taylor Needy interception has sparked this drive.

Speaker 3 (01:21:15):
Now it's second down in five and the Illinois State
forty nine Peyton back to throw stands in fire's right incomplete,
just behind Chris Harris on the crossing pattern. Threw it
on his right hip coverage by Lecevion Brown, and then
we'll leave India as you with its first third down
of the game, third down and five.

Speaker 5 (01:21:33):
He's that kind of a rare mess through it behind
him quite a bit. Had had really good protection, was
able to step up nobody no defenders round out.

Speaker 3 (01:21:44):
Yeah. So now third down and five for the Bison
fifty percent on third down this year, which ranks seventh
in the FCS. Jackson Williams wide right, rajohn Nelson mister
seventy fifth career game slot right, Bryce on the left,
Peyton in the gun, third on five from the forty nine,
takes a snap, fires long right side, looking deep incomplete,

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trying to find Rajohn Nelson who was locked up with
Cam Wilson down the field. No penalty markers come out
and it'll be four down with the Bison bringing on
the punting unick.

Speaker 8 (01:22:17):
Yeah, they're on a they were, they were blitzing.

Speaker 5 (01:22:19):
So those band coverage there one on one and there
was some contact there, definitely some contact.

Speaker 3 (01:22:28):
Beisen come out in an unconventional punt formation with Preston Brown,
the freshman quarterback, initially lined up with a shotgun. He
plays special teams for ADSU and now he lines up
in his normal gunner position. They shift back with Aaron
Bickerton the putter, fifteen yards behind Bowers the snapper. Here's
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Bison just had a beautiful punt by Aaron Bickerton and
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yard line. See if the Bison could give Illinois State
a dose of its own medicine. Biser took the safety
against the Redbergs in the regular season game. Maybe a
chance for the Bison defense to return the favorite hair
bough on the two yard line, right in the house
in the end zone in the pistol Seth Glass are
running back behind him. Pass play from the end zone
on first down fires right side wind the target incomplete,

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looking for Daniel Sapkowitz on the comeback round coverage by Alexander.
It'll be second down and ten. As they decided to
throw it two yards off the goal line.

Speaker 5 (01:26:18):
Seems quite aggressive. But if I was going to have
a pass play to the end zone, that's the guy
I'd be throwing.

Speaker 7 (01:26:22):
Too, too, And he was only able to get a
couple fingers on that one. But I was watching sop
quoits and warmups and his hands are unbelievable. I mean,
his ability to bring the ball in from pretty much
any position is unbelievable.

Speaker 1 (01:26:34):
Life just couldn't quite bring that one in.

Speaker 3 (01:26:36):
He had seventy five yards and a score against the
Bison back in October.

Speaker 1 (01:26:39):
Nothing today, Rettenhouse is five.

Speaker 3 (01:26:41):
I'm not even to pick from the two second down
run play up the middle Seth Glass diving forward out
to the three yard line, only a gain of one.
And now it'll be third down and nine from the
Illinois State three yard line as we approached six minutes
remaining in the first quarter.

Speaker 7 (01:26:59):
Now is when you know grand Olsen as the DC
can get really creative with his rush packages.

Speaker 1 (01:27:05):
You got them in third and long backed all the
way up.

Speaker 7 (01:27:07):
This is where you can really apply some pressure, get
creative and break out one of your pressures that you
really like, hopefully get after the quarterback.

Speaker 1 (01:27:14):
Here Byson have them right where they want him.

Speaker 3 (01:27:16):
Third down and nine Illinois State at its own three
yard line, crowded bull throw play clock at five, three
receivers left, one right. They go conservative handoff to Glass
and he is ripped down at the defensive line. Kayden
Wilson able to get in there along with Logan Larsen
and the Byason.

Speaker 1 (01:27:36):
Make them play a gait to one. It'll be poured
down to eight.

Speaker 8 (01:27:39):
Really good job Keenan Wilson.

Speaker 5 (01:27:41):
Everybody's thinking pass on that play and Keenan Wilson comes
off the block. He has to read his block well
to know what's going to be around it. Makes a
huge play.

Speaker 3 (01:27:49):
Good job Wilson with a tackle eight TFLs in the
regular season, First team All Valley. Now Illinois State will
have to deal with punting from the back line of
the end zone. Dylan call breeze a long Snamper Hayden
futched the punter. Williams bent deep to return in the
forty five Funch boots it away, angles it far left.
Williams can return it from the Bison forty eight yard line,

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zigging exactly the forty thirty five thirty. He could be
gone twenty fifteen to ten to five. Jackson Williams touchdown.
The most dangerous return man in America. He's struck again
fifty to two yard punt return touchdown, and then DSU

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has opened up a thirteen to nothing lead with four
forty remaining.

Speaker 1 (01:28:35):
In the first quarter.

Speaker 5 (01:28:37):
This is a classic example of I'll kick it your coverage,
you kick it too far. Jackson Williams comes straight back
at the defense. You don't start running sideways, finds a hole.
I mean there were holes all over and great blocking,
great blocking down field for him as well.

Speaker 1 (01:28:54):
Extra point by Eli Ozick is up.

Speaker 8 (01:28:57):
It is good.

Speaker 3 (01:28:58):
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his second return touchdown of the year, the fourth of
his career. He's now got two kick return for scores,
one of them in the playoffs last year, and now
he's got two punt returns for scores, this one coming
to the playoffs this year.

Speaker 8 (01:29:34):
Brox Backs should know better than that. He should know.

Speaker 5 (01:29:38):
He should know either kick that ball out of bounds
or kick it high. Yeah, you're working on a short field,
but still it's better than what just happened on here.
That's not respect what Jackson Williams can do.

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Speaker 3 (01:30:00):
Climan announced his retirement earlier this week after seven years
as a head coach at Kansas State. His son Devin
on the Byson coaching staff, and now he's back here
in Fargo to support the team that he coached for
five years and won four national titles. With the kickoff
by NDSU's returnable here for Gray from the two yard
line of the twenty cutting out side and then thrown

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down at the hips and the twenty four yard line
Isaiah Saint Romaine with nice coverage in the tackle, and
that's where Illinois State will take over down fourteen to nothing.
So Bryce Lance, who was a menace in the playoffs
last year, seventy eight yard touchdown catch Williams who woke

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the Bison up from a fourteen point deficit in the
opening round of the postseason last year with one hundred
yard kickoff return touchdown.

Speaker 1 (01:30:49):
He's just done it again with a fifty two.

Speaker 3 (01:30:52):
Yard punt return touchdown to give the Bison a fourteen
nothing advantage.

Speaker 1 (01:30:56):
First down, Illinois State owned twenty five yard line.

Speaker 3 (01:31:00):
Snap Brittonhouse handoff Glass off the right side, and he
is brought down out to the twenty seven yard line.
Darius Gibbits comes up to make the stop from safety
two yard game.

Speaker 1 (01:31:10):
It'll be second down and eight.

Speaker 5 (01:31:12):
Great job by Darius Gibbons coming up, meeting him at
the line of scrimmage. Don't give him a lot of room,
crump medium, You've got a wall rate there of defenders.

Speaker 8 (01:31:21):
He bumps out to you. You make the tackle. Good job.

Speaker 5 (01:31:24):
Only thing is if you could push it back a little.
But he's a running back and he's a good player too.

Speaker 3 (01:31:29):
Approaching four minutes remaining in the opening corner, fourteen to nothing.
Buys in second down and seven from the Illinois Say
twenty eight yard line. Glass motions out of the backfield.
Dou't high snap to Rittenhouse four man rush throws it left.
It's caught by Casper side stepping out of bounds in
front of Logan cups at the thirty yard line, only

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a gain of they'll call it three out to the
thirty one and now it's third down floor. The Illinois
State is old for three with an interception on third
down in the game. I believe that's Casper's third catch already,
and he's their little slot guy, and we kind of
talked about that earlier. They're putting Logan cough out in space,

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but so far Logan's covering really well. You know, even
though he has three catches, he only has about ten
yards on those three catches.

Speaker 1 (01:32:16):
So so far, so good.

Speaker 3 (01:32:17):
Grade twenty five remaining in the opening quarter, fourteen down
thing bison from the thirty one third and four brttonhouse
in the pocket fires right side and it's grabbed by
Casper extending high in the air on the near boundary
and the Illinois State forty seven. Big time catch by
the little slot man Eddie Casper. Sixteen yard gade and

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Illinois State picks up the first down.

Speaker 5 (01:32:42):
Well, got good protection, put the ball rdy where it
needed to be in his receiver. Casper came down with
that had a safety over the top, had a guy underneath,
but really threaded the needle there.

Speaker 3 (01:32:52):
Yeah, it was Aca underneath, Crumpy over the top and
written now was able to fit it in Casper. Sixteen
yard gain, first down. Illinois State two forty three winding down,
opening quarter. We're up fourteen to nothing. Here's first down
in ten Illinois State owned forty seven yard line. Brittenhouse
batch of the gun with three on the play clock.
He's got Glass to his right, gets a snap, hands off,

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Glass off left guard, and Glass fights forward to the
forty seven back.

Speaker 1 (01:33:19):
To the line of scrimmage.

Speaker 38 (01:33:20):
No game.

Speaker 3 (01:33:21):
Nice shot by the Bison d line. It'll be a
second down in tene Nathaniel Staling came up and made
the tackle out. Linebacker Logan Larson also helping out a
defensive tackle.

Speaker 26 (01:33:37):
Right.

Speaker 7 (01:33:38):
And so far, so good, i'd say for this Illinois
State offensive line. You know, they have two starters output
so far, they've kept Rittenhouse up right in the pocket,
and they've actually been able to find a little bit
of running room on the ground so far.

Speaker 3 (01:33:50):
Under two minutes remaining, first quarter, fourteen nothing in DSU
second in ten, Illinois State owned forty seven. Rittenhouse throws underneath,
cut by Casper Ducks, a tackle from wool and another
from Edie and falls forward to the Bison forty seven.
Jalen Duffy eventually covered up gain of nine on the play.

Speaker 1 (01:34:08):
Or excuse me, a gain of reason just two? Only
a gain of two to the forty six.

Speaker 3 (01:34:13):
I beg your pardon. It'll be third down and four
crowd on its feet. Another third down for Illinois State,
one sixteen remaining in the first quarter, Bison lead at
fourteen to I thick Maylander left two receivers right. Here's

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a snap to rittenhouse four man ROSSI flutters it right.

Speaker 2 (01:34:37):
Side of it's picked off again, picked off by Donovan
Woolan for the Bison second interception of the corner, and
Woollan jumped the round underneath and another Bison take away
and DSU won't have it.

Speaker 1 (01:34:54):
With one oh four remaining in the opening corner.

Speaker 3 (01:34:57):
They are absolutely shutting down Illinois State to start this postseason.

Speaker 22 (01:35:02):
Wow.

Speaker 5 (01:35:02):
Incredible opportunistic defense there, wooland that the ball was thrown poorly.

Speaker 8 (01:35:07):
I believe anyway, Donovan Woolan there get the goods.

Speaker 7 (01:35:12):
I believe Toby actually got one of his hands up
and was able to tip that ball. Oh scrimmage, yea,
that would makes sense, Okay, gave Donovan time to cut underneath.

Speaker 3 (01:35:20):
Yeah, it came out like an ugly duckling and then
Wolan was able to pick it. That is interception number
three for Donovan Wood Bison Habit first down in ten
owned forty four Peyton under center, hand off Rika cutting
off right across midfield and down to the Illinois State forty.

Speaker 1 (01:35:36):
Six yard line.

Speaker 3 (01:35:38):
Nice hard run by Brika Pennu the senior gain of
ten and another Actigra first down for the Bison.

Speaker 1 (01:35:45):
That's another.

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Bison Lance under center again, hands off to Barrika running
off left guard and he is met by Tyneecamp, the
Valley defensive.

Speaker 8 (01:36:08):
Player of the year.

Speaker 3 (01:36:09):
And there have been a linebacker with over one hundred
and thirty tackles stopped him at the forty two game
of three or so. And that'll be second down and
seven for the Bison when we come back for the
second quarter.

Speaker 1 (01:36:22):
And yes, who's gonna let the clock run out?

Speaker 3 (01:36:25):
And when a dominating opening quarter here in Fargo Lance,
the punt or the bomb touchdown on the first play
offensively Williams, a punt return touchdown and two interceptions by
Code Graid. It all spells a fourteen to nothing lead
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South Dakota putting a beatdown on Mercer twenty four to nothing.

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The Yoads with the lead at the half.

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Lehigh just scored to start the third quarter. They're up
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To you, thanks very much, Brad.

Speaker 3 (01:38:47):
About to start in the second quarter here in Fargo
as the Bison lead Illinois State fourteen to nothing on
the Coach's Choice scoreboard. A few other Valley teams in
action today. Obviously the value rematch between the Bison and
the Redbirds here, but then you have und on the
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the fourteen versus three game in Missoula, and then of
course South Dakota with the twenty four to nothing lead
over Mercer and the half the Yoats looking to make
it back to the quarterfinals for a third consecutive season.
Sam Niederman, Phil Hanson here in the booth, Nolagendorff down
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seventy eight yard are on the first Playoffensively for NDSU,
they've been perfect basically at all three phases.

Speaker 8 (01:39:37):
I don't know if you could script it better, I
really don't.

Speaker 5 (01:39:40):
I mean interceptions the first play of the touchdowns, just
zone blocking up front by the offensive line.

Speaker 8 (01:39:48):
Do an excellent job there. Everything the Bison book could
ask for.

Speaker 3 (01:39:51):
At NDSU will have second down to eight in Illinois
State Territory in the beginning quarter. Number two three tight
ends right Kessel Williams and Cocat Moron. John Nelson is
the split end left with Peyton under center, tosses to
Barika running off right tackle and Barrika is taken down
by Garrett Stefan at the forty three of Illinois State.

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Gain of two on the play. Now it'll be second
down to eight.

Speaker 7 (01:40:21):
There'sneecamp again. Just a lot of penetration at the point
of attack. He's a really good player for Illinois State
and has been for a while.

Speaker 3 (01:40:29):
Yeah, he won Missouri Valley Defensive Player of the Year.
Logan Kopp was the runner up in the voting for
the Bison. Here's third down to eight at the Illinois
State forty three yard line. Peyton in an empty backfield
facing four man pressure and he is sacked. Tried to
climb the pocket, but he gets brought down by Garrett
Stefen back at the forty four yard line. A loss

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of one on the play and the Bison will have
to bring on Aaron Bickerton and the punting unit.

Speaker 8 (01:40:55):
Good job by Illinois State.

Speaker 5 (01:40:56):
They showed a blatz and then they backed out as
a format rush to collap the pocket and no place
for coal to go.

Speaker 3 (01:41:03):
So the Bison will punt for the second time today.
Bickerton will boot it standing back at his own forty
one and meanwhile Casper the return man inside the ten
the boot by Bickerton Faircat signaled by Casper and he
makes it coming to the near.

Speaker 1 (01:41:17):
Sideline at about the thirteen yard line Bison punt.

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It won't take the time out thirteen forty eight remaining
of the half, breaking the accident with our score the
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Welcome back to the far room. Nome thirteen forty eight
remaining in the first half. Bison lead Illinois State fourteen.
Nothing hear the second round of the FCS playoffs. Samnederman
and Bill Hansen in the booth. Noah Gindorf down on
the sidelines. Bison just punted away and Illinois State will
have the ball on his own fourteen yard line.

Speaker 5 (01:43:30):
The white hat tried to give a message here we
didn't hear it. It was a bunch of gobbily cook.
I couldn't make anything out of it. But he said
a guy changed to jersey numbers. I don't know the
significance of it. I heard a seventy three or sixty
three or something like that.

Speaker 8 (01:43:44):
But I don't even know which Teva was for. But
I don't know if that's important.

Speaker 1 (01:43:51):
Maybe one of their alignemen reporting in a never uniform.
I don't know. I don't think it had to do
with any of the Bison players.

Speaker 3 (01:44:00):
Meanwhile, this Bison defense has been perfect to start the postseason.
They get two interceptions in the opening quarter from eighty
to one.

Speaker 33 (01:44:09):
One.

Speaker 1 (01:44:10):
Let's see what they can do here.

Speaker 3 (01:44:11):
On the second first down in ten, Illinois stay from
its own fourteen handoff Victor Dawson and.

Speaker 1 (01:44:16):
He doesn't have much out to the fifteen yard line.

Speaker 3 (01:44:19):
Maybe the sixteen tackled by Keenan Wilson gain of two
on the play and it'll be second down to eight.

Speaker 7 (01:44:27):
Just so impressive there by Keenan just basically takes the center,
just bench presses him off of him, able to shed
that block and then meet Dawson right in the hole
and take me down for just a two yard game.
He's really really impressive season. Keaton has been putting together
all year long.

Speaker 3 (01:44:43):
First Team All Missouri Valley Keenan Wilson, the Bison defensive
tackle lined up over the center. Here's second down in
eight and penalty marker is flying in as there was
some movement right before the snap.

Speaker 1 (01:45:07):
Here's Greg Wilson our official well.

Speaker 6 (01:45:09):
Start offense under sixty seven five yard finalleygue still second.

Speaker 3 (01:45:16):
Out, first call that Wilson has had to make today,
and that'll put in Illinois State behind the States.

Speaker 7 (01:45:22):
Makes it second thirteen and DSU does that thing on
their defensive line where they're their two defensive tackles will
shift really fast. I know he's an offensive guy that
would definitely make me jump offsides once or twice a
game for sure.

Speaker 3 (01:45:37):
Thirteen minutes remaining and a half fourteen zip in ESU
second and thirteen after the falls start shotgun snap of
Rittenhouse swings it right side and it's caught by Lord
falling down at the fifteen yard line, just past the
original line of scrimmage. Game of four and that will
leave them with third down and nine. Brittonhouse threw it

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a little low. It was losing some steam on the
way there, but Lord's still able to pull it in.

Speaker 8 (01:46:02):
I just can't help.

Speaker 5 (01:46:03):
But all of these short passes are trying to set
you up for something deep. Now they haven't done any
much deep yet, but all these swing passes and short ones,
I think. I hope the Buyson just be aware that
there's probably something bigger coming.

Speaker 1 (01:46:17):
All right, Bison event the ropes once again.

Speaker 3 (01:46:20):
Third down and nine Illinois State owned fifteen yard line.
Lord the receiver right, three receivers left. Here's a snap
to Rittenhouse. Four man stunt up front. Rittenhouse fires a
scene caught by Scottie pressing the tight end, tumbling out
to the thirty one yard line, sixteen yard pickup and
a first down four of the red Birds. Really nice

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concept there, and a good ball from Rittenhouse, just a
basic seam concept and you know Brinhouse was able to
put it right by the ear of the defender friend issue.

Speaker 1 (01:46:53):
That's that's where they tell you to put it. And
you know, nice catch there by the tight.

Speaker 3 (01:46:56):
End, Scottie pressing with the catch gain of sixteen and
it keeps the.

Speaker 1 (01:47:02):
Drive alive for Illinois State.

Speaker 3 (01:47:03):
Eleven thirty five remaining and a half fourteen to nothing.
Bison first down, Redbird, thirty one yard line hand off.
Dawson shakes a defender up the middle thirty five forty
forty five fifty he could be in the clear thirty
twenty fifteen, ten to five touchdown, Illinois State. Touchdown Victor
Dawson sixty nine yard rushing score. He dodged a man

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right in the lane to fill the tackle and then
he was off to the races. Had a big hole
and the next thing you know, sixty nine yard or
touchdown Illinois State.

Speaker 1 (01:47:36):
It's fourteen to six.

Speaker 8 (01:47:40):
Yeah, it looked like a pretty big hole there.

Speaker 5 (01:47:41):
It looked like I thought somebody did miss him in
the hole there, But out the gate it's pretty fast.

Speaker 1 (01:47:46):
Yeah.

Speaker 7 (01:47:46):
It looked like Ryan Jones coming down from safety to
fill that should be his guy to knock him down
right there, and he just must have misread the hole
and was just nowhere to be found there.

Speaker 3 (01:47:57):
Dawson, the Cincinnati transfer with a touchdown. Now the extra
point by Matt Maldonado. It's up and good and whoa.
Donovan Woolan just got tossed down by Maldonado.

Speaker 1 (01:48:08):
The kicker.

Speaker 3 (01:48:09):
Bison wisely stay away and come back to the sideline.
No penalty markers come of it, and it's the fourteen
to seven ball game. Time out on the field, eleven
twenty one to play in the half Illinois States on
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Welcome back to the Varro Dome.

Speaker 3 (01:50:03):
Fourteen to seven ares score now Bison still leaded, but
Illinois stayed on the board. After a sixty nine yard
rushing touchdown by Victor Dawson eleven twenty one remaining in
the first half.

Speaker 1 (01:50:14):
Bison about to get the ball back. Samnederman and Phil
Hanson here in the booth.

Speaker 3 (01:50:19):
No Agendorff down on the field. Glad that you're with us.
Four play eighty six yard durning for Illinois State. They
picked up the long third down the sixteen yard completion
depressing very next play, it was Dawson off to the
races for the touchdown, and now the Redbirds will kick
off from right to left. As you listen, Bison have

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Ron john Nelson at Jackson Williams back Dame to return mark.
Let's see if Jackson Jackson can get a chance. Already
has the punt return score in this game. Maldonado boots
it away end over end, kicks it to right John

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Nelson and he'll take it from the five yard line
up to the ten to fifteen, stumbling forward out across the.

Speaker 1 (01:51:05):
Twenty and down to the twenty four of NDSU.

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And seventeen years.

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Eleven minutes remaining in the half, Bison come back out
on offense. Bryan Bammit's the true freshman getting to start
at left tackle, Bo Johnson moving over to right tackle,
and they come out heavy with two tight ends right,
one tight end left, DJ Scott the tailback and one
of the hall play a clock situation.

Speaker 6 (01:51:43):
They reset it. Clock outs. Set the clock to eleven sixteen.
Please won six please.

Speaker 3 (01:51:54):
Eleven sixteen, Thank you the clock. There we go, our
big sky officiating cruise, righting things out. Football on the
twenty four of NDSU ball on the right hands first
down in ten Peyton under center, two tight ends right
Williams and zen Zen, one man left in wheremire DJ
Scott a single back. He'll get the call off right tackle,

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cutting up field and then taking down at the legs
by tiny Camp, but not before a very healthy run
of six yards for DJ.

Speaker 1 (01:52:23):
It'll be second down and four upcoming for the Bison boy.

Speaker 5 (01:52:26):
Really good scoop block by the right guard Griffin m
P who's out there right tackles at bow.

Speaker 8 (01:52:33):
Yeah, just really good job.

Speaker 5 (01:52:35):
You set up a guy, you bring the guard in
behind the tackle, and you overtake that person, moving it
back to the linebackers the whole time.

Speaker 3 (01:52:42):
Wow, that's pretty and ESU with officially a seven yard game.
It'll be second down and three from the thirty one.
Peyton under center feeds DJ Scott again and he is
crushed by Kneecamp coming in like a bullet at linebacker
and he drives him down for a loss of one
at the thirty third down and four.

Speaker 1 (01:53:05):
That was contact right there between the running back and
the linebacker.

Speaker 5 (01:53:08):
Or that knee camp. He is a gad flyout there.
He's everywhere you don't want him to be. He's a
good player. What would you say was first.

Speaker 1 (01:53:15):
Team, first team and deep player of the year.

Speaker 8 (01:53:17):
Remember him from when we played out, Yeah, he had.

Speaker 1 (01:53:21):
A safety on us. Yeah yeah, ten oh four to
play in the half.

Speaker 3 (01:53:25):
Another third down for the Bison, third and three from
the thirty one Reyese Kessel the tight end on the
right wing, Nelson right, Lance and Williams left. Snap to
Peyton back to throw, steps up and tucks to try
and run diving forward and he's got it.

Speaker 1 (01:53:39):
Out across the thirty five yard line.

Speaker 3 (01:53:41):
He was one on one with knee Camp and Cole
able to get forward to the line to gain gain
of five and a.

Speaker 1 (01:53:48):
First down for the Bison.

Speaker 7 (01:53:50):
Nice job there by Cole, just knowing right where the
sticks are, just not trying to do too much there,
just making sure he picks up that first down yardage
and then protects himself.

Speaker 3 (01:53:58):
Cole Peyton with the run the first carry of the day.
He got sapped earlier in the half. Byson lead is
fourteen to seven, nine twenty two remaining in the half.
First down, Bison thirty five yard line, tight end either wing,
Peyton under center with Barrika the tailback. They motioned Williams
left give to Barrika left it he is cut down.
Ball got popped out and it's recovered by Illinois State.

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Recovered by Illinois State. Barrica with a rare fumble, a
very rare fumble, and the Red Birds will have it
in Bison territory. Ball got slashed free as Barrika was
trying to go forward. It was knocked down on the
play by Dexter Kneecamp, tiny Camp's younger brother.

Speaker 1 (01:54:43):
He came in and popped it loose.

Speaker 3 (01:54:45):
Recovered by Illinois State and they have it all of
a sudden in the Bison thirty three.

Speaker 5 (01:54:50):
Well, you said that is rare, and you know sing
of the phrase is a bric all year long, and
he's just been very sure had it but not on
that play.

Speaker 1 (01:55:00):
How Sun and change Illinois State.

Speaker 3 (01:55:01):
After the long rushing touchdown and now the force fumble,
they have plus territory down by seven, nine oh four
remaining and a half ball the Bison thirty three first
down in ten.

Speaker 1 (01:55:12):
And how penalty markers come in before the snaps.

Speaker 8 (01:55:15):
I'll start.

Speaker 6 (01:55:17):
We'll start offense number seventy. It's a five yard penalty
still first down.

Speaker 3 (01:55:25):
Greg Wilson relaying the news, and now it'll be first
down in fifteen, back to the thirty eight yard line.
A couple of fall starts on Illinois State Byson defense
looking to respond.

Speaker 1 (01:55:38):
And pick up the offense after the fumble.

Speaker 3 (01:55:40):
Brettonhouse in the shotgun, two receivers on either side, Glance
the running back four man front for the Bison motion
from Casper. Here's first in fifteen draw play Glass. He
runs up the middle, ridden down by Ante back to
the original line of scrimmage at the thirty three pickup
of five, it'll be second in ten.

Speaker 5 (01:55:58):
Why how things have changed? Second quarter is like Illinois
State quarter. The first quarter was the Bison quarter. So
uh yeah, very interesting.

Speaker 3 (01:56:08):
Yeah, fourteen to seven Bison. Jensen Williams pun return touchdown
is the difference right now. But Illinois State in Bison territory.
After the fumble, we're down eight thirty five or many
of the half. Second down in ten Illinois State and
the Bison thirty three Britton House in the pistol four
man front for the Bison. He points over it bench

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into a gun six on the play clock. Dawson, the
tailback snapped to Rittenhouse, scans the field, fires a middle intercepting.

Speaker 2 (01:56:35):
Nathaniel Staling with ahead of steam down la farce timeline
forty thirty twenty five twenty ten five touchdown.

Speaker 1 (01:56:46):
Sun and change the Bison way.

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Nathaniel Staling takes the ball, his second pick six of
the year.

Speaker 1 (01:56:55):
He ran it all the way back down the far
sideline and just like that, the b is it back
in control. Twenty to seven.

Speaker 5 (01:57:03):
I didn't see you tipped it, but it looked like
it was tipped again and la Fanuel Staling there.

Speaker 3 (01:57:09):
I think it was Duton never who got the tip
coming in on the stunt for INDSU and Nathaniel Staling
takes it all the way his second pick six of
the year. Eliosic with the extra point. It is up
and it is good and that makes it twenty one

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But the thing you need to know is Staling ran
it all the way home.

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The pick six by the Bison linebacker and we're back
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Speaker 1 (01:59:42):
Credit on the deflection to Toby Nane.

Speaker 3 (01:59:45):
Third interception of the half for the Bison, the third
touchdown of the half and has been scored by the
third phase of the game. Buyson out the Bryce Lance
touchdown on offense, the put return touchdown by Williams on specials.

Speaker 1 (01:59:58):
And down the pick six for defense.

Speaker 3 (02:00:00):
Eliosik boots it end over end and it's taken by
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picks and NDSU has frustrated Illinois State quarterback Tommy right
now is here on the afternoon, and they'll try and

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do it again here.

Speaker 1 (02:00:47):
With Illinois State at its own eighteen yard line.

Speaker 3 (02:00:50):
First and ten run play, Dawson gets through the middle
one has another good gain out to the twenty six
yard line, gate of eight.

Speaker 1 (02:00:57):
On first down. It'll be second and two.

Speaker 5 (02:01:00):
The linebacker's gotta get those blocks a little better getting
a hole. Then our safety's got to come up and say,
can't be late getting there because everything's happening fast. There's
timing with all these you know they talk about the fit, Well,
the fit has to happen at the right time.

Speaker 3 (02:01:22):
Second down and one, after a gain of nine, hand
off Dawson again off the left side and he rumbles
forward brought down by logan comp out to the thirty
two gain of five, first down in ten. Looks like
the Redbirds want to stick with a heavy dose of
Dawson in the run game.

Speaker 1 (02:01:37):
Here halfway through the second quarter.

Speaker 8 (02:01:39):
It's a big back, fast back. Was that Winkers was
their guy?

Speaker 3 (02:01:43):
Yeah, he's out for the year with his shoulder. Dawson
was there leading Russia regardless. Came into today with eight
hundred and eleven yards. He's up to ninety seven on
seven carries, including the sixty nine yard touchdown twenty one
to seven buys in Nathaniel Staling pick six, stretch the
lead first down in ten, hand off Dawson up the middle,
bouncing off of contact and wrapped up by Logan Larsen

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at the thirty three maybe the thirty four gain of
two or three.

Speaker 1 (02:02:10):
At best, he'll be second down and long. Logan Larson, I.

Speaker 7 (02:02:14):
Think it's become pretty evident in this game, you know,
if we can just keep Illinois State behind the chains
a little bit, you know, and make him throw the ball.
He's turned it over three times already, three interceptions in
a quarter and a half.

Speaker 1 (02:02:24):
So just got to stop the run.

Speaker 7 (02:02:26):
I think that's gonna be the biggest thing for this
NSU defense all day. Illinois stayed taking its time.

Speaker 3 (02:02:33):
They break the huddle with fifteen on the play clock,
second down to eight at the thirty four yard line.
Maylander right, he doesn't have a catch today. The freshman
of the year in the league. Sabkowitz left with Casper
slot left. The running back is Dawson, play action to
him written how some depressure flutters it to the left side,
caught by Sabkowitz cutting inside fifty sliding down into Bison

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territory and the forty nine yard line. Sabkowitz working on
Jalen Duffy, and it's a gain of seventeen for the
all time leader and receiving.

Speaker 1 (02:03:02):
Touchdowns for the Red Birds. First down Illinois State.

Speaker 5 (02:03:06):
This good combination of run pass, switching it up, keeping
the defense off guard for Illinois State doing a good
job there.

Speaker 3 (02:03:14):
Five thirty eight remaining of the ham twenty one to
seven Bison. Here in Fargo, it's first down Illinois State
at the forty nine of NDSU. Three receivers right, soup, Cowitz,
Maylander and Lord give up the middle of Dawson cut
down by Jalen Duffy flashing in from corner. He knocked

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him down at midfield loss of one out of play
second and eleven.

Speaker 1 (02:03:39):
Yeah, a really nice job there by Duffy, And that's
just nothing more than preparation coming into this game.

Speaker 7 (02:03:44):
He clearly had some sort of key or read there
that he knew that when he saw it he could
trigger quickly in the backfield and is able to knock
down that big back in Dawson in the backfield.

Speaker 1 (02:03:53):
So really nice job there by Duffy.

Speaker 5 (02:03:54):
And just physically, I mean, don't try to take these
guys up high, take them a little grab around the legs.
Let your buddies committed finishing up. Jalen did it all,
got rid of his legs and he's on the ground.

Speaker 1 (02:04:04):
Twenty one to seven.

Speaker 3 (02:04:05):
Bison play clock at eight on second eleven, handoff Glass
running left side, stringing it out on the stiff arm
and then taken down by a Nana and the Bison
forty seven.

Speaker 1 (02:04:15):
Game of three.

Speaker 3 (02:04:16):
It's going to be third down and eight as we
approach four and a half minutes to play in the
first half.

Speaker 1 (02:04:24):
Let's paut ten seconds for station identification. You're listening to.

Speaker 3 (02:04:27):
The Pioneer Seage Bison Sports Network for learfield four to
twelve remainion and a half. Another big third down, Illinois
State two out of six. On third down, they've got
third and seven and the Bison forty six yard line.

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Bison bring pressure, five man rush, Rittenhouse plush rolling to
us right, loads up. He'll now tuck and run forty
yard line, lowering the shoulder out to the forty one.
Tangled by Victor Iley. Donovan Woollen also in there as well.
He scrambled for about five. It's going to be poured
down in two, and you'd imagine they would go for

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it here in Bison territory.

Speaker 8 (02:05:12):
Victor Iley was dry or was dropping in the coverage.
Donovan Warren came up. I wish they would have combo dot.
Rittenhouse is going for the first down. It's quite good. Yeah,
you're right, they are going for it. Why not?

Speaker 3 (02:05:25):
There we go three twenty six remaining in the half,
Bison by fourteen port down in two. Illinois State going
for it, and the Bison forty one need the thirty
nine three receivers on the left, one man right in
sam Quitz play clock at one. Rittenhouse doesn't know it.
Timeout and let's see if they got the time out in.

Speaker 8 (02:05:46):
They run out of time now, I think the time
ran out before they called the time out.

Speaker 1 (02:05:52):
Tim paulis I can saying there's no way they got
that time out.

Speaker 8 (02:05:54):
Of the lay game.

Speaker 6 (02:05:55):
Illinois State called time let's running out. That is their
first time out, a little forty second time out.

Speaker 5 (02:06:05):
That's a little more gobblygook there. Yeah, he didn't have
that time out here. He was running down the sideline.
I guess you could say maybe his calling a time out,
but wasn't even looking at him.

Speaker 8 (02:06:15):
I hadn't recognized.

Speaker 1 (02:06:16):
It wasn't even brock Spack who called the town. It
was one of the assistants. And I don't even think
that was the coordinator.

Speaker 3 (02:06:22):
Tony Peterson used to be at Illinois under Brett Belamo
his fourth year is a play caller.

Speaker 1 (02:06:26):
I believe he's in the booth.

Speaker 3 (02:06:29):
I might to say that was Harold Anthrage, the O
line coach, who was just chugging down the sideline. Regardless
though it bails out Illinois State and they'll have a
chance at this fourth down in two with three h
nine to play and a half big moment here Bason

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by fourteen, the Illinois State going for it on fourth
down and two, and the Bison forty one line. The
game of thirty nine tight end wing left, Lord and
motion left to right into the slot. Here's a snap
to right now, so he gives it to Lord Jet
sweet left. He cuts a field and collides with Staling
to the thirty nine yard line.

Speaker 1 (02:07:09):
First down, Red Birds.

Speaker 8 (02:07:10):
Good job Staling, good hit.

Speaker 5 (02:07:12):
He earned that one.

Speaker 8 (02:07:14):
Staling made it pay. It's good contents.

Speaker 1 (02:07:18):
They do pick it up.

Speaker 3 (02:07:19):
The two yard pickup gives them a fresh set of
downs with two forty nine remaining of the half. Bison
won the toss and kicked off to start the game,
so they will have the ball to start half number
two twenty one.

Speaker 1 (02:07:30):
Seven to score. Bison on top.

Speaker 3 (02:07:33):
Nathaniel Staling seventy three yard pick six has stretched it
to a two possession game. First and ten of the
thirty nine playoffs and Rettenhouse splitzer from cop He fires right.
Cop By Maylander up ahead of the thirty five to
thirty highest stepping out of the Wooland tackle inside the
thirty yard line down to the Bison twenty four fifteen
yard gate.

Speaker 1 (02:07:52):
It could have been more, but Wooland was just able
to get him out of bounds.

Speaker 5 (02:07:56):
Illinois State offense coming alive here get some positive yards
moving the Chans going it very systematically.

Speaker 3 (02:08:05):
Now they have out gained at ESU two twenty seven
to one to seventeen by the three picks. The difference
Williams punt return for a touchdown also huge. Here's first
down in ten and the Bison twenty four two oh
six to play in a half handoff Dawson and he
is brought down by Keatan Wilson at the line of
scrimm into another big tackle by Wilson.

Speaker 1 (02:08:26):
No gain on the play.

Speaker 3 (02:08:27):
It'll be second down and ten as we hit the
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Speaker 8 (02:09:16):
Time of possession must be huge for Illinois State.

Speaker 1 (02:09:20):
Yeah, let me take a look on that here.

Speaker 3 (02:09:23):
I mean, it's been the turnovers. You've got three picks,
one of them return for a score. Yeah, and special
teams with the Jackson Williams return.

Speaker 1 (02:09:33):
Time of possession is I mean it was twelve to
three in the first quarter in favor of.

Speaker 3 (02:09:38):
Illinois State, fifteen to six. Plice to have at the
ball for six and a half minutes.

Speaker 8 (02:09:44):
Very efficient.

Speaker 3 (02:09:44):
Yeah, it take some pressure off your offense when you've
got a defense that can be opportunistic and you got
a return man who is arguably one of the best,
if not the best, in all of college football right
now at Jackson Williams.

Speaker 8 (02:10:03):
And you know what to do with the tipped ball.

Speaker 1 (02:10:04):
Yeah, we were.

Speaker 3 (02:10:07):
Saying that how many of the picks have been timped
was the one thing at least too timp what the
woman definitely was and obviously Stanley.

Speaker 8 (02:10:14):
Well they are yeah wets.

Speaker 3 (02:10:16):
Yeah, you know you're saying written now he's a snorter
quarterback at five eleven, so the buyes have been able
to get their hands up and get some deflections.

Speaker 1 (02:10:30):
Is the student the.

Speaker 8 (02:10:31):
NBSU student body, are they Are they in class right now?
Are they gone for the Yeah?

Speaker 1 (02:10:37):
I think one more week until finals?

Speaker 8 (02:10:39):
Yeah, about half full of the student sections over there.

Speaker 1 (02:10:44):
Yeah, just about all right.

Speaker 3 (02:10:49):
Coming out of the two minute time out. Now Bizen
leaded twenty one to seven, two minutes to play in
the half in Illinois State is knocking on the door
once again. They are at the Bison twenty four yard line.
What a big play by staling a Visa had just
fumbled and it was fourteen to seven at the time.

Speaker 1 (02:11:10):
He had the pick six to make it twenty one
to seven.

Speaker 3 (02:11:13):
But now Illinois State was second down and ten at
the Bison twenty four tier receivers left Casper and Mainlanders
Sabkowitz Ripe. They motioned Casper left to right, right now
side of the gun belt, high snap, four man rush
chicks right, caught by Glass, slammed down by Gibbons at
the twenty three yard line. Only a gate of one
Darius with a really solid bill and it'll be third

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down and nine As the Bison spend their first time
out of the.

Speaker 6 (02:11:38):
Half time out. North Dakota State there first thirty second
time out.

Speaker 3 (02:11:46):
All right, So now INDSU thinking about preserving some clock
to run a two minute drill.

Speaker 1 (02:11:52):
After this Illinois State series ends.

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We're here on the far Roodome and.

Speaker 3 (02:12:13):
Fargo, North Dakota MCS Playoffs, second round. The undefeated Bison,
the number one overall seed, up twenty one to seven
with one fifty one remaining in the first half, the
Illinois State will have third down and eight at the
Bison twenty two yard line. They are two out of

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seven on third down. Bison trying to hold here with
the Red Birds on the edge of the red zone.
One receiver right son Quitch Maylander and Casper Labs pressing
the tight end name motion right now sitting the gun
gets a snamp four man shut up front. He bounces
around fires left cup by Maylander inside the Bison fifteen

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to the twelve yard line. Another third down pickup game
of ten. Luke Maylander with the catch, first down. Illinois
State appreciate.

Speaker 8 (02:13:05):
Good job, had some time pocket was collapsing on it,
but really did a good job. Delivered a good good
ball first off.

Speaker 3 (02:13:13):
Good job, Illinois State ball at the NDSU twelve one
thirty two, winding down in the first half, Bison by fourteen,
twenty one to seven. Two receivers right one left handoff
glass off right tackle, charging forward inside the ten down
on the Bison eight yard line or so, gain of
three or four and that will mean second down in

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about six coming up for Illinois State in the Bison
eight yard line.

Speaker 5 (02:13:39):
Misi D line have to get off their their blocks
a little bit better. It's not terrible, but it can't
be could be better.

Speaker 3 (02:13:48):
One minute exactly to play here in a half, number one,
second and six, Illinois State in the Bison eight. Rittenhouse
back to throw fires over the middle, complete touchdown, touchdown.
Daniels Sobkowitz his thirty fourth career receiving touchdown and eight
yarder over the middle from Brittenhouse, and Illinois States answered back.

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They're within a possession again, twenty one to thirteen, only
fifty seconds to play.

Speaker 1 (02:14:15):
In the half the point he camps off of fourteen
play eighty.

Speaker 3 (02:14:22):
Two yard drive that ate up over seven minutes, and
now Matt Maldonado comes on for the extra point. Dylan
calibres to snap it. Hayden Futch, the holder, snappand spot.
Maldonado's kick is up and it is good. One sport
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Speaker 5 (02:15:13):
So the question becomes here, with fifty seconds, do you
sit on this and you know you're gonna get the
ball a second half and you actually try to do
something here? You know, I don't know what Coach is
gonna do. I favor the aggressive doesn'tthing go after something.
You got seventy eight yard playing, you know, a touchdown
in one place, so there's time control. The clock, got
two timeouts left.

Speaker 3 (02:15:34):
You know, the visors can be quick strike plenty of
time with two time outs in the back pocket. And
we've seen Andy su be so good in the two
minute situation.

Speaker 1 (02:15:43):
With full pat so far this year.

Speaker 5 (02:15:46):
Don't waste an opportunity. Right right, Let's see if we
can get a great kickoff return here too.

Speaker 8 (02:15:50):
That'd be good.

Speaker 3 (02:15:51):
William's position to return inside the five, Maldonado will kick off.

Speaker 1 (02:15:55):
Right to left.

Speaker 3 (02:15:56):
As you listen, he comes up and drives it a
line drive kick into the end zone by about three yards.
Williams will take it out to the five ten in
between the hash marks fifteen twenty twenty five and getting
dragged down one man.

Speaker 1 (02:16:12):
Hanging onto his leg.

Speaker 3 (02:16:13):
Camp Wilson returned out to the thirty yard line, a
penalty marker down on the near side and also behind
the return, and we'll see what the call is from
Greg Wilson and the Big Sky crew.

Speaker 7 (02:16:31):
Typically on a turn play that you're thinking there's just
gonna be some form of penalty on the return team,
either holding or block in the back. So the fact
that we burned eight seconds there on the return and
now we're gonna be starting pretty far back in our
own territory. You know, maybe we put the ball on
the ground the first play and if you know, we
get a nice chunk, then we go. But I wouldn't
be surprised if they just take this one into the half.
Here here's a call.

Speaker 63 (02:16:55):
There are two fouls during the return holding.

Speaker 8 (02:16:59):
Kicking team number twenty seven. That's it. It would be declined.
That's the kicker number twenty Then start over.

Speaker 6 (02:17:06):
We have a block in the back return team number
twenty seven that pindon being forced half the distance of
the goal first down in North Dakota State ark Gobblin
Cook there.

Speaker 3 (02:17:16):
So holding on will Style and the block in the
back on Ryan Jones. I believe, I think I see Jones.
I ain't really catch Style as they run the replay
on the video board, So the bidens will be backed
up forty two seconds to play in the.

Speaker 8 (02:17:33):
Hand who whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa? Hold it? What are
they doing? They are forcing?

Speaker 5 (02:17:37):
Both penalties will be versa. Well, well, if you if
you double the penalty. Don't hit half the distance if
you're what would he get out to the thirty?

Speaker 7 (02:17:46):
Yeah, he was out at the thirty and they've got
the ball the rest of the four. I yeah, maybe
it was half the distance from the spot of the foul.
That would maybe be my only guess.

Speaker 8 (02:17:55):
That's not half the distance where it is. And then
add on the other one. Yeah, I guess.

Speaker 5 (02:18:00):
I don't I figured out the seventy three sixty three
thing that happened. Trent Freeley must have ripped his jersey
or something, so he's wearing number seventy three dollar at center.

Speaker 1 (02:18:09):
Oh, good call Phil, all right.

Speaker 3 (02:18:11):
Bison have it at the four yard line first down,
and Ted and Perika up the middle and Barika is
tackled by Ram Wilson here along with CJ. Richard Junior
and the Bison and are content to just let the
clock run. Actually they'll call time out. Oh, Illinois State

(02:18:31):
wants to take a time out. I beg your pardon,
time out, Illinois State. They have one in the back pocket.
Maybe they're thinking, let's set up a punt block on this.
If we can stop them on the the next well,
they would only be able to stop the clock one
more time, which would get him a third down. The
Bison run it on third down that would run out
of the clock. Redbirds at least, I think we're trying

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to see him thinking.

Speaker 1 (02:19:00):
Capitalized on the Bisay pinback deep.

Speaker 3 (02:19:18):
Thirty four seconds remaining in the halm Bison up twenty
one to fourteen.

Speaker 1 (02:19:23):
Ball at the.

Speaker 3 (02:19:23):
Bison six yard line, second and eight, multiple tight ends
Cole Payton under center Penu the tailback hand off Penu
offer right tackles, stretching it out, and he is eventually
wrangled down by Patrick Bauer and company at the thirty
eight yard line only a gate of two and another
time out taken by Brocks back in Illinois state.

Speaker 8 (02:19:47):
Illinois State. So I guess I don't get it. If we.

Speaker 5 (02:19:57):
That's our last one, that's our last last time. So
we run the ball four to half. I mean, we're
not gonna punt it.

Speaker 1 (02:20:06):
Right a third.

Speaker 8 (02:20:06):
Douns they're down right now.

Speaker 1 (02:20:08):
So he must be just saying, hey, everybody, bat for
the ball.

Speaker 8 (02:20:11):
See if we gonna turn over here.

Speaker 1 (02:20:12):
Okay, that's gotta be playoff football.

Speaker 3 (02:20:19):
The Edwards one last week at Southeastern Louisiana twenty one
to three, four interceptions keep them in that victory.

Speaker 1 (02:20:27):
It's been the Bison who have the interception today.

Speaker 3 (02:20:29):
They've got three of them on Rittenhouse putting the pick
six by Staling, which is the difference.

Speaker 1 (02:20:35):
Right now, twenty three seconds remaining in the half, Bison.

Speaker 3 (02:20:39):
Getting the ball to start and half number two twenty
one to fourteen NDSU ball is at the NDSU eight.
It's third down and six Illinois State out of timeouts.
Byson looking to take care of the ball from the
eight hand off no play action. Peyton shuffles up, throws
it long for Lance, knocks down, knocked down by Richard

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on one with Lance, no penalty markers after some contact,
and now seventeen seconds remain in a half?

Speaker 1 (02:21:08):
Is is Ison are going to have to punt from
inside their own ten.

Speaker 8 (02:21:11):
He pushed Lance.

Speaker 7 (02:21:12):
Right in the back, two hands in the back to
get better position, and I just don't know about that
call there by India. So now now you have to
go through a punt backed up against your owner zone
and total give Illinois State some time.

Speaker 1 (02:21:28):
Illinois State gonna bring ten to try and block it.

Speaker 3 (02:21:30):
Bickerton's standing three yards of the end line, gets the
long snap, boots it away cleanly. Casper the return man,
retraining back, good punt inside the forty yard line, taking
on a skip inside the thirty at the sideline, he
angles down at the thirty one with seven seconds remaining
in the first half.

Speaker 1 (02:21:47):
Good punt by Dickerton. Indeed, Illinois State will have it
and what they choose to do is up to them.

Speaker 3 (02:21:53):
With just seven seconds to go and they're back in
the thirty two. Don't know how good House's arm is
for a hail Mary. They would need to get a
quick fifteen yard first.

Speaker 1 (02:22:04):
Down to probably even have a chance.

Speaker 3 (02:22:07):
We'll see what kind of play they run as NDSU
will get the ball to start the second half.

Speaker 1 (02:22:14):
Twenty one fourteen by seven seconds remaining.

Speaker 3 (02:22:17):
In the half, and Illinois State comes out and kneel
down formation Rittenhouse will take a shotgun snap and then
drop to a knee.

Speaker 1 (02:22:26):
As the first half comes to a close.

Speaker 3 (02:22:29):
Playoffs underway here in Fargo, and takeaways and special teams
a difference right now for the Bison. They lead at
twenty one to fourteen at the break. Let's go downstairs.
Noah standing by with.

Speaker 7 (02:22:41):
Coach Thanks Sam coach an issue offense able to score
on the first playments from scrimmage, but has kind of
been held in check since then.

Speaker 1 (02:22:48):
How do you get the group going?

Speaker 21 (02:22:49):
Only had three possessions and that's on the offense, okay,
and then we got to get off the field on
third and long twice.

Speaker 16 (02:22:55):
You know, the Red Birds were able to stay out there.
So it's just kind of a clunky deal.

Speaker 21 (02:22:59):
But that don't take take away from the ability of
the defense with the takeaways and then the big punt return.

Speaker 1 (02:23:04):
Thanks coach, Thank you guys. Back to you Sam, Thanks
very much.

Speaker 3 (02:23:07):
Noah, you heard it there are Coach Paula sik got
to try and see if the Bison offense could stay
out on the.

Speaker 1 (02:23:12):
Field for a little more in the.

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In the books, Let's see how the Bison stands at
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score at the half here in Fargo is NDSU twenty
one Illinois State fourteen.

Speaker 1 (02:26:48):
Let's get into it.

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We'll take a listen to our first half highlights presented
by Tommy's Express Car Wash. NDSU won the toss and
deferred Illinois State. Starting out at their own twenty five,
Code Green stepped up right away, forcing a three hand
out in as little time as it took the NDSU
defense to get off the field. The Byson offense mount

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payd even faster. From the twenty two first down in
ten snapped to Cole under pressure, he throws a deep
Brice Lance wide open. He's got it on the sideline
behind the d and he is all the way in
for the Byson touchdown.

Speaker 2 (02:27:24):
How about Matt start for NYSU here in the playoffs,
Cole Payne, the Bryce Lance seventy eight yards. He was
wide open behind the corner and he went cruise control
down the near sideline for the touchdown. Byson Slara on
the very first playoffensively six.

Speaker 1 (02:27:43):
To nothing INDSU.

Speaker 18 (02:27:46):
The home run ball to Bryce Lance put in DSU
on the board seven to nothing. In less than two
and a half minutes. The Redbirds moved the chains with
a couple of passes to Dylan Lord and a pair
of runs by Victor Dawson to get into NDSU territory.
Then on third down, Taylor made his presence belt for
the third straight game.

Speaker 1 (02:28:03):
Step to Rittenhouse. Four man rushed.

Speaker 3 (02:28:05):
Brittenhouse fires over the middle and it's intercepted. Intercepted by NDSU.
The Bizon getting the takeaway. It's tailing eighty. The young
safety steps in again.

Speaker 2 (02:28:19):
His third interception on the year, and the Bazac stuck
the drive.

Speaker 1 (02:28:24):
They'll take over with a way to play in.

Speaker 18 (02:28:26):
The first three straight games with an interception for tailing Edie,
the first Bison player since Dawson Webber in twenty twenty
two to pull that off. Frika Penn, who started off
the drive with a first down run. The drives called
out near midfield and Aaron Bickerton him the Redbirds at
their own two yard line. The red Birds unable to
get the ball pass the vibe and then they made

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the mistake of punting to Jackson Williams. Williams back deep
to return in the forty five Bunch boots it away,
angles at far left.

Speaker 1 (02:28:55):
Williams can return it from the Byson forty eight yard line,
zigging exactly.

Speaker 2 (02:28:58):
In the forty thirty five he could be gone twenty
fifteen ten five Jackson Williams touchdown, the most dangerous returnment
in America. He struck again fifty to two yard punt
return touchdown, and NDSU has opened up a thirteen nothing lead,

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but four forty remaining in the first quarter.

Speaker 18 (02:29:23):
Phil Hanson spoke for all Illinois State fans with the
Little oh as soon as that ball was heading to
Jackson Williams. The extra point made it fourteen to nothing NDSU.
Illinois State started the next drive in their own twenty
five sixteen yard connection from Brittenhouse to Eddie Casper for
sixteen yards moved them downfield. They got into NDSU territory
once again, but only briefly, thanks to a Donovan Woollen interception.

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Barika got in DSU going with a first down run
across midfield, bringing us to the end of the first
quarter with a fourteen to nothing INDISU lead. Out of
the break, the Bison unable to get the first down
punt into the Illinois State fourteen the red It's converted
a third and nine with a sixteen yard completion to
Scottie Prescot Junior, and on the next play Victor Dawson
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touchdown run to got the lead in half and make
it fourteen to seven. On the ensuing drive, Rica Pennu
put the ball on the ground and Illinois State recovered,
getting the ball on the NDSU thirty three. After a
false start by Illinois State to start the drive, the
defense gold Rika, don't worry, We've got you.

Speaker 3 (02:30:25):
Dawson, the tailback snapped to rittenhouse scans the field fires
a middle intercepting Nathaniel Staling with ahead of steam down
Lafar sideline forty thirty twenty.

Speaker 2 (02:30:35):
Five twenty ten five touchdown Sun and change the Bison way.
Nathaniel Staling takes the ball, his second pick six of
the year.

Speaker 1 (02:30:49):
They ran it all the way back.

Speaker 3 (02:30:51):
Down Lafarn sideline, and just like that, the Bison back
in control twenty to seven.

Speaker 18 (02:30:58):
The Eli Oazick extra point would make it twenty one
to seven, and DSU Rittenhouse came back and was able
to connect with star wide receiver Daniel Soap, who wits
to get across the fifty. The Redbirds converted a fourth
down to get inside the twenty five. After two minute
time out, they kept it going, completing a fourteen play
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with a touchdown to sapt who wits to make it
twenty one fourteen. With fifty seconds left, The Bison got
the ball back ended up having the punt. Illinois State
took any to run out the clock. That would do
it for the first half and take us to our
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minutes in the first half in that matchup even less today,
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three yards, including that seventy eight yard touchdown to Bryce Lance.
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Penu Brica seven carries twenty nine yards on the ground
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That game has two point fifty two remaining in the
worth quarter. So a busy day in the FCS playoffs.
We have one more game yet to come. Rhode Island
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Davis that has a nine o'clock kick later tonight. The
winner of that game will take on the winner of
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Our scoreboard once again. Our score here at halftime inside
the Fargo Dome. NDSU leaning on defense and special teams
has a twenty one to fourteen lead over Illinois State.
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The Fargo do of hereon Fargo, North Dakota, getting set
for the second half between the Bison and Illinois State
and as you win, or leads it twenty one to
fourteen on the coaches Toy scoreboard coming out of the
halftime locker room, the winner onto the quarterfinals to take
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Hanson and noahgaindo Or. I'm Sam Niederman. Phil, what a
weird first half. The Bison have four first downs and
they've scored three touchdowns and they by seven as a result.

Speaker 5 (02:42:02):
I guess you could take that thing that stats lie
and prove it here. I mean, if I had to
guess the score without knowing it on this, you know,
I look at third downs conversions. Illinois State's doing that
pretty well. Time of possession twenty two minutes. You got
twenty two minutes to score versus seven minutes to score.
You know, you just think like the Illinois State was up,
but they're hanging around that They sure are.

Speaker 3 (02:42:24):
Yeah, the difference the turnovers Bison had force three of them,
all three interceptions, one of them returned for a touchdown
by Nathaniel Staling seventy three yard pick six.

Speaker 1 (02:42:34):
That is the difference right now.

Speaker 3 (02:42:36):
And Jackson Williams who had the fifty two yard punt
return touchdown, that also being a huge difference making play
for the Bison in the first half. Noah, you talked
with coach going into the halftime locker room, Bison are
going to get the ball here to start half number two.
What do you want to see from the offense for
a good drive to start the third quarter here? Yeah,
I would just like to see a drive period. I mean,

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put together some good plays back to back, gets your
playmakers the ball, established this run game, and just find
a rhythm. It seems like, you know, this has been
such a sporadic, kind of random first half that they
haven't really even been able to settle in yet. So
just get settled in, find some consistency, and just start
to establish the line of scrimmage.

Speaker 1 (02:43:16):
Bison will have a chance returning it from right to left.

Speaker 3 (02:43:19):
As you listen in Green Illinois State and Wide, Matt
Maldonado boots it away and we're underway here. In the
second half, Rajohn Nelson waves for fair catch it. He
makes it inside the five yard line, so the Bison
set for their opening series of the second half. Opening
series of the first half was a seventy eight yard

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touchdown to Bryce Lance. The Bison only had four first
downs offensively in the first half. NDSU ran sixteen plays
compared to Illinois States forty two.

Speaker 5 (02:43:53):
While in the opening half, I think Noah said it right,
you got it such your establish yourself here.

Speaker 8 (02:44:00):
You need to sustained drive here and a.

Speaker 3 (02:44:01):
Score buys in from right to left across your radio dial.
First down in ten own twenty five yard line. Peyton
in the shotgun with Penu to his left, gives to
Penu running it right and he is stopped in the backfield.

Speaker 1 (02:44:15):
Garrett Stephen the defensive end, got in there, got.

Speaker 3 (02:44:19):
Penetration, drops Perika back to the twenty three loss of
two second down and twelve.

Speaker 8 (02:44:26):
Ot the right play to run the first playout after
half time. Now what you want to see.

Speaker 7 (02:44:32):
It started with Meek Hamp again, just penetration right at
the point of attack. He's just always seems to be
right right in the right spot.

Speaker 3 (02:44:38):
Yeah, he just submarine de man and got knocked back,
and then it was Stephan who finished it off. Second
down twelve and he has you owed twenty three yard line.
Peyton out of the gun, four man rush stands in,
He's wrapped up. He faints a sack, breaks a tackle,
now dances out to his left, flat down behind the
play as he gallops out of bounds on the Byson side,

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just shy of the thirty five.

Speaker 1 (02:45:03):
We'll have to check the penalty marker.

Speaker 3 (02:45:05):
As Peyton was wrapped up dead to rights rees Edwards
had a sack, but Peyton broke through.

Speaker 1 (02:45:10):
Let's check the penalty.

Speaker 63 (02:45:12):
Hold is offense number sixty two, ten yard penalty.

Speaker 8 (02:45:19):
So second down.

Speaker 1 (02:45:21):
Greg Wilson with the call, and it's a holding call
on Griffin MP.

Speaker 3 (02:45:30):
They brought in Edwards the blitz that linebacker and he
just got a ton of penetration on bo Johnson.

Speaker 5 (02:45:36):
I just watched Griffin MP on the replay. He must
have got the number wrong because you can't call that.
I mean, there was no holder. There must have been
another number.

Speaker 3 (02:45:46):
Bison now back to their own thirteen yard line. It's
second down at twenty two. Peyton hand off Brika up
the middle and Barrika is slammed down by knee Camp
at the nineteen yard line after a gain of six
to get some of the lost yard back.

Speaker 1 (02:46:01):
But now it'll be third down at sixteen and the
Bison need to pick this.

Speaker 3 (02:46:05):
One up here otherwise they're punning away to start half
number two in a seven point playoff game, and third.

Speaker 1 (02:46:14):
And sixteen is not where you want to be. If
that's the case, there we go the.

Speaker 3 (02:46:22):
Small group of Redbirds fans of the far sign of
the dome. They are on their feet, third and sixteen,
Bison at their own nineteen yard line. Peyton in the shotgun,
Owen Johnson to his left, two receivers left, Lance right,
Peyton back.

Speaker 1 (02:46:36):
To throw under pressure, dodges the rush, he's running out
of space and he's knocked down for a sack.

Speaker 3 (02:46:42):
Stephen got home and drops Peyton back at the sixteen
yard line, and the Bison have been forced to punt
to open up this second half. There's also an injured lineman.
It's Griffin Empi who's down on the floor right now
for the Bison. Oh no, you do not want to
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first team All Conference right guard down on the turf
right now. Tricia Shannon, the athletic trainer out there tending
to him, and Emp was lying face flat initially. He
has now turned over to his back and he is
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Griffin Envy was able to walk off the field on
his own power. He is now being checked out on
the Bison bench. Looked like maybe an ankle injury from
the Bison to right guard. We will keep you posted. Meanwhile,
the Bison are lining up to punt. Thirteen minutes to
play in the third twenty one to fourteen. Bison NDSU
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punt from inside his own five yard line.

Speaker 1 (02:49:51):
Illinois State does not bring heat.

Speaker 3 (02:49:53):
Bickerton boots it away with the right foot, Casper retreats
back and returns it from his own thirty five scatters
out of bounds at about the thirty eight yard line
or so. Here we go, twelve forty nine remaining in
the third quarter. Bison offense sputtering, defense has been good,
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the crowd will start to come to life early in
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Speaker 8 (02:50:18):
Matter what sock courts, he's only got like one catch,
one or two catches.

Speaker 3 (02:50:21):
Yeah, he's got two for the one one of the
what's a touchdown, Bison. I've done a decent job on him.

Speaker 8 (02:50:27):
Here we go.

Speaker 3 (02:50:28):
Tommy Rittenhouse sixteen nine twenty two one one touchdown, three picks,
including the pick six. He's in the gun, Dawson to
his right, Charles tight end wing left, Maylander and the
boundary left two on the right Bison shift the four
man front pass play on first down check down caught
by cast or Dylan Lord, and he is out to
the forty four yard line for a gain of eight

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good second down and two as Wooland had to stop
for NDSU.

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Speaker 3 (02:51:03):
The d Illinois Stained working from left to right as
you listen, Charles, Mainlander and Lord and a bunch on
the left samakoit's solo right against Alexander second down in
two at the forty four run play Dawson up the
middle and Dawson plows forward across the forty five the line.
The game, he's got the forty six yard line pickup

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of two burst down Illinois State State Dawson with one
hundred yards on the afternoon and now whistles on the
field and injured Illinois.

Speaker 1 (02:51:35):
State lineman center.

Speaker 3 (02:51:38):
That's Jack McGarry, who was questionable to play today, fighting
through injury.

Speaker 1 (02:51:43):
And he is hobbling off are there already light there.

Speaker 3 (02:51:47):
Yeah, he is really gimpy on that left leg, and
hopefully he'll be all right.

Speaker 5 (02:51:54):
So now, so it looks like sixty six goes to center.
The great jealous side y up running seventy seven to
play his position.

Speaker 3 (02:52:02):
A guard yup, jealouson has started before it's his. He
had five starts earlier this year. McGarry is the injured
man out eleven fifty five remaining of the third quarter.
This is a seven point pison Lee twenty one to
fourteen first down in ten Illinois State own forty seven.
Brittenhouse out of the pistol hand off Dawson up the middle,

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and Dawson able to get into Bison.

Speaker 1 (02:52:25):
Territory the forty eight yard line.

Speaker 3 (02:52:28):
Crumpy had the tackle not before a gain of five
second down in five. As they continue to feed the
two hundred and twenty pounder Victor Dawson, he is just like.

Speaker 5 (02:52:36):
The seed parted there. They don't know whether there aren't
more Buyson players up in that hole. Quicker, maybe they're
running a little stunt or something.

Speaker 8 (02:52:45):
I don't know.

Speaker 3 (02:52:46):
Rettenhouse, the veteran quarterback, barking out the play in the huddle.
It's his thirtieth career start, first ever in the Fargo
dove Soapkowitz left, Maylander and Lord on the right, Charles
at tight end, Dawson the running back second in five
and forty eight yard line. Lord in short motion in
the slot high snapped a Rittenhouse four man Stunny fires
ball is tipped in the airs, picked off, picked off

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again by the Pison, Staley again, then a flection by
Woolen and the Bison with their fourth interception of the.

Speaker 5 (02:53:18):
Day, tipped again Rentenhouse. I don't know if that was
tipped in at the line of Scrimmager and calling Woolen
the tip. There's a part tip. It looked like it
came out kind of walking up the line tip twice.
Maybe rock Smack is hot.

Speaker 1 (02:53:35):
I'm down on the field.

Speaker 3 (02:53:36):
He is arguing with the official about something. It was
being held back by one of his assistants. I'm not
exactly sure what he's unhappy about.

Speaker 5 (02:53:44):
There was a little extra curricular away from the plane
with some guys slapping helmets and stuff of each other.

Speaker 8 (02:53:50):
Got split up pretty quick.

Speaker 7 (02:53:51):
Now, Yeah, I think Logan Larson was going to block
for the interception return and maybe got a little too
excessive there blocking Rittenhouse, so that I believe that's probably
what Spack was mad about.

Speaker 3 (02:54:02):
I see four interceptions for NDSU second by Staling. Woolan
had the tip first and ten at the Redbird forty
seven yard line.

Speaker 1 (02:54:10):
Peyton out of the shotgun.

Speaker 3 (02:54:11):
They blitzed five Peyton under pressure fires left side incomplete,
trying to set up a screen to DJ Scott. DJ
was getting harassed by the defensive lineman Jake Anderson, who
was right on him for the screen. It was dexter
Neeecamp coming in untouched on the blitz. And now it's
second in ten.

Speaker 5 (02:54:30):
Josh began in here at right tackle. Now you know
he was an emergency thing. So they've reached that offensive line.
I guess I can't see if he's back in there
or not.

Speaker 3 (02:54:39):
Babbitt's left tackle Bo Johnson, left guard, Freyley is the center,
Toss Stass is the right guard, and.

Speaker 1 (02:54:46):
Magan, as you said, field the right tackle.

Speaker 3 (02:54:48):
Second in ten buys at the forty seven yard line,
handoff DJ Scott running off right guard. Nice run DJ
inside the forty five second push down to the forty
two of the red Birds gain of five on the play,
and that will bring up third down and five for
the Bison. With ten thirty six remaining the third quarter,
it's twenty one to fourteen in favor of NDSU.

Speaker 5 (02:55:08):
And tiny Camp. He comes in there again and tries
to blow up the play. He didn't do it at
the point of attack. He was kind of off by
a little bit in his timing, so we were already
passed him. But boy, he is a He blows up
the point of attacks like he recognized it really well,
no you mentioned it.

Speaker 8 (02:55:23):
He did it. There was just a little late at
getting to where the point of attack was gonna.

Speaker 3 (02:55:26):
Be under ten to fifteen remaining in the third third
down and five and the Redbird forty two. Peyton in
the shotgun, Nelson in the slot left, built, high snapped
four man rush, Peyton under pressure and he's going down,
wrapped up by Edwards and he beat the tackle on
the other side.

Speaker 1 (02:55:45):
In Illinois State, it's.

Speaker 2 (02:55:47):
All over the field, flaps flying on the field after
this celebration.

Speaker 8 (02:55:52):
As it's gonna be on the Bison.

Speaker 5 (02:55:53):
They didn't like the way they were treating Cole there
as he was being sacked. But I'm everybody's all the
same thing except me. I didn't see what happened there
at the end.

Speaker 3 (02:56:03):
Yeah, Edwards came in for the sack. Illinois State sideline erupted.
There was some pushing and shoving after and three penalty flags.

Speaker 5 (02:56:11):
Just I think they all came at the same Yeah,
that was and she's got their punt team on it
must have been done.

Speaker 3 (02:56:19):
All the momentum right now is with Illinois State. Even
after a fourth Bison interception.

Speaker 6 (02:56:27):
After the play was over unsports with my conduct offense
number eighty eight. That's his first that's a fifteen yard
penalty down counts fourth down, that's fifteen yards after.

Speaker 3 (02:56:45):
Yeah, the Bison have taken three sacks in this game,
and that is kept Illinois State in it. The Bison
offense continuing to struggle to put together a drive. The
pick sick and the punt return touchdown I've been the
lifeline for NDSU. They lead it by seven twenty one

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to fourteen nine fifty four remaining in the third Illinois State.
We'll try and bring hate for the punt. Bickerton insign
his own twenty five. They bring heat to block and
he boots it away cleanly, short kick shorter, kicking it
shanks out of bounds on the far sideline.

Speaker 1 (02:57:23):
Let's see where they spot it.

Speaker 3 (02:57:25):
It'll definitely be beyond the thirty yard line and Illinois
State will have good field position at the thirty five
nine thirty nine remaining of the third twenty one fourteen
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Twenty one to fourteen Bison nine thirty nine to play
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wear Feld, Sam Nederman, Phil Hanson here in the booth,

(02:59:41):
No again, dour down on the field. Bison leaded by
seven and Illinois State gets the ball back after the
Bison have to punt for the second time in this half.

Speaker 1 (02:59:50):
Bison offense hasn't.

Speaker 3 (02:59:52):
Scored since their first play of the game to Bryce
Lance Hunt return touchdown and then Nathaniel Staling pick six
have been the the other two scores, and ill Illinois State,
which has thrown four interceptions today, has the ball at
their own forty after the shallow punt by Bickerton.

Speaker 8 (03:00:11):
Shallow, terrible It could replace them with terrible.

Speaker 3 (03:00:15):
Terror receivers left one man right in Maylander, hand off
to Dawson, big hole, right side, forty five yard line,
tumbling out to the forty seven.

Speaker 1 (03:00:24):
Duffy had the tackle and it's a gate.

Speaker 3 (03:00:26):
Of seven for Victor Dawson, over one hundred yards on
the afternoon with a score, it'll be sicking down in three.

Speaker 7 (03:00:33):
Look like Duffy came off the field there as well,
holding his shoulder. Hopefully nothing too serious and he can
get back in there.

Speaker 3 (03:00:40):
Yeah, Aca is in now for Jalen Duffy, that corner
nine to twelve, winding down in the third quarter. We're
in the second round of the MCS playoffs. Bizen trying
to keep the streak of sixteen straight quarterfinals alive. Give
to Dawson on second and three. He doesn't get much,
maybe a yard out to about the forty eight, gain
of one, and then'll make it third down and two.

Speaker 1 (03:01:06):
The Crown will come back to its feet here in
the Farno Dob.

Speaker 3 (03:01:10):
Byson defense needs a stop here to stunt some of
the momentum that belongs to Illinois State. It's third down
and one, with the ball resting and the forty nine
of Illinois State.

Speaker 1 (03:01:25):
They need the fifty Brittenhouse and a set good. They'll
run it. Dawson left side. He's got it, diving.

Speaker 3 (03:01:32):
Forward into Bison territory at the Bison forty eight yard line,
gain of three and a first down for the Redbirds.

Speaker 1 (03:01:41):
They continue to control the clock.

Speaker 3 (03:01:42):
They have a twenty five minute to ten minute time
of possession advantage, a fifty to twenty two play count advantage,
Yet the Bison still waited by seven on the coaching
choice scoreboard, twenty one to fourteen. Samkowits and press cut
with Alexander left, three receivers right. Dawson motions out of

(03:02:03):
the matfield four man rush, Rittenhouse stands in fires long
left side, incomplete, too tall looking for Sam Kowitz, who
was locked up with Alexander. It'll be second down and Ted,
I think it's going to be important here.

Speaker 7 (03:02:20):
You know, Illinois State has had a lot of success
on first down running the ball, you know, getting seven
eight yards of crack so incomplete pass there can get
him behind the chains a little bit here. Just just
make Renhouse beat you with his arm. We've been giving
up too many yards on the ground so far in
this one.

Speaker 3 (03:02:37):
Seven forty eight remaining in the third, twenty one to
fourteen Bison second down ten ball on the Bison forty
eight yard line high snapped to Rettenhouse. He fires to
out left. It's caught by Casper, push down the bounds
by Wooen on the Redbird sideline forty two yard line
pitching catch up six and now an important third down
of four upcoming. With seven forty three remaining in the third,

(03:03:01):
what are we.

Speaker 8 (03:03:02):
On for third down conversions? What is Illinois stayed?

Speaker 1 (03:03:04):
Therefore nine four nine.

Speaker 3 (03:03:10):
Crowd on its feet now Byzon need to stop on
Illinois state on the fringe of field goal range Holeonado
as long as fifty one ball the bs in forty
two third down and four, they need the thirty eight
right down send the gun. Dawson to his right, playclock
at five. With pressing in motion, he pulls down the snap.
He's under pressure rate bends out to us right, being chased,

(03:03:33):
fires on the run cut by Dawson inside the forty.

Speaker 1 (03:03:36):
Yard line, just shy of the line to gain No,
he's he's.

Speaker 3 (03:03:39):
At the thirty nine. They needed the thirty eight. It'll
be a gain of three fourth and one.

Speaker 5 (03:03:44):
They went for it before. I don't know why they
wouldn't now, same position on the field too.

Speaker 7 (03:03:49):
Especially with how they've ran the ball today, to feel
pretty confident they can pick up the yard.

Speaker 3 (03:03:54):
Yeah, all right, big four down Illinois State one for
one on four down. Huge moment in this game, with
six forty four remaining in the third quarter, balling the
Bison thirty nine and dsu's gotta hold the line. Brittenhouse
and the gun with Dawson right, calls for a man
in motion, fakes to him, sweeps him, now, passes left firing,

(03:04:16):
gets caught by Charles at tight end down to the
Bison thirty six yard line. They risked it all going
with a pass play. They connect with Charles. Injured Bison
on the field too, It'll be first down.

Speaker 7 (03:04:32):
Looks like Taylor ed is the one down on the field,
d the injured player for in DSU.

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You know, all the players were all offensive defensive players
were running in the same direction, and he threw it back.
Be it Rittenhouse threw it back me on his box,
so everybody was like Field, they're all planting and trying
to come back to the ball.

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D the injured player will get you an update in
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Speaker 3 (03:07:03):
First down ten, Illinois State and the Bison thirty six
yard line clockets running six oh eight to play in
the third quarter. Bison are up by seven. Rettenhouse in
the shot gun Dawson left, takes a snap. Foreman Russ
Rittenhouse checks at Dawson on the left and cut down
by Donovan Wohin crashing in from lenebacker to make the
stop in the thirty five gain of one on the play.

Speaker 1 (03:07:26):
It'll be sticking down at nine.

Speaker 3 (03:07:27):
We're inside six to play in the third Bison holding
on to a twenty one to fourteen league.

Speaker 7 (03:07:33):
This is an Illinois State offensive line with two starters
out and then we just saw their center go out,
you know, a couple series ago. So I'm really impressed
with how they've held up so far today. No sacks
for NSU up to this point. Yeah, they've held on.

Speaker 3 (03:07:46):
It's now second down at nine and the Bison thirty
five yard line. Rittenhouse, when Dawson too is left in
the gun, takes the snap. Fore Man pulls fires right,
sliding catch on the slamp by Soapkowitz inside the Bison
thirty yard line to the twenty eight gain of six,
and that we'll bring up third down in a short.

Speaker 1 (03:08:02):
Two as we moved a five eleven to play in
the third quarter.

Speaker 5 (03:08:07):
Boys, Sobkowitz is wide open, nobody within five yards when
he caught it and fell down.

Speaker 8 (03:08:11):
But it just seems like coverage was tighter in the
first half than it does now.

Speaker 3 (03:08:16):
This is huge, just a fifty sixth play that the
NDSU defense has been on the field, four fifty four
remaining in a third quarter. We're up by seven, third
down and two, and the buys in twenty eight yard line.

Speaker 1 (03:08:30):
Blake Clock at six. Great House clips for the ball.

Speaker 3 (03:08:32):
Gives to Dawson and he is slammed down to the
backfield by logan cop. Cop came in and made a
huge stop, no gain on the play and now Ford
down at two.

Speaker 8 (03:08:44):
Good job, you're talking about filling a hole. Oh that
was a great film, all right, that one.

Speaker 1 (03:08:53):
And sports Illinois State's hand. They're going to go for
it on Ford down at two.

Speaker 3 (03:09:00):
Crown is away hand standing four thirteen remaining in the
third fourth. In two plays in twenty eight, Brittenhouse in
the shotgun play action running to the left being chased
byke Cop. He's got the first down at the twenty
yard line, sliding out at the eighteen yard line scramble
of ten. They pick up their third fourth down on

(03:09:23):
his many tries and it's Rittenhouse who called his own
number able to scramble for it.

Speaker 8 (03:09:29):
Good play, smart play.

Speaker 5 (03:09:30):
Maybe he saw Logan Cop on the other side of
the play before really come down and attack. It was
a different defense, but still we Cop couldn't quite get
out there for.

Speaker 1 (03:09:40):
Eight thirty six to play in the third quarter twenty
one fourteen.

Speaker 3 (03:09:43):
Bison, Illinois State now in the red zone, bawl the
Maison nineteen.

Speaker 1 (03:09:47):
They rests on the left hand, so with red House
and the gun, he claps for it.

Speaker 3 (03:09:51):
Play action to Dawson steps up plus right, fires right,
caught on the run by Mainlander, angling on the mounds,
shelled out by Crumby and about the Bison zero yard
line gain of seven, and it'll be second down and.

Speaker 7 (03:10:04):
Three and the sud line just not really getting home
up to this points. They're gonna need someone to step
up and make a play for him.

Speaker 3 (03:10:18):
Here there's been plays made four interceptions by NDSU, matching
a playoff game record but it's only produced a seven
point le twenty one to fourteen Bison two fifty eight
to play in the third handoff Dawson running up the middle,
and Dawson gets to about the ten yard line, a
gain of two.

Speaker 1 (03:10:40):
He's shy by about a yard. It'll be third down
and one from the ten.

Speaker 3 (03:10:47):
Cole Payton just jumping up and down on the Miason sideline,
trying to stay loose. INDYSU offenses only run twenty two plays.
This is the sixtieth play in the game for Illinois State.
Third down and one, working left to right. As you listen,
Soapkowitz solo and press coverage left. Two receivers Casper and
Mainland are right. Charles at tight end, Dawson off the

(03:11:09):
right hip of Rittenhouse. Third and one handoff Dawson, he
runs and luninges forward. Did he create the plane? I
don't think he did. They mark him at the ten.
No gain on the plane. It'll be fourth and one.
Ryan Jones came in from safety and made the stop
and that's a big one.

Speaker 1 (03:11:27):
It'll be fourth down and one. What will they do?
Is this the fourth and fourth down?

Speaker 8 (03:11:31):
They've went forth?

Speaker 1 (03:11:32):
They're gonna go for it. At least keep the offense
out on the field.

Speaker 8 (03:11:35):
I think that the odds would have been with NDSU
at some point.

Speaker 3 (03:11:39):
Here we go, do they actually go or are they
just bluffing to try and drama Bizon off sides one
forty three remaining of the third, fourth and one in
the ten Brittenhouse collapse.

Speaker 1 (03:11:50):
They'll go hand off. Dawson's trying. He didn't get there.
He did not get there.

Speaker 3 (03:11:55):
Buys it stop him the fourth doubt stop by code.

Speaker 1 (03:12:01):
They cut down Dawson.

Speaker 3 (03:12:02):
In a backfield and NDSU holds leading in twenty one fourteen,
one thirty five remaining, and Nane and Jones had to stop.

Speaker 8 (03:12:17):
Wow, what a great play. I mean you think just
eventually it catch up with you.

Speaker 5 (03:12:20):
They won't get every fourth down and what a critical
time for NDSU defense though, pull up big, come up
with a huge play.

Speaker 1 (03:12:28):
I beg your pardon. It was Logan Kop who had
to stop.

Speaker 3 (03:12:31):
How many times has he come up big on a
board down for NDSU throughout his career. He had the
big one against und he had one against the Citadel
earlier in the season opener, that one here in this
postseason first down in ten. Now you can hear a
pin drop as the Bidies go to work from their
own eleven. It's Peyton under pressure hit as he throws

(03:12:52):
incomplete looking for Brika on the checkdown, more pressure coming in.
Garrett Steppin able to get to Cole, who is now
just two out of seven passing on the day.

Speaker 7 (03:13:07):
Nate Toss said, I believe was the one who gives
up the pressure there. From from the interior, it.

Speaker 8 (03:13:12):
Looks like MP's back in there though at the right guard.

Speaker 7 (03:13:16):
Yeah, he came off and they taped up his ankle
and he kind of gave it a little test and
he seems good.

Speaker 3 (03:13:21):
To go now, one thirty remaining in the third, Bison
still lead at twenty one to fourteen. It's second out
at ten and the Bison eleven hand off Rika on
the right side and he doesn't have much but pushing
the pile out to about the fifteen yard line gain
of four. It'll be third down and six. Bison aren't
gonna need to pick this one up. As we approach
one minute to play in the third.

Speaker 7 (03:13:44):
Recent he also know that this defense could definitely just
use a breather on the sideline, even if he can
give them, you know, five to six minutes to sit
on the bench and catch their breath because e've been
on the field pretty much the entire game up to this.

Speaker 1 (03:13:56):
Point, no doubt. Under a minute to play the third
Bison a punted twice here in this third quarter. They
don't want to make it a third.

Speaker 3 (03:14:05):
Third down and five from their own sixteen yard line,
Peyton extends their hands, gets to snap. They rush four
drop seventy fires middle cart by Carson Williams out across
a thirty yard line to the thirty eight and maybe,
just maybe that'll be the one to wake up the
Bison offense gain of twenty two first down in.

Speaker 7 (03:14:26):
The su looks like they're gonna go no huddle here
now try and keep some of this momentum rolling.

Speaker 1 (03:14:30):
They will go no huddle from the thirty eight yard line.

Speaker 3 (03:14:33):
Hand On Berka runs up the middle and crashes into
kaplan out to the forty four yard line for a
gain of six second down and four. With fifteen seconds
winding down third quarter, Bison will go no huddle once more.
Peyton in the shotgun lance to the right, two receivers left,
Nelson and Williams. Three seconds left in the quarter, the

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snap to Peyton. He's back to throw fires a deep
ball looking right for Lance in kup. Wait just about
a step in front of the outstretched hand of Bryce,
and that will bring up third down and four when
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Speaker 3 (03:17:55):
We were talking at a half. He did not want
to have Illinois State hang around by the ball to
have a big third down coming up here. But we've
got a one score game.

Speaker 8 (03:18:03):
Yeah.

Speaker 5 (03:18:03):
The teams that have won here in the in the
Dome over the last decade or even longer than that,
they just kind of hang around, hang around. Then they
make a big play at the end and then the
Bison can't recover. Well, this is a little bit different today,
but still the Bison have to get in control. There's
no momentum for the Byson or anything. They need to
keep the ball. That first down was good, but they
need to keep these drives going. Bill, just say sixty

(03:18:26):
plays versus twenty five.

Speaker 3 (03:18:28):
Sixty one versus twenty seven. We want to more than
just twenty eight. This is third down and four for
INDSU and the Bison forty four yard line.

Speaker 1 (03:18:37):
Need to get out to the forty seven or forty eight.
I beg your pardon. Bison two out of seven on
third down. Peyton in an.

Speaker 3 (03:18:45):
Empty batfield third down, he will keep it quarterback power
running left side, and Pyton did not make it.

Speaker 1 (03:18:52):
He got out to the forty six and need in
the forty eight.

Speaker 3 (03:18:55):
Gain of two and it'll be four down in two
Byson ready to bring on the punting unit.

Speaker 5 (03:19:02):
I want let me think about this a little bit,
going dude, looks like they're gonna punt it.

Speaker 3 (03:19:09):
Then Aaron Bickerton coming on to punt once more. Fourteen
thirty remaining in the game. Bison lead at twenty one
to fourteen. The fourth down stop by comp preserving the lead.
With the Bison winning once more. Ready to punt, Bickerton
boots it with the right foot. Casper waits for fair

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Speaker 5 (03:19:49):
Defense is going to be asked for more again. Here
come up again? Big they got was a foreigner? Sus
are today a fourth down stop yep, asking you to
do more?

Speaker 8 (03:19:59):
You do it again.

Speaker 1 (03:20:00):
Illinois State is pinback deep.

Speaker 3 (03:20:02):
They're at their own eight yard line, working right to
left in white Bison defense in green and gold, fourteen
to fifteen, remaining Bison by seven twenty one fourteen.

Speaker 1 (03:20:11):
Here's Rettenhouse in the gun.

Speaker 3 (03:20:13):
He takes a snap, four man rush, bounces around, climbs
out to us right, and now we'll scramble at the
ten yard line. Ushered at the bounds by comp to
about the twelve yard line scramble of four on the play,
it will be second down and six.

Speaker 8 (03:20:28):
Yeah.

Speaker 5 (03:20:28):
These defensive linemen, they're all just straight up with the
Illinois State offensive line. They're not getting around, they're not
throwing any moves, they're not making way. I don't know
if they're tired or Illinois State is not good of
an offensive line. Either way, they need to get off
their blocks or put some more pressure in the Roodhouse.

Speaker 1 (03:20:45):
Bison lee twenty one to fourteen.

Speaker 3 (03:20:47):
Second down at six Illinois State owned twelve yard line.
Rettenhouse takes a snap run pass option screens and right
caught by Lord, and Lord has nowhere to go.

Speaker 1 (03:20:57):
Driven down on the turf by Donovan Woollen. Eight of one.

Speaker 3 (03:21:00):
At best it will be third down in medium as
we approached thirteen and a half to play in Pargo.

Speaker 7 (03:21:09):
Nice job there by both Aca and Jalen Crumby to
just turn that thing back inside where all your help
is just horse your block back to the inside, Donovan
will and nice job phill in there. Knock that thing down.
Big third down here, get off the field, get some
more rest.

Speaker 1 (03:21:23):
Massive.

Speaker 3 (03:21:24):
Illinois State four out of twelve on third down today,
third down and five at their own thirteen yard line.
Lord in motion snap to Rittenhouse, Bison Blitz throw left
of his left Dick caught by Lord skating the sideline
and he's out of bounds for a first down. However,
a penalty marker comes into secondary tip Poliss saying it's
gonna be on the Redbirds were offensive pass interference.

Speaker 5 (03:21:47):
Absolutely, the wide receiver went in, the receiver that was
in motion was coming out. Receiver went in, ran right
into his defender who was It was a pick what
do they call it?

Speaker 8 (03:21:58):
A pick?

Speaker 5 (03:22:01):
Huge contact. I don't know if anybody got knocked down,
but yeah, that's.

Speaker 1 (03:22:04):
Just all right. We're gonna get the call here from
Greg Wilson, our official.

Speaker 63 (03:22:10):
Passer appearance offense number two d and fourth chapter.

Speaker 8 (03:22:14):
Just if we go up still third.

Speaker 1 (03:22:17):
Down, so I'll put him back in about a six
yard line.

Speaker 8 (03:22:20):
Why why didn't he make it fourth down?

Speaker 1 (03:22:25):
Right? I believe Wilson got a piece of the ball
and then makes it more. But it doesn't matter because
the offensive passing affair, it's about kwitz. Okay, all right,
here we go.

Speaker 3 (03:22:38):
Third down and five now turns into third down at
about twelve balls at their six yard line and line
degate is the eighteen.

Speaker 1 (03:22:51):
Three receivers left sub.

Speaker 3 (03:22:54):
Kowits right glance the running back third and long step
to rittenhouse. Four man run throws right side intercepted bison Aca.

Speaker 1 (03:23:04):
You have the sideline. It's sign a ten to five
out of bounds.

Speaker 2 (03:23:09):
Anthony cnem al Furrow with a fifth interception by Levison,
a new t playoff record. They picked off right downse
again and DSU will take over with twelve forty two remaining.

Speaker 5 (03:23:26):
Wow, just again, not a lot of huge pressure on Reddinghouse,
but just did not see a ACA just in Freday
was just beating him a little bit.

Speaker 8 (03:23:34):
And another pick. Wow, that's just incredible.

Speaker 5 (03:23:37):
But you know what Byson offense need to score here
you and I'm not talking three, I'm talking seven.

Speaker 3 (03:23:43):
Well, got it the four yards away, let's just do it.
Twelve forty two to play. Twenty one fourteen. Bison and
NDSU lines up on the ball left hask first down,
ain't goal from the four hand on Berrika running lefts
Rika spinning in touchdown.

Speaker 2 (03:24:03):
Bison, thank you Brika Penu fouryard touchdown. That's his twentieth
on the year and NDSU cashes in on the I
int They laid it by two scores twenty seven fourteen.

Speaker 7 (03:24:20):
What a swing there for NDYSU. I mean, your your
backs against the wall. You know you punt to Illinois
State and then you get the turnover. I mean, what
a swing there.

Speaker 8 (03:24:29):
Wow.

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Sami Alfaro with the pick and the fifth by Indsu
makes it a new team playoff game record. Bison had
four interception in a game, most recently in the second
round of twenty fifteen against Montana.

Speaker 1 (03:27:26):
They've got five here today.

Speaker 3 (03:27:28):
Eliosic kicks from left to right and Mark Kwan Gray
will let it fly into the end zone for a touchback.

Speaker 1 (03:27:37):
Phil This is remarkable.

Speaker 3 (03:27:38):
It feels like the Youngstown State game in the beginning
of November, when the Bison were out gained out first down.
They had the special teams play by Jackson Williams for
a return and they won it thirty eight to thirty.
Bison have five first downs of the game. They're out
gained thirty three to nineteen, to one to fifty nine,
yet they lead by fourteen.

Speaker 8 (03:27:55):
I just can't explain it. The numbers lie do lie
at times.

Speaker 5 (03:27:58):
But Bison and a good position now, got a little momentum,
need a little more here to finish it out.

Speaker 3 (03:28:04):
A fourth down stop by cop huge and then the
Bison had to punt it back. Illinois State throws the pick.
Now they start at the twenty five yard line, working
right to left. As you listen, first down and ten
three receivers right, soapkowitch and press coverage left.

Speaker 1 (03:28:20):
Play clocks at one. Rittenhouse claps for the ball.

Speaker 3 (03:28:22):
He will keep it run pass option, rolling right twenty
five yard line, sliding down to the twenty.

Speaker 1 (03:28:27):
Eight only a gain of three mcchanslin in the area
for the Bison.

Speaker 5 (03:28:31):
So let's talk about Rettenhouse a little bit. Okay, I've
thrown four picks today, Bob, you'll losing track. You throw five,
five picks bust the fourth Yeah, okay, so he's got
to be a little nervous too.

Speaker 8 (03:28:41):
Is there a different way to win this because my
passing is not winning this game for us? Yeah?

Speaker 3 (03:28:49):
Twelve oh nine to play twenty eight to fourteen Bison
second down seven, Illinois stay down twenty eight yard line.
Rittenhouse fires right side, too tall looking for any casper
and now it'll be third down.

Speaker 1 (03:29:02):
At seven with twelve minutes remaining.

Speaker 7 (03:29:06):
I mean, Rittenhouse is a guy who's only throwing five
interceptions on the whole season, and he has five today.

Speaker 1 (03:29:12):
He doubled his total in one day.

Speaker 5 (03:29:14):
But even for the most veteran of quarterbacks, which I
think this guy is, he believes in himself. You have
to be Yeah, So there's got to be something going
through in my life. I can't have another one of
these and they're.

Speaker 1 (03:29:25):
Still in the game.

Speaker 3 (03:29:26):
Legitimately, two receivers lap to one receiver right third down seven,
Illinois stayed owned twenty eight yard line. Brittenhouse takes a
stamp blitz from wool and picked up by Dawson. He
rolls to his right, fires on the run in complete
looking for Sabkowitz Aca on coverage and a penalty marker

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down to the backfield as well.

Speaker 1 (03:29:54):
Greg Wilson, let's beholding.

Speaker 63 (03:29:57):
Holding offense number seven. That Pliny be declined.

Speaker 3 (03:30:02):
Fourth out Tom ben Wallace and now it's fourth down.
After the Bison decline, Illinois State will have to punt
eleven fifty five to play.

Speaker 8 (03:30:10):
Walks a fake here. They got nothing to lose.

Speaker 3 (03:30:14):
Keenan Wilson and Jackson Duton Heffer were the Woods who
were getting penetration and forcing the hold.

Speaker 1 (03:30:21):
Looks like indy as you will keep the safe, yepant
safeteam out there pour down in seven at the twenty eight.

Speaker 3 (03:30:31):
Hayden fudch will boot it away Bison and punt safe
with Williams inside the thirty five to return, Fudge will
punt indeed right footed kick spirals deep.

Speaker 1 (03:30:39):
Williams ranges left.

Speaker 3 (03:30:41):
Has to have the twenty five yard line and he
gets hit hard on the far sideline. Penalty marker comes
in as well after the hit. Maybe helmet to helmet
on the tackle by the red Birds.

Speaker 5 (03:30:53):
Yeah, not exactly sure what that's gonna be, unless he's
gonna call a hold or something.

Speaker 1 (03:30:57):
Yeah, holder blocking him back on Taylor ed. I would
guess here that kind of looks like a hard collision.
Let's see, uh what they say. Here's Wilson with the call.

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at their own sixteen yard line, first down and ten,
working from left to right. As you listen, Peyton in
the shotgun, Ferika Penu the tailback, Chris Harris is the
flanker right, and two tight ends left, one man on
the right of Wermire hand off Rika on first down
running left side, and he gets a couple to the

(03:34:07):
eighteen yard liner, so two yard game.

Speaker 1 (03:34:09):
It'll be second down to eight.

Speaker 7 (03:34:12):
Just a quick injury update for you guys. We saw
Jalen Duffy come off holding his shoulder. He's on the
sidelines in just a T shirt with a brace on
an ice on his shoulder, so he'll be.

Speaker 1 (03:34:22):
Done for the day. Okay, Thanks very much. Noah.

Speaker 3 (03:34:24):
Of course, Griffin MP, who was down for a little
bit earlier in the second half. He is returned of
the game the heavy brace on his left foot and ankle,
playing at right guard. Eleven eighteen remaining twenty eight fourteen
Bison second down at eight buys an own eighteen yard line.
If Peyton extends the hands hand off to Berrika running

(03:34:46):
left side, not much room. He is dragged down by
Mason Kaplan and Garrett Stephen, loss of one back to
the seventeen yard line and it's gonna be third down
and nine with less than eleven minutes to go.

Speaker 5 (03:35:02):
Just since we're talking about injuries, Finn Diggins has been
out for a month or so. He's he's back in
and been playing today. Back on the field for the
first time. I thought that was a season ender for
the senior, but you know he's back there for the playoffs.

Speaker 3 (03:35:14):
Good for him, Yeah, been really good to see miss
the last six games and now he's back. Third down
to nine buys in two out of eight. On third down,
two receivers left and two on the right. Peyton extends
the hands, takes the knee high snap. Blitz is on
He's under pressure. He fires down the right side in
complete miscommunication looking for Kessel or Williams, and the slow

(03:35:36):
day at the office continues. For the Buyson offense, they
will have to punt going three and out.

Speaker 8 (03:35:40):
Slow day at the office might be an understatement.

Speaker 71 (03:35:44):
Yeah, oh man, goshast there's no power potential ground because
the passers out of the pocket.

Speaker 63 (03:35:58):
Ball made a pass live of screamage poured down snot
out of the pocket.

Speaker 8 (03:36:03):
Paul made the pezela scos. He's not out of the pocket.

Speaker 3 (03:36:06):
Yeah, he was dead set in the pocket. It's center,
all right, Gotta get this pun away plaintly. Baul the
Maison seventeen Bickerton inside the five bowers a long snap.
Illinois State comes after it. He gets it away and
Casper to return it. He fare catches it at the
forty yard line. There is still ten eighteen remaining in
this second round playoff game. The Bison lead in twenty

(03:36:28):
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owned forty yard line. First down in ten, two receivers right,
two on the left, Rettenhouse of the shotgun motions Dawson
out of backfield. Four man rush Rittenhouse standing in short crop.
He rolls out to his right, being chased by Elijah Wayne,
blings it out of bounds. Wayne was right on top
of his neck and then took him down out of bounds.

Speaker 1 (03:37:14):
The penalty marker comes in for the late hit.

Speaker 5 (03:37:17):
You know he had made contact with him before he
went out of bounds. But that's a young guy making
a tough mistake. I like the aggressiveness, but he just
you gotta let him go once he's five yards out
of bounds.

Speaker 3 (03:37:32):
A true freshman. Elijah Wayne Rittenhouse desperately just shoveled it
out of bounds.

Speaker 1 (03:37:40):
Go Bison.

Speaker 3 (03:37:42):
I'm not at a sack on him yet this afternoon.
Here's Greg Wilson with the call.

Speaker 8 (03:37:50):
After the play was over.

Speaker 63 (03:37:52):
Person a foul they hit out of mounds when he
put the.

Speaker 6 (03:37:55):
Sever the fifteen yard fly added at the end of
the play automatic first.

Speaker 3 (03:38:01):
Down fifteen yard penalty will give Illinois State the automatic
first down at the Bison forty five yard line.

Speaker 72 (03:38:11):
Let's take a look at the replay. Yeah, I know
what he's thinking. You don't get me any opportunities. When
you don't get a shot at a quarterback, you want
to take it.

Speaker 8 (03:38:26):
But you just hurt your team.

Speaker 3 (03:38:29):
Bison defensive line shifts series first and ten from the
forty five written. House throws over the middle and the
catch pierced out of the air by Lord with Woolen
draped over the top of them. Four yard pickup to
the forty one. It's second down and six under ten
minutes remaining Bison by fourteen. Renton House in the gun

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takes the stamp hand off Dawson up the middle. Zach
Vanderpool and Wayne colligned for the tackle at the thirty.

Speaker 1 (03:38:58):
Eight yard line. Gain of three years.

Speaker 3 (03:39:00):
So it'll be third down and short three and you
know it's four down territory here for Illinois State.

Speaker 8 (03:39:08):
Third and three.

Speaker 1 (03:39:09):
Snap, Brinton House gam Dawson up the middle.

Speaker 3 (03:39:11):
He's got a crease and with staling excuse me, cop
hanging on for dear life, he gets a thirty five
game of three first down.

Speaker 8 (03:39:23):
Or I see him wrong.

Speaker 5 (03:39:24):
Actually, both these running backs, I mean they're they're good,
They're big, they're strong, agile, fast.

Speaker 1 (03:39:31):
Nine ten remaining.

Speaker 3 (03:39:33):
Here's Rettenhouse in a shotgun first down in ten from
the thirty five blitz his on he's under pressure, he
fires right, it's incomplete, Somko, it's falling down. Thrill was
wide coverage by Anthony Shomi al Farro. And now second
down in ten.

Speaker 7 (03:39:51):
Look like sopkots actually fell down on that one. Still
almost made the catch, that would have been really impressive,
but just right off his fingertips.

Speaker 8 (03:39:58):
Yeah.

Speaker 3 (03:40:01):
Rittenhouse has thrown five interceptions twenty five and thirty seven
for one hundred and sixty one yards, with one touchdown.
Second down and ten Byzant thirty five yard line. Dawson
motions out of the backfield, highest snapped to, Rittenhouse drops
back on the hash, fires over the middle. That's caught
by pressing the tight end, banging his way down on

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the Bison ten yard line. Twenty five yard catch by
the tight end, first down and goal to goal with
eight forty seven ticking down, Illinois State going hurry up
to preserve time. Two left one right hand off Dawson
up the middle, slam back Hello, Darius Gibbitts and Jack
Giuliano in there on the tackle loss of one to

(03:40:45):
the eleven boy.

Speaker 5 (03:40:46):
Gibbitts has had some good tackles today. Key situations.

Speaker 3 (03:40:50):
Juliano has heard he has got his left arm or
right arm. One of them is pretty lip right now,
and he goes over to the sideline.

Speaker 1 (03:41:00):
Bison defense has been out of the field.

Speaker 3 (03:41:01):
This is the seventy fifth play for Illinois State offensively,
can Indy su keep holding up second and eleven from
the eleven goal to go step to rittenhouse four man
rush tips underneath cup by pressing, wrapped up at the
ankle by cop at the seven yard line.

Speaker 1 (03:41:18):
It'll be third down and goal and a field goal.
Does you nothing here?

Speaker 3 (03:41:23):
If you're Illinois State, it'll be four down territory and
the Bison defense hang in.

Speaker 5 (03:41:29):
They had that slant before. It was that the sab
quits and they scored on here. Maybe think about it
maybe from the other side, just be aware of it.

Speaker 3 (03:41:41):
Bison defense has been out on the field forever. Can
they answer the vel again? Third and goal from the
seven play clock down to eight Rittenhouse patch into the
gun terr receivers right, toss to the back step Brittonhouse
and whistles.

Speaker 1 (03:41:56):
They blow the play dead.

Speaker 8 (03:41:58):
We'll start.

Speaker 1 (03:41:58):
We'll start.

Speaker 3 (03:42:00):
Officials motioning for false start on Illinois State. This will
put him back to the twelve.

Speaker 63 (03:42:05):
Fall start offense number two b Jr. Frimley still third.

Speaker 3 (03:42:11):
Down, all start on Sabkowitz Third down and goal from
the twelve. Now crowd on its feet. Can the Bison

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defense answer again? Thurn and goal in the twelve two
receivers left, Lord and sob Kowitz press it and Mayland
are right. Dawson the back Bison with three down linemen.
They bring four condom blitz on the fire left. It's
caught by Lord in sign the five and driven down hard.

Speaker 1 (03:42:50):
My gibbings at the five yard line.

Speaker 3 (03:42:53):
More down and goal now after the gain of seven,
Illinois State with no choice but to go for it.
Six forty five remaining. Pluck is running twenty eight to
fourteen Mason. If NDSU stops them, they've got in the bag.

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If Illinois State scores, they're still in the game. Six
point thirty remaining, fourth and goal from the four two
left two right Dawson the running back writtenhouse parking out
over the line, Blake cluck at seven, ball on the left,
ask fourth and goal writtenhouse back to throw.

Speaker 2 (03:43:31):
Under presser hats sacked Bison gunner for the sack. Toby
and Dane knocks them down and that might be game
set match the Dane when the.

Speaker 3 (03:43:45):
First Bison sack of the game and Code Green slams
the door fourth in goal.

Speaker 1 (03:43:51):
They make this stop. N DSU takes over. Wow, what a.

Speaker 5 (03:43:55):
Timely sock when you needed it. You know, Sam, I'm
gonna discrete a little bit. You said close the door.
I don't think any doors are close. Yeah, there's six
and a six minutes left. I you know, if the
offense is three and out again, I mean now we.

Speaker 1 (03:44:09):
Got to take a time out.

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Speaker 49 (03:45:16):
All the planning work and preparation for the holidays, why
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Speaker 1 (03:45:49):
All right, We're not out of the woods.

Speaker 3 (03:45:50):
Officially six fourteen remaining Bison Lee twenty eight to fourteen
on the Coaches Choice scoreboard. They take over after the
fourth and goal, stop first and ten from the ten
yard line and handoff DJ Scott and DJ doesn't get much.
That's been the story all afternoon. Bys only have fifty
five yards rushing. That's a gain of three to the
thirteen yard line. It'll be second in seven, six minutes

(03:46:12):
to play, two possession game, and the Bison, trying to
milk as much clock as possible, just.

Speaker 1 (03:46:24):
Have not had much offensively today.

Speaker 3 (03:46:25):
Three and a ten passing for Cole Payton one hundred
and five yards in the seventy eight yard touchdown on
the first play, Bison being held at two and a
half yards per carry. Twenty three attempts for fifty eight yards.
Second down and seven play action, Peyton rolling to his left,
firing left, and it's juggled around incomplete Bryce lance the
intended target. Bryce couldn't quite hang on. And now it'll

(03:46:48):
be third and seven, five and a half to go.

Speaker 8 (03:46:52):
Bisener is snapping the ball at about ten seconds on
the play. Goten'clock. They gotta get that more to two
or three.

Speaker 3 (03:47:07):
You heard Tim Foullisi right there said we got to
be clean on the headset. What's good protection here? Do
not want to give anything away this close to the
end zone. Five thirty remaining Bison at their own thirteen
third and seven.

Speaker 1 (03:47:21):
Johnson motions out of the backfield.

Speaker 3 (03:47:23):
He gets the sweet pass left on the perimeter, working
on Kaplan and he has dropped back at the nine
yard line, loss of four ce Etra pushing and jawing
after the play, No penalties come out of it. Illinois
State makes a three and out five twelve, but ticking
off the clock, Byson are gonna have to punt, and
you know they're gonna come after this good five minutes

(03:47:51):
to play clock on Indiazu side, letting it twenty eight fourteen,
when the Bison offense continues to struggle to put together
first downs, have five on the whole game. Illinois State
getting ready to come out for the punt. The long
step to Bickerton. He boots it away. They set up
the return. Casper retreats back. He's got it at the
thirty eight yard line. He takes a block. He runs

(03:48:12):
to his left. He stiff arms a man forty five
to fifty got a block to the Bison forty five
yard line.

Speaker 1 (03:48:16):
And at a bounds at the forty two yard line.

Speaker 3 (03:48:21):
Four thirty five remaining Bison not out of the woods yet.
They laid a twenty eight to fourteen, but Illinois State
has a short field and all three timeouts. The good
news is his code green has been insurmountable this afternoon.
Five interceptions and two different fourth down stops inside the

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twenty yard line. Maylander and pressing right, Casper and Sankowitch
left all the Bison forty two.

Speaker 1 (03:48:54):
Brett now said the gun with Dawson to his lip.

Speaker 3 (03:48:56):
Four man run for the Bison high stam Britton House
under pressure by fires underneath and complete and Nyne came
bearing it. He almost got to him on the sack
instead in complete, looking for Casper on the crosser second
and ten.

Speaker 5 (03:49:12):
Yeah, I told you did a good job. Just a
slap of the arms and rip through and got there.
Redhouse couldn't get a pass.

Speaker 3 (03:49:20):
Offs welcome four thirty one to play twenty eight to
fourteen buys in Illinois State with second down and ten
at the Bison forty one four man front, three receivers right,
Rittenhouse back to throw under pressure, he steps up and
the loutes it scrambles, dumps it off for Dawson, cutting
outside of the right Dawson at the thirty yard line,
outside the number and scraping his way out to the

(03:49:41):
twenty sixth of NDSU fifteen yard checkdown to Dawson.

Speaker 1 (03:49:46):
Chains will move first down four thirteen.

Speaker 3 (03:49:48):
Winding down in the ball game, three receivers left, So
I'm quit solo right, Rittenhouse in the shotgun ball on the.

Speaker 1 (03:49:58):
Right, Halse from the twenty six Warman ross.

Speaker 3 (03:50:00):
He fires the income caught by Sabkowitz quickly up to
about the seventeen yard line, gain of nine second and
one flak on Indisu signed three to fifty one.

Speaker 1 (03:50:10):
Winding down in the fourth quarter, twenty eight to fourteen.

Speaker 3 (03:50:13):
Bison making this Maylander right, sam Kowitz left with Casper
second and one in the seventeen Britton House throws over
the middle, caught by Maylander. No, they'll say incomplete, incomplete
on the deck.

Speaker 8 (03:50:26):
It'll be third and one.

Speaker 5 (03:50:30):
A little more pressure coming through by the Bison front floor.
One guy is usually coming through each time. We've seen
Toby a couple of times. But that's a pressure up
the middle of here. What do we have eighty plays?
I mean, then offense lines getting maybe a little tired too.
Bison have been rotating guys all day, so maybe that's
becoming a factor.

Speaker 1 (03:50:46):
Eighty one plays by Illinois State.

Speaker 3 (03:50:51):
This is play eighty two, three thirty six remaining Bison
by fourteen, third and one in the Bison seventeen yard line.
Three left shop Quit's right, snap to Rittenhouse under pressure,
eight fires cut by sup quits inside.

Speaker 1 (03:51:04):
The ten going down to the eight yard line. Britton
House got drilled.

Speaker 3 (03:51:08):
He was able to throw the ball for a nine
yard completion and it's first down and goal to go
again for Illinois State.

Speaker 1 (03:51:14):
Three twenty two to play.

Speaker 8 (03:51:16):
Dooting every with pressure on the play took britten outse
to the ground.

Speaker 3 (03:51:20):
Illinois State still with three timeouts remaining three fourteen remaining
ball at the nine, first and goal. Rittenhouse short drop
fire is right, cup by glass cut down by cop.
Clock will run. He got him in bounds three zero four,
winding down. It'll be second down a goal, ball still
at the nine. No gain on the play. They'll actually

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give him one to the eighth. No huddle for Illinois State.
Buys in defense trying to hang on second end goal
snap throw fade shopkowits jumping catch one foot down. Unbelievable.
That's touchdown. They call touchdown, Sopkowitz. Eight yard touchdown on
if it stands. A spectacular catch on the left side

(03:52:04):
of the end zone.

Speaker 5 (03:52:06):
I don't know if the rule is on college here,
but there's nothing that came down in bounds. Now he
was forced out. No he got oh, yeah he did. Okay,
I did not see that. He did get one foot
in Wow. Yep, unbelievable.

Speaker 3 (03:52:18):
Eight yard touchdown catch seven play, forty one yard drive,
one fifty one off the clock, one possession game again,
a very important extra point coming up.

Speaker 1 (03:52:28):
The bid isn't leading at twenty eight to twenty.

Speaker 3 (03:52:31):
Calibres, Will stamp fudge, Will hold Baldonado the kicker the
Black Fleet on his right foot opposite the rest of
his white uniform. Here we go, lestrap point Sam spot
kick up good twenty eight to twenty one, with two

(03:52:52):
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Speaker 1 (03:53:09):
Bison box Samnederman, Phil Hanson.

Speaker 8 (03:53:11):
In the booth.

Speaker 1 (03:53:11):
Noelhendorf down on the field, So three timeouts left for
Illinois State. No need for an on side here.

Speaker 3 (03:53:19):
They'll probably kick deep and try and play this thing
out against a Byson offense and only has five first
downs on the game.

Speaker 8 (03:53:26):
Yeah, yeah, I would kick off.

Speaker 5 (03:53:28):
I mean, like you said, you saved all three timeouts
on that drive you scored. Yeah, I mean they're Illinois
State is a not bad position. They're defensive playing spectacular.
Whether the Byson offense these do us get a first
down or two, make them use up those timeouts. Two
first downs would be great first set of first downs,
or make them use their timeouts. But whether it's Illinois

(03:53:50):
State defense playing, I mean their lights out.

Speaker 3 (03:53:55):
Two forty four to play twenty eight to twenty one
Bison both teams with all three timeouts, Illinois State will
kick off from right to left as you listen, Bison
in their normal kick return formation. Illinois State lined up
as if they'll kick a normal Rashawn Nelson and Jackson Williams.

Speaker 1 (03:54:17):
The two return men for INDSU.

Speaker 3 (03:54:21):
Baldonadoo with the kick, a squib line drive that skips
in the end zone, barely curling and signed the pylon
for a touchback, and INDSU will have it at its
own twenty five. This Bison offense, which has been so
electric for all of this twelve and zero season so far,

(03:54:43):
held at just one hundred and fifty nine yards today.

Speaker 1 (03:54:46):
And only five first downs.

Speaker 3 (03:54:49):
They will need a drive here in the worst way
to put it away in the second round. The winner
to the quarterfinals to take on Rhode Island or UC
Davis Byson have been there fifteen straight years. Can they
make it a sixteenth first down to ten by his
an own twenty five yard line. Here's a game to

(03:55:11):
Barrika Pennu up the middle and there's nothing there for
Barrika taken down by Jake Anderson. Brock's back quickly signals
for time out, two thirty nine remaining. It'll be second
down and ten after a gain of a half yard.

Speaker 5 (03:55:23):
Illinois look look up first, look up for either defenders
from Illinois State. Like that defensive lineman, I mean, there's
no way blocking him. He got off his block and
he met Brik in the hole and just took him
and threw him down. I mean a lot of times.
Our guy's gotta stick. They're gonna be ballers up there.
You gotta just hold onto those guys. I mean, then

(03:55:43):
remember the holding penalties on the interior offensive line. You
gotta get a ball those guys to death so they
can't come off and do that.

Speaker 3 (03:55:53):
Two timeouts remaining for Illinois State two thirty nine to play,
twenty eight to twenty one Bison. On the coach's toy scoreboard,
they gave Rika a gain of one on the play,
so the Bison will have second and nine officially and
the twenty six yard line. Babbitts toss Dad, Frankley, MB
and Johnson. The five across the line for INDSU Lance

(03:56:14):
is the split end left, one tight end left, two
tight ends right, second down and nine Peyton under center,
Berrika the tailback where Meyer in motion hand on, Berka
running left side, Barrika cutting up field, go across the
thirty yard line diving forward to the thirty one gain
of five, that'll mean third down and four. As Illinois

(03:56:35):
State decides to let the clock run with two twenty
four to play, it will go down to the two
minute time out before the Bison decide to snap it,
so spat keeping some insurance with the two timeouts in
case they don't stop the Bison. Here, a quiet Fargo

(03:56:57):
dome watches on as the clock line s in a
two minute timeout. We will take it as well. Two
minutes to play in the FCS Playoffs second Round. Bison
twenty eight, Illinois State twenty one. This is the Bison
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Speaker 3 (03:58:19):
You're listening to the Pioneer Seeds Bison Sports Network from
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Speaker 1 (03:58:39):
Two minutes remaining in Fargo, twenty eight to twenty.

Speaker 3 (03:58:42):
One Bison on the Coaches Toury scoreboard along with Phil
Hanson and Dog indoorf I'm Sam Dieterman.

Speaker 1 (03:58:48):
Byson will come out of this two minute time out facing.

Speaker 3 (03:58:51):
Third down and four at their all thirty one and
DSU is two for ten on third down.

Speaker 1 (03:58:57):
They only have five first downs all game long. You
know the story. At this point, it's been.

Speaker 3 (03:59:02):
Slim pickets for the Bison offense, the defense with five
interceptions staking a seven point lead lane. But it's gonna
come down to this third down to see if DYSU
can either end it on its own terms or does
Illinois State get a chance with.

Speaker 1 (03:59:17):
The ball against Code Green. Bison break the huddle.

Speaker 3 (03:59:23):
Bammit's Tosstad, Brayley, and Ban Johnson from left to right
on the line. Williams and Nelson the receivers, left, Lance
in the boundary, right, Barrika the running back off the right,
Hippocole Peyton. Three down linemen with an edge rusher for
Illinois State. Third down and four from the thirty one

(03:59:44):
snap to Peyton. They rushed five on the blitz. Peyton
under pressure, he.

Speaker 1 (03:59:48):
Lost the ball. Ball is loose.

Speaker 2 (03:59:50):
Who's got it on the bottom of the pile. Illinois
State thinks they might have it. Peyton got sacked and
lost the ball at Illinois State ups out of the
pile with it.

Speaker 3 (04:00:01):
Unbelievable day first and ten. Jake Anderson recovers the football.
He was the one who stripped it as well.

Speaker 8 (04:00:14):
Yeah, just kind of.

Speaker 5 (04:00:15):
Reached in there and sacked or stripped the ball. Col
didn't even go down. Then East guy recovered it too.

Speaker 3 (04:00:23):
Wow, what an incredible turn of events. All right, Byson,
turn it over, It'll be.

Speaker 1 (04:00:34):
On Code Green. How else could it have ended?

Speaker 22 (04:00:39):
Huh?

Speaker 1 (04:00:40):
One three remaining.

Speaker 3 (04:00:42):
Illinois State has the ball on the Bison twenty three
yard line, twenty eight to twenty one Bison.

Speaker 8 (04:00:49):
And hang on a second, you're reviewing something clock.

Speaker 3 (04:00:53):
I think now they have one fifty two on the clock.
Greg Wilson has signal that you can line up and play.
Bison have just turned it over.

Speaker 1 (04:01:04):
We need to stop. We need it bad.

Speaker 3 (04:01:07):
Twenty eight twenty one Byson, one fifty two remaining ball
on the Bison twenty three yard line. Brittenhouse in an
empty backfield, takes a snap, fires right incomplete.

Speaker 1 (04:01:17):
Pressure was coming in. He was trying to set up
a little checkdown.

Speaker 3 (04:01:20):
To Dawson, the running back, and nine came flying in
on touch second down at ten.

Speaker 8 (04:01:24):
Yeah, there's miscommunication there.

Speaker 5 (04:01:26):
They had a linebacker up there saying he's gonna blitz
or looked like he was gonna be lets. Tony Nana
came in unblocked, and it's just mass confusion on the
Illinois State offensive line.

Speaker 3 (04:01:36):
There one nine remaining in the bowl game, Bison leading
it by a touchdown, second down ten, Illinois State at
the Bison twenty three yard line. Three receivers right, sab
Kowitz left play clock at ten is Rittenhouse pets in
the gun with Dawson two hits right four man front
for NDASU play clock at three second in ten. Here's

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a snap, give him to Dawson and running right inside
the twenty high steps out of a tackle inside the
fifteen down to the Bison ten yard line for.

Speaker 1 (04:02:05):
The first down.

Speaker 3 (04:02:08):
Gain of thirteen in a first down for Illinois State.
They have bold to go now with one forty three
remaining ball on the right half, they go hurry up.
Brittenhouse throws the Faine left side incomplete, looking for sab
Kowitz coverage by Alexander, second down.

Speaker 1 (04:02:23):
End goal.

Speaker 8 (04:02:27):
A couple of new fresh pass rushers come into the game.

Speaker 3 (04:02:30):
Hand logan Larson chicks in Matthew Stenbrunn is in how
many plays eighty five six.

Speaker 1 (04:02:37):
This is going to be their eighty eighth play of
the game.

Speaker 5 (04:02:41):
Now normally NFL college sixty seven of the bit seventies
or a typical game.

Speaker 3 (04:02:47):
So we're way over there, Tim Paul said, watching hands
on hims on the Bison sideline second and goal on
a ten Rittenhouse short, drapped fires lap caught by Sabkowitz,
tackled by Alexander at the six yard line modest scale
of four, and now it'll be third down a goal
with less than a minute and a half to play,
winner to the quarterfinals. Bison defense has shoulder the load today.

(04:03:11):
Can they make one last stop? Third and goal at
the six. The Illinois State on the left hand stepped
to rittenhouse, scattering to his right, being chased down by
Micastle in fires in complete looking for Dawson coverage by wooing,
it'll be fourth down with one a way to.

Speaker 5 (04:03:29):
Go, good job Mcastling without a use of one hand,
reached out the club trying to do something with a
club in with it all right.

Speaker 1 (04:03:42):
Byson defense has been hanging on.

Speaker 5 (04:03:45):
Nor sobquins Is. They dub that little feather play to
the back of the end zone. They've also gone a
slant with him, but he's their go to guy. This
is a go to kind of player.

Speaker 1 (04:03:55):
Play number ninety for code grade on a way to
go touchdowlling amazing.

Speaker 3 (04:04:02):
At the six written now swit two on the play clock,
gets a snap rush three drop eighty scrambles to us
right toes the line of scrimmage, fires and zone touchdown
touchdown Soopkowitz back line wide open on the scramble six
yard touchdown and now Illinois State down by a point

(04:04:24):
will have decision time in the phio dough do they.

Speaker 1 (04:04:28):
Dare go for two in the lead?

Speaker 5 (04:04:32):
Now?

Speaker 8 (04:04:33):
I say that if you're if you're away, you go
for the win. You're home, you go for the time.

Speaker 5 (04:04:37):
I mean that's kind of a general philosophy, but each
coach has their own way.

Speaker 3 (04:04:41):
To go get Illinois State has the offense out on
the field. They're going for two to try and take
the lead with a minute remaining. How crazy has this gotten?
Could Code Green hang on foll at the three two
point conversion writtenhouse fires, It's caught, cought.

Speaker 1 (04:05:02):
Two point conversion is good.

Speaker 3 (04:05:04):
Pressing the tight end grabs it and with fifty five
seconds remaining, Illinois State leads the Bison twenty nine to
twenty eight.

Speaker 7 (04:05:17):
I also don't want to scare you guys, but did
see Cole Peyton running back to the locker room with
the training staff. So this could be Nathan Hayes' time
to lead the Bison down the field to kick a
field goal to try and win this game.

Speaker 3 (04:05:32):
Hayes was taking snaps with Trent Fraley rather frantically after
the Bison lost the ball on the third down moments ago.
The sack bumble, and we'll see who's at quarterback for INDISU.
With Bison trailing twenty nine to twenty eight, one minute remaining,
they shouldn't have been running clock on the two point try,

(04:05:53):
so they put five seconds back on and now the
Bison will have a chance.

Speaker 1 (04:05:57):
They do have all three timeouts.

Speaker 3 (04:06:00):
They also have Eli Oazik, so all you need is
a field goal down by one, and Cole is back
on the sideline, but he has ice on his left hand,
his throwing hand.

Speaker 1 (04:06:12):
Okay, thank you for the update.

Speaker 30 (04:06:13):
Noah.

Speaker 3 (04:06:15):
Nathan Hayes is standing by Joebashanner, the Bison quarterbacks coach,
hands on hips.

Speaker 1 (04:06:21):
It'll be on him to lead a comeback. Dry Potentially.

Speaker 3 (04:06:38):
Maldonado will kick off right to left and he boots
it end over and kick taken by Nelson at the
one yard line. Ronha out to the ten of fifteen
and then tackled at the twenty one yard liner. So
with fifty four seconds to play, Illinois State has come

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back from fourteen down. They've grabbed the lead twenty nine
to twenty eight, and now it's on the Bison. Cole
Peyton with his helmet off. This will be Nathan Hayes,
the junior from Chicago, for the biggest drive of his life.

Speaker 5 (04:07:13):
You know what, didn't we give him some practice at
that in the Saint Thomas game for the sweet did
you have a drive?

Speaker 8 (04:07:18):
And I think the score points out of that, so
same deal, Baby, get her done.

Speaker 1 (04:07:23):
Nathan Hayes in the shotgun.

Speaker 3 (04:07:26):
Bison will start at their own twenty two, all three timeouts,
fifty four seconds to go down by one. Shotgun snapped
to Hayes. He stands Andy fires incomplete looking for Bryce.
Bryce slipped down it bounced off of his chess placing
chess play incomplete.

Speaker 1 (04:07:42):
Second and ten. Nathan Hayes the Bison looking for that
first first down.

Speaker 3 (04:07:54):
Fifty seconds remaining, second and ten Bizon owned twenty two.
Hayes and the shotgun, Barika to his right, three receivers left,
Lance on the right. Here's the snap. Four man rush
Hayes back to throw wings it to the left side,
dive in catch made by Jackson Williams coming right back
to the thirty one yard line. They mark him a

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half yard shy and Tim Paulisak hustles on the field
to call timeout. Williams forty one seconds to play timeout.

Speaker 5 (04:08:25):
Bison should put a little more time, a little more
time for the good thirty second time out.

Speaker 3 (04:08:33):
Two timeouts remanding for the Bison, forty one seconds remaining
of the game. Illinois State up twenty nine to twenty eight.
Nathan Hayes is in Cole Payton got hurt on the
last drive for the Bison when he got sacked and fumbled,
and Illinois State recovered scored a touchdown then the two
pointer to take the lead. The Bison still stuck on

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five first down offensively for the game, and it will
be third down and one after the nine yard gain
by Williams diving catch back to the thirty one yard line.
The line the gain is a thirty two Bison in
the huddle.

Speaker 1 (04:09:16):
And now they break it.

Speaker 3 (04:09:20):
Nathan Hayes, the backup quarterback trying to lead a Bison
drive in the field goal range. DSU down by one,
bought their own thirty one third down and one.

Speaker 1 (04:09:34):
With Hayes and the shotgun. Here's a snap they blitz five.

Speaker 3 (04:09:40):
Hayes throws over the middle, knocked away incomplete, looking for
Rajah and it will come down to fourth down.

Speaker 8 (04:09:49):
Brings it fourth and shore to get it anyway you
can get it for the first down.

Speaker 5 (04:09:54):
I would I would roll out something on this play
and if you can run it, great, can't if you
can't pass it, great if you can't run it, and
then do a time out if you get the first down.

Speaker 3 (04:10:06):
Thirty seven seconds remaining, some options. Twenty nine twenty eight
Illinois State fourth and one. Hayes back to throw. Under pressure.
He fires, It's caught.

Speaker 1 (04:10:16):
First down.

Speaker 3 (04:10:16):
Bison Roneohn Nelson hasn't at the forty yard line. Fock
will stop as they move the change. Thirty one seconds
to go, Bison own forty one, first down.

Speaker 1 (04:10:27):
In ten.

Speaker 3 (04:10:27):
Hayes takes the snap. Four man rush. Hayes backpedaling, throwing
deep down the same almost intercepted incomplete. He was looking
for Kessel on the seam and it went off of
the hands of Shadona Cuba, the dB for Illinois State
second in ten. Twenty five seconds remaining. Oh my goodness,

(04:10:51):
Carson Williams intended target. I beg your pardon. The Bison
fans inside the dome look up on twenty five seconds
to play. Bison need to get into field goal range
own forty one yard line, second down in ten. Hayes
takes the snap, blitz Is on hayes Hens, he throws incomplete.

Speaker 1 (04:11:13):
Pressure came in.

Speaker 3 (04:11:14):
It was Bauer who knocked him down passing complete third
and ten.

Speaker 7 (04:11:20):
When he was looking down the sideline there had McKay
streaking open. Would have been a tough contested catch, but
he had him.

Speaker 5 (04:11:28):
Ryan babbitts on the on the blocking there that got
to Nathan hit the back. So it's got to do
a little better job. He's got to anchor there, keep
that guy out of that's his blind side.

Speaker 3 (04:11:41):
And now timeouts. The Bison were getting set by Illinois State.
That's their second time out.

Speaker 8 (04:11:47):
Illinois State Tim.

Speaker 1 (04:11:48):
Paul Sick getting his clapping his hands, thirty second time out.

Speaker 3 (04:11:53):
Bison down by one, twenty seconds remaining. It's twenty nine
to twenty eight Illinois State. Byson only need a couple
of first down to get into Oazick's range his career
long fifty four.

Speaker 1 (04:12:04):
You're at your own forty one right now.

Speaker 3 (04:12:07):
You've got two timeouts in the back pocket, but you've
got to pick up this first down otherwise they're risking
another fourth in ballgame situation, the Bison, we're able to
pick up the fourth down and one to Rajohn Nelson.
Cole Payton is hurt. He got hurt when he got
sacked earlier. And now Nathan Hayes coming off of the

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bench trying to get the Bison in the field goal range.

Speaker 1 (04:12:34):
Twenty seconds remaining.

Speaker 3 (04:12:36):
Bison down by one ball at the NBSU forty one
yard line.

Speaker 1 (04:12:41):
Lance right, two left, and the tight end left is Williams.
Hayes in the shotgun Barika to his right.

Speaker 3 (04:12:49):
They rush five on the blitz third down and ten
Hay's under pressure Hayes flush to his right. Hayes will
scramble and he's ushered out of bounds by knee camp
Shy in the line. The game in the forty gain
of three thirteen seconds remaining, it will be fourth down
in seven at the Bison forty four yard line.

Speaker 1 (04:13:17):
Here we go, gotta have it. Twenty nine to twenty eight.

Speaker 3 (04:13:21):
Illinois State Bison trail by one ball on their own
forty four fourth down and seven. Hayes and the shotgun
to keep the season alive, gets the snap.

Speaker 1 (04:13:33):
They rush five.

Speaker 3 (04:13:34):
Hayes loads up, fires along looking for Nelson and complete
and complete no.

Speaker 53 (04:13:41):
Flags Ayse patasys incomplete.

Speaker 1 (04:13:45):
I can't believe it. Illinois State makes the stop.

Speaker 3 (04:13:52):
And they're one kneel down away from pulling off one
of the biggest upsets in FC Playoffs history.

Speaker 8 (04:14:01):
Or what right there, Nathan Hayes.

Speaker 5 (04:14:03):
Before he took the snap, he pointed out there and you,
I don't know, may it was some kind of a
hand signal. But Rajah ever did they didn't see it
or I don't know they didn't. I don't know if
that was the community what the communication was about.

Speaker 3 (04:14:15):
But Illinois State comes out and kneel down formation. Tommy
Rittenhouse takes a snap and knee and it is over.
The Illinois State has come to Fargo and they have

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knocked off the number one Bision in stunning fashion.

Speaker 1 (04:14:40):
He see his name twenty nine to twenty eight in
the finals.

Speaker 3 (04:14:45):
Illinois State that this unbelievable Bison season has come to
us shock again.

Speaker 53 (04:14:55):
Thank you for pretending and for your supporting n C championships.

Speaker 8 (04:14:59):
He has traveled.

Speaker 5 (04:15:00):
See it's hard to even explain it. Oh my goodness,
I really wonder what was wrong with Cole's hand. I mean,
I can't image an ice on it down there.

Speaker 1 (04:15:11):
We'll hear it from coach here in a moment.

Speaker 8 (04:15:16):
You know they earned it.

Speaker 5 (04:15:17):
Their defense was lights out today. I don't know if
they played out of their mind or that's how good
they are, that's how much they've improved.

Speaker 3 (04:15:24):
All right, let's go downstairs to coach Peu's with Noah,
Thanks Sam, coach kind of in shock a little bit
right now.

Speaker 1 (04:15:30):
Bison end up falling just short in this one.

Speaker 21 (04:15:33):
Yeah, it's it's hard to swallow. You know, six first
downs on offense. The defense played well enough today, There's
no question about it. There's there's no doubt in my mind.
The defense, you know, did what they had to do,
and unfortunately we didn't play a good complimentary football at
all today. I'm gonna have to get my eyes on
the tape. I couldn't even tell you outside the pass protection,
you know what happened in the wrung game.

Speaker 7 (04:15:54):
And I know it's hard to look back now in
this moment, but this season, this this group of seniors,
what do they mean to this program?

Speaker 21 (04:16:00):
Well, you know that's what you heard for you hurt
for the seniors, the team, the guys, you know, Bijon Nation.

Speaker 16 (04:16:05):
I mean, they show it up today.

Speaker 21 (04:16:06):
They were magnificent and so you know, yeah, we're gonna
take a couple of days here obviously, and try to
think about the seniors and be grateful for that we
had them for as long as we did.

Speaker 1 (04:16:16):
Thanks Coach, Thank you guys. Back to you Sam, Thanks
very much, Noah.

Speaker 3 (04:16:20):
A stunning scene here in the farodob the Bison down
at midfield doing one last post game prayer. Grant Olsen
with a big hug for Logan cop. You just cannot
believe it. So many seniors for this NDSU team. They
did not wake up today thinking this would be their
last game in a Bison uniform. And it comes to

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a closing here in the second round of the FCS Playoffs,
twenty nine to twenty eight. The final score the Illinois
State wins it. We'll be back with the Rick Electric
postgame show in a moment. This is the Pioneer Seats
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The breakdown, the highlights, the reaction. Welcome to the Rick
Electric postgame show on the Pioneer Seeds Bison Sports Network
from lear Field. For reaction to today's game, Let's go.

Speaker 1 (04:20:13):
Back to the Booth, Welcome back to the Fargo Dome.

Speaker 3 (04:20:20):
Season has come to an end for the North Dakota
State Bison NDSU falls against Illinois State twenty nine to
twenty eight. The final score Sam Niederman and Phil Hanson
with you Noah Gendorff down on the field. Shocking ending
to this game into this season for the Bison, who
led twenty eight to fourteen. Late in the ballgame, Illinois

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State rallies.

Speaker 1 (04:20:43):
To come back.

Speaker 3 (04:20:44):
They score a touchdown, they get a sack fumble, then
they score another touchdown, and they get a two point
conversion and they win it twenty nine to twenty eight.

Speaker 1 (04:20:53):
The Bison had.

Speaker 3 (04:20:54):
Fourth down at their own forty one and incomplete pass
trying to get a field goal. R wasn't enough as
the Bison falls short here on the FCS playoffs.

Speaker 1 (04:21:05):
The Bison seniors.

Speaker 3 (04:21:07):
Spending a lot of time out on the field still
just trying to process this one. Brika Penu, Cole Payton,
Rajah Nelson. Just unbelievable. Just a heartbreaking scene for NDSU
and so many seniors who will poured their hearts into
this program for five even six years at a time,
and it all comes to a close here today with

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the lost year in the postseason. Let's take a listen
back here on how this one went down. It was
an exciting game. Unfortunately the ending went spoiled for the Bison.
We'll start off the Illinois State got the ball, got
stopped by Code Green and INDSU got the ball next,
and they would get a seventy eight yard bomb on

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their very first play offensively to take the lead from
the twenty two first down to ten. Snapped to Cole
under pressure, he throws a deep Rice Lance wide open.
He got on the sideline behind the knee and he
is all the way in for the Byson touchdown. How
about that start for NDSU here in the playoffs. Cole

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Payton and Bryce Lance seventy eight yards. He was wide
open behind the corner and he went cruise control down
the near sideline for the touchdown. Bison scora the very
first playoffensively six to nothing. INDSU Bryce Lance with his
eighth career playoff touchdown his twenty fifth seventy eight yards

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from Cole Payton. Bison off to an early seven to
nothing lead. Illinois State would get the ball back. They
would drive into Bison territory and that's where Code Green
would start its takeaway train. Step to Rittenhouse four man rush.
Brittenhouse fires over the middle and it's intercepted. Intercepted by NDSU.

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The Bison get the takeaway. It's Taylor eighty.

Speaker 1 (04:23:02):
The young safety steps in again.

Speaker 2 (04:23:05):
His third interception on the year, and the Byason stuck
the drive.

Speaker 1 (04:23:09):
They'll take over with a.

Speaker 3 (04:23:11):
No waight to play him at first, tailing eighty third
straight game with an interception for the young red shirt freshman.

Speaker 1 (04:23:19):
Byson would take over and they would have to punt.

Speaker 3 (04:23:22):
They went three and out on the ensuing possession, forty
seven yard punt by Aaron Bickerton down at the two
yard line, and so Illinois State would be pinned back deep.
They would get stopped on the next three plays and
have to punt it away and the punter, hated Fudge,
punted it.

Speaker 1 (04:23:37):
A little bit too deep.

Speaker 3 (04:23:39):
That's where Action Jackson was able to take advantage. Williams
back deep to return in the forty five bunch, boots
it away, angles at far left, Williams can return it
from the Bison forty eight yard line.

Speaker 1 (04:23:50):
Zigging exactary the.

Speaker 3 (04:23:51):
Forty thirty five thirty he could be gone twenty fifteen
to ten to five. Jackson Williams punned down stagerous return
man in America. He struck again fifty two yard punt
return touchdown, and then DSU has opened up a thirteen.

Speaker 1 (04:24:11):
To nothing lead with four forty remaining in the first quarter.

Speaker 3 (04:24:16):
That's our Rick Electric electrifying moment of the game. Power
up your game day with Rick Electric. Jackson Williams fifty
two yard touchdown his fourth career return touchdown, second of
the punt variety, the second time he's done in the playoffs.
Did it last year on a kick return against Amlen
Christian Bison up fourteen to nothing, Illinois State ensuing possession,

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they would once again drive across midfield and get into
Bison territory. A big third down and another big play
in the Bison secondary. Maylander lapt two receiver is right,
here's a snap to Rentonhouse four mana Rossie flutters it
right side and it's picked off again, picked off by
Donovan Woolin for the Bison second in or reception of

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the corner and will it jumped the round underneath another
buys it take away and DSU won't have it.

Speaker 1 (04:25:09):
With one oh four remaining in the opening corner.

Speaker 3 (04:25:12):
They are absolutely shutting down Illinois State to start this postseason.
Donovan wooll and third interception of the game. It capped
off what was a perfect first quarter for the Bison,
leading it fourteen to nothing going into the second.

Speaker 1 (04:25:27):
However, Byson offense Stell wasn't able to find any rhythm.

Speaker 3 (04:25:30):
Third down to eight of the Illinois State forty three
yard line, Cole Payton got sacked by Garrett Stefan, Bison
had to punt and they got Illinois State back to
the fourteen yard line. Three plays later, though, the Red
Birds were able to break through for a big run,
Victor Dawson's sixty nine yard touchdown run that would get
them on the board and make it fourteen to seven.

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Eleven twenty one remaining in the half. Bison offense got
it back and they were able to get a first
down on third down and three of Cole Payton scramble. However,
the next next play at the thirty five Barika fumbled
force fumbled by Dexter Kneecamp or covered by CJ. Richard
at the Bison thirty seven yard line. Illinois State would
take over there and then two plays later, Code Green says, hey,

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we'll take it back. In fact, we'll take it all
the way to the house. Dawson the tailbag snapped to
rittenhouse scans the field fires a.

Speaker 2 (04:26:21):
Middle intercepting Nathaniel Staling with ahead of steam down Lafar sideline,
forty thirty twenty five, twenty ten five touchdown.

Speaker 1 (04:26:33):
Son. It change the Bison way.

Speaker 2 (04:26:37):
Nathaniel Staling takes the ball, his second pick six of
the year.

Speaker 1 (04:26:42):
They ran it all the way back down La Fares
sideline and just like that, the Bison back in.

Speaker 3 (04:26:48):
Control twenty to seven. Nathaniel Staling with the pick six.
How many times could you say that you get two
pick sixes in one season? He had one again South
Dakota State. That one's seventy three yard Here are the
playoffs against Illinois State Bison up by two scores again
twenty one to seven, eight h nine remaining in the half, Illinois.

Speaker 1 (04:27:08):
State would get the ball.

Speaker 3 (04:27:10):
They would put together a very long drive, starting at
their own eighteen yard line. They would work their way
to the Bison twelve and that's where Tommy Rittenhouse would
connect with Daniel Soabkowitz for an eight yard touchdown catch
that would make it twenty one to fourteen.

Speaker 1 (04:27:24):
After the extra point, with forty.

Speaker 3 (04:27:26):
Two seconds remaining in the half, Bison, we're going to
get the ball to start the second half. Didn't get
anything going on the drive inside their own twenty yard line.
Brock's back was calling time out, trying to see if
they could maybe get a turnover or force a block punt.
Bison were able to get it away cleanly, and that's
how we went into halftime with the Bison up twenty
one to fourteen. Bison got the ball to start number

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half number two, and they would have to punt.

Speaker 1 (04:27:51):
They went three and out.

Speaker 3 (04:27:51):
Cole Payton once again sacked by Garrett Steppin, and NDSU
gave it away with twelve forty nine to play in
the third quarter, they would drive and once again they
would be into Indiasu territory.

Speaker 1 (04:28:03):
Have we seen this movie before? Another Bison interception Lord.

Speaker 3 (04:28:08):
In short motion in the slot I snapped the rittenhouse
four man stunny fires ball.

Speaker 2 (04:28:12):
Is tipped in the air, is picked off, picked off
again by the Pison, Staling again. Then a FlexIt by
Woolen at the Bison with their fourth interception of the day,
Staling with his second absolutely incredible Wooman with the tipped
tip ball and then Staling able to take it down

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Bison with another takeaway. They would take over at the
Illinois State forty seven yard line with ten fifty six
remaining in the third quarter, but another third down, another sack.
Cole Peyton dropped for another sack by Rhys Edwards and
Mason Kaplan and that would put the Bison back on
the punting unit. They would boot it away and the

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Illinois State would drive once again. Still in a one
score game, twenty one to fourteen. Bison defense hanging on
for dear life. They would have gold down to go
at the ten yard line of NDSU.

Speaker 3 (04:29:06):
It would be third and one Victor Dawson stopped by
Ryan Jones and Tobia and Nane and then on fourth
down and one, the Bison captain Logan Cup making a
huge play one forty three remaining in the third, fourth
and one in the ten Brittenhouse collaps.

Speaker 1 (04:29:22):
They'll go hand off Dawson's trying. He didn't get there.

Speaker 2 (04:29:26):
He did not get there, buys and stop him the
fourth down stop by code three. They cut down Dawson
in a backfield and NASU holds leading in twenty one fourteen,
one thirty five remaining and Nane.

Speaker 1 (04:29:43):
And Jones had to stop.

Speaker 3 (04:29:45):
That was actually cop who had this stop and the
Bison take over. Another fourth down stop by the Bison
captain NDSU has it late third quarter and they would
take it into the fourth quarter with the lead.

Speaker 1 (04:29:58):
Third down and four.

Speaker 3 (04:30:00):
Cole Peyton to start of the fourth quarter tackle the
yard shy of the first down mark or Bison would
have to punt once again.

Speaker 1 (04:30:06):
Illinois State would get the.

Speaker 3 (04:30:08):
Ball and they would try and drive out of their
own end zone, but the Bison secondary continued to lock
down plats the running back third and log step to rittenhouse.
Four man rush throws right.

Speaker 2 (04:30:20):
Side interception Bison a fifth aca oft the sideline and
sign a ten to five out of bounds Anthony Celbarrow
with a fifth interception by the Bezon, a new t
playoff record.

Speaker 3 (04:30:37):
They've picked off right now, Saigain and the SU will
take over with twelve forty two remaining fifth interception as
you heard it, a playoff game record for the Bison.

Speaker 1 (04:30:49):
Aca.

Speaker 3 (04:30:50):
With the pick and the Bison in business, they would
waste no time in getting into the end zone to
stretch the league and.

Speaker 1 (04:30:58):
NDSU winds up on the ball left.

Speaker 3 (04:31:00):
First down in goal from the four hand off Bririka
running left side, Brika spinning in touchdown. Bison, Thank you,
Brika Penu four yard touchdown. That's his twentieth on the
year and NDSU cashes in on the ist. They laid
it by two scores, twenty seven to fourteen. Barrika with

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Speaker 1 (04:31:28):
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to fourteen Bison. There was twelve minutes to go in
the game. Still a lot of time in the game,
and Illinois State would have to punt on their ensuing possession,
they went three and out. Bison would get it back
with eleven forty five to go, and YESU went three

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and out, so Illinois State got to with ten eighteen remaining,
they would drive down to the Bison four yard line.
They had fourth down in goal. The Bison defense was
hoping to make one more stop to try and continue
that fourteen point lead.

Speaker 1 (04:32:04):
Fourth and goal.

Speaker 3 (04:32:06):
From the four two left two right. Dawson the running back, Brittenhouse.

Speaker 1 (04:32:11):
Parking out over the line. Play clock at.

Speaker 3 (04:32:13):
Seven, ball in the left ass fourth and goal Writtenhouse
back to throw.

Speaker 1 (04:32:18):
Under presser at sacked Byson Gunner for the sack.

Speaker 3 (04:32:23):
Toby and Dane knocks them down and that might be game,
set match. Mandana went a first Bison sack of the
game and Code Great slams the door.

Speaker 1 (04:32:37):
Fourth in goal. They make this stop and DSU takes
over Toby and Nane with a huge sack.

Speaker 3 (04:32:43):
Really good strong closed the season for Toby and the
Byzon would have it was six fourteen, remaining up by
fourteen points. Unfortunately, another three and out buy the Bison
as they had to pun it away to Illinois Stay.
With four thirty five to go, they would drive down
the field, Rittenhouse asap Kowitz. They had a really good
catch on the side of the end zone eight yard
score and that made it twenty eight to twenty one.

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Bison would get the ball back. They would have third
down and four of their own thirty one. After the
two minute time out, Cole Payton got sacked and fumbled
the ball. Hurt his hand on the play. It was
recovered by Illinois State. They took over at the NDSU
twenty three. Then Rittenhouse on fourth down and goal was
able to scramble and find Sabakowitz for a touchdown six
yards that made it twenty eight twenty seven.

Speaker 1 (04:33:27):
They would go for two.

Speaker 3 (04:33:28):
They got the two, and the Bison tried to go
down the field on the ensuing drive and get into
field goal range with Nathan Hayes since Peyton was injured,
weren't able to get it on fourth down incomplete pass,
and that was all she wrote as the Bison fall
twenty nine to twenty eight here in the Fargo Dome,
here in the second round of the FCS playoffs.

Speaker 1 (04:33:49):
Let's go downstairs to Noah. He's got Jackson Williams. Thanks
Sam Jackson.

Speaker 7 (04:33:53):
You know the spies and offense has been pretty explosive
all year, but you know, pretty much held in check today.
What were they doing to kind of slow you guys down?

Speaker 74 (04:34:00):
They were just playing good, solid defense and they're playing
on our side of the line of scrimmage. The entire
game seemed like every down were we were just struggling
to kind of get to our spots and everything wasn't
We didn't get.

Speaker 8 (04:34:16):
To heat up.

Speaker 74 (04:34:17):
They kept us off the field and kept our possessions minimal,
so we didn't get a lot of first downs and
that was the result.

Speaker 7 (04:34:25):
And obviously you guys didn't accomplish all the goals that
you guys had set out at the beginning of the year.
But you know, this still was a really special season.
Just what was it about the season that kind of
felt like it had a little bit of magic to it?

Speaker 8 (04:34:35):
Right?

Speaker 74 (04:34:37):
I mean, it was a great season with some great guys,
and I think the thing that probably had the most
like magic about it was just the people. H We
had a great senior class. These seniors led us unbelievably well,
and they did a great They did a great job
doing everything.

Speaker 8 (04:34:53):
They led by example.

Speaker 74 (04:34:55):
They led by watching film, by doing the right things,
getting early, leaving late, doing the right thing. So that
was kind of what made this season special. There's a
lot of big names on this team in the senior
class that I think we'll be remember here forever.

Speaker 1 (04:35:09):
Thanks Jackson, appreciate you.

Speaker 3 (04:35:10):
Back to you, Sam, Thanks very much, Noah Jackson Williams
joining us post game his second career punt returned touchdown,
fourth return touchdown of the year for the Bison. Unfortunately,
not quite enough is the Bison fall twenty nine to
twenty eight. Just go downstairs again to know what he's got,
Logan cop Thanks Sam, Logan. You know, the defense played
hard today. They battled tough, but ended up just falling
a little bit short in this one.

Speaker 43 (04:35:32):
Yeah, I thought we played really hard. I was a
bummer when when you don't come out with the win,
but super proud of this team, Super proud of this
defense and what we were all able to accomplish this year.
It's a a great memorable season for my last one
obviously didn't end the way that we'd like, but man,
I'll cherish these memories forever for sure.

Speaker 7 (04:35:52):
And it Yeah, so obviously you guys didn't accomplish all
the goals that you guys set out at the beginning
of the year. But you know what can be said
about the season and what you guys were able to accomplish.

Speaker 43 (04:36:02):
Yeah, I think this team this year had a lot
of grit. Especially coming off a national championship is never
super easy. It's easy to get complacent, it's easy to
get a big ego. I think this team did a
great job of just starting in January February, putting our

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heads down and going to work knowing that the twenty
twenty five Buyson team was a completely brand new team
that had proved nothing yet. I think we did a
great job of that this season, of kind of making
a name for ourselves, our own individual team.

Speaker 8 (04:36:36):
And it's a lot of fun to be part of it.

Speaker 7 (04:36:38):
And obviously this isn't the way we wanted your career
to end for you, but it's it's hard in this moment,
but looking back at your whole career, what will you
kind of remember most of.

Speaker 1 (04:36:46):
Your time in the Green and Gold.

Speaker 43 (04:36:48):
Yeah, it's it's tough to think about, but I think
it goes far beyond what people say on the football
field on Saturdays. It's just getting to hang out every
day with one hundred and twenty of my best friends,
Like that's truly what it is, and just it's such
a great gift to be able to play this game
in the relationships with that that I formed with players

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and with coaches or what's gonna go on far far
beyond four and a half years at NDSU, And so
I'm excited to take those relationships with me, to stay
in touch with all these guys, because there's so much
more to life than football, and we all know that.
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rise tomorrow and it's going to be a new day.
And so I'm excited to stay in touch with these
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Speaker 1 (04:37:39):
Awesome, Thanks Logan, thank you. Back to you, Sam, Thanks
very much, Noah.

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Definitely a hard loss for the Bison to swallow here
in the Fargo Dome as they fall twenty nine to
twenty eight against Illinois State. Logan Copp will go down
as one of the all time greats to ever play
defense at NDSU. He led the way with eleven tackles today,
including the big TfL on the work down stop earlier
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The proof is in the package. Back here in the
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Twenty nine to twenty eight, Illinois State knocks off the
Bison Yere in the second round of the FCS Playoffs.
Time for Phil's report card, Last one of the year, Partner, What.

Speaker 8 (04:46:24):
You got last one? You know how I say?

Speaker 5 (04:46:26):
I always say turnovers are the most important thing in
the game. Well, yeah, they're important, but not today. The
team who won the turnover battle did not win the game.
But let's get into offense here, I said no turnovers.

Speaker 8 (04:46:39):
They had to.

Speaker 5 (04:46:39):
Barrika just an uncharacteristic fumble and then Cole Payton with
a sack force fumbling. Didn't see it really coming from
the backside. But those plays, both those both hurt. I
also had for my keys of the game, control the
line of scrimmage, to staying drives, turned down conversions, those
things all kind of worked together.

Speaker 8 (04:46:55):
Did not do that at all.

Speaker 5 (04:46:57):
Just one evaluation from seeing the game here, Okay, you
can't run the ball. Hey, you got some good teams
that can stop the run. The pocket protection was terrible today, terrible,
And you can credit Illinois stayed with with pushing the pocket.
But Cole, when a guy runs free, Cole can feel
that and he scirms around, gets out of it. There's
no place for him to go because the next guy
was free too, and then the next guy was free.

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So the pocket protection was really bad. It had completely
collapsed on him. So this offensive lineman really gotta get
that together for next year. Offense gets an f defense
Takeaways yep, five interception, Hed Woolen staling twice, one for
a touchdown and Aca. Yeah, I mean absolutely great contain Rittenhouse,

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you bet. I think they did for the most part.
They needed better pass rush early in the game. I
think that would have helped a little bit. But that
might be a little nitpicking. But ninety one plays, ninety
one plays, you gotta find a way to get off
the field. That's just that's too much. Defense gets a
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and they just didn't make a difference. Well they didn't

(04:48:03):
make a difference, but not in the end result. So
defense gets to see special teams, you know, Jackson Williams
punt return for the touchdown, I mean, that's great play.
The punt by Bickerton hot a bounce. I mean, I
just I really didn't like that one. I was really
hoping that this would have come down to Ozek, you know,
getting a field goal to win the game.

Speaker 8 (04:48:24):
I'd just love to see that, and I.

Speaker 5 (04:48:25):
Would I would have bloviated over all these guys how
great kickers are and stuff, but just didn't happen, not
by special team's fault or anything.

Speaker 8 (04:48:33):
But special teams gets.

Speaker 3 (04:48:34):
To be we're two first downs away there at the end,
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Illinois State wins, so they will move on and take
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will be later tonight in Davis, California. Illinois State the
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All right, Welcome back on into the Farrudome Final Here
in the second round of the FCS playoffs, the Bison
falls short against Illinois State twenty nine to twenty eight.

Speaker 1 (04:52:41):
The final score. Sam Niederman, Phil Hanson, Noah Gendor back
with you in the booth.

Speaker 3 (04:52:46):
Time to look at our class machines, offensive and defensive efficiency.
Your final stats from this one. The crux of the
game Buyson offense just we're never able to kick it
into high gear even in low gear. Just only had
six first downs on the game, one and seventy nine
total yards, held a fifty nine on the ground, one

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twenty through the air. Bison completed just six passes Cole
Payton for at a twelve one to oh one through
the air a touchdown. He was sacked four times in
the game, including the sack fumble that got Illinois positioned
for the go ahead score. Nathan Hayes came in after
Cole got hurt on the sack, and he went two
of seven for nineteen yards on the final drive trying
to get the Bison and field goal range. Parika Penu

(04:53:28):
sixteen carries fifty five yards one touchdown, ends the season
with twenty touchdowns rushing, a one off of tying the
single season Bison Division one ERA record by Tyler Roll
and John Crockett, each who had twenty one DJ Scott
had four carries in the game as well. Receiving wise,
Bryce Lancey had the seventy eight yard touchdown on the

(04:53:51):
first play offensively for ENDSU. Unfortunately, Bryce unable to get
any other catches the rest of the way. He finishes
with that seventy eight yard score. He was targeted five times.
Carson Williams one catch for twenty two yards, Rajah won
catch for ten yards, and Jackson Williams won for nine.
Barrika won for five, Owen Johnson won for negative four.

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Bison were two out of thirteen on third down in
the game. They were one for two on fourth down.
They ran just forty six plays in the game Illinois State. Meanwhile,
they held out of the ball and that's the formula
if you want to beat a Bison team, especially on
the road. In the playoffs, they had forty two minutes
and one second of possession compared to endius U's seventeen

(04:54:33):
minutes and fifty nine seconds. They outgained the Bison four
twenty two to one seventy nine. They rushed for one
seventy three fill your impact stat was the passing yards.
They threw for two hundred and forty nine yards.

Speaker 1 (04:54:44):
In the game.

Speaker 3 (04:54:45):
Brittenhouse gotta give him some credit for some mental toughness.
He throws five picks in the game, and I'm sure
if you would have told him when he woke up
this morning, you're gonna throw five interceptions. He's thinking this
game over, but he ends up engineering their comeback thirty
five for fifty two, two forty nine through the air,
three touchdowns, one interception. He also completed the two pointers
to Scottie Pressing, which proved to be the game winner.

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Dawson ran hard for them twenty three for one to
thirty seven on the ground, including the sixty nine yard score.
Dylan Lord, the slot receiver, nine for forty two, Sabkowitz
eight for sixty seven and three touchdowns including that one.
He was able to make his mark on this game,
one of the best receivers in the valley and in
the country. Casper six for thirty eight, pressing three for

(04:55:29):
forty five and also the two pointer, Maylander three for
thirty two, Dawson three for nineteen. Receiving defensively for NDSU.
We mentioned Logan copp valiant effort again for the senior
and just a shame that it had to be his
last game in a Bison uniform. Eleven tackles to lead
the way, including the TfL on four down, wooll And
ten tackles, nine solo pass breakup that was on the

(04:55:51):
Staling second pick, and an interception of his own. Keenan
Wilson six tackles on the game. Toby Inane with a
sack and three pass breakups getting the Mits up at
the offensive line. Jalen Crumby five tackles, Darius Gibbons five tackles,
j ks Alexander three tackles in a pass breakup. Staling

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had the two interceptions including the pick six, Aca with
an interception, Taylan E with an interception. Five interceptions for
the Bison, a new program playoff game record for Illinois State.
Kaplan had seven tackles in the TfL. Stephen had two
sacks and three TFLs. He was in the backfield a lot.
Bauer had the sack and TfL forced fumble by Jake

(04:56:34):
Anderson at the end on Cole Payton knee Camp had
six tackles on the game as well. Bison fall twenty
nine to twenty eight. As we bring in Noah, Noah, obviously,
this one just a stunning ending with the Bison up
late offense not able to get into gear at the end.
In Illinois State comes back, they make the plays to

(04:56:55):
win it. You were down on the field and this
was as shot as I'm sure we've seen the Fargo
Dome ever here with the Bison falling today.

Speaker 7 (04:57:04):
Yeah, I mean this, especially in the playoffs, I don't
know if we've ever seen anything like this, you know,
it very much reminds me of the game down in
USD last year where just an absolute collapse right at
the end of the game. The only difference was this
one happened in the playoffs, so we don't, you know,
have a chance to rebound. Now, that's kind of my brain.
I was like, oh, we'll get it straightened out, we'll

(04:57:24):
be fine. Oh, wait, season's over. You know, it's we're done.
We're hanging it up. So, I mean, just a really
bad offensive performance today.

Speaker 1 (04:57:33):
I think it started up front.

Speaker 7 (04:57:34):
I'd have to kind of watch the game over again,
but it seemed like, you know, we're just we're playing
in the backfield the whole game, that our offensive line
was getting either knocked back in the run game or
you know, get in the pocket, collapsed on coal in
the past game. So just just could never get it going.
And you know, defense had a lot asked to them
today and you know, ultimately just couldn't make the one

(04:57:56):
last play at the end for us. So obviously, just
a heartbreak way to end the season for the senior group.
And you know, just you can't make the mistakes that
the Buys made today and hope to you know, continue
to find success in the postseason. So obviously it's gonna
be a long offseason now and leave a sour taste
in everyone's mouth. So yeah, I mean, I guess we'll

(04:58:19):
see what happens next season, but you know, there's obviously
gonna be some changes, and this is an impactful senior
group that we're going to be missing.

Speaker 1 (04:58:26):
So this was obviously not the.

Speaker 7 (04:58:28):
Way we wanted to send those guys out, especially you know,
losing in the way that we did. But it's it
was a special group, I think, in a really fun season,
and then just a terrible.

Speaker 1 (04:58:37):
End to it, no doubt, just a sour ending for sure.

Speaker 3 (04:58:40):
I mean, you saw the seniors and you talked with
Logan and just the disbelief out on the field, just
soaking in and processing the fact that this is the
last game of the year, and then the cases of
the seniors the last of their buising careers. Here in
the Fargo Dome. Chris Harris was underneath the goalpost just
taking a moment there. You feel for him, you feel
for the rest of the seniors and the captains as

(04:59:03):
NDISU drops this one today offensively. Obviously, there was some
pressure on Cole Payton when when he was sacked, NDSU
struggled to get things going in the run game. It
looked like Noah, I think Illinois State's front just had
some answers for when the buys were trying to get
Parrika going.

Speaker 7 (04:59:19):
Yeah, and and we talked about the offensive line in
the pregame and and there's gonna be some question marks
with some guys shuffling around a little bit. But I mean,
this was, of course, I think their worst performance of
the year upfront, and of course in the moment when
we kind of needed them to step up a little bit,
because that is a really solid front seven for Illinois State.
I think their linebacker group is is, you know, right

(04:59:39):
on par with NDSU's. There's a few really good players
there and and they just you know, didn't didn't rise
to the challenge sadly.

Speaker 1 (04:59:47):
Uh And and that's you know, gonna be the tough part.

Speaker 7 (04:59:49):
And obviously there's gonna be some people upset with play calling,
and I think it's probably justified.

Speaker 1 (04:59:54):
It just it didn't feel like NDSU football on offense today.

Speaker 7 (04:59:57):
And and you know it, it's just gonna hang with
us all off season long, because you know, ideally, if
this happened in the regular season, like I said, you
get a chance to go out there and kind of
right the ship. But obviously there's no more chances now.
So that's that's just gonna be how it is.

Speaker 3 (05:00:14):
Yeah, Yeah, it's just absolutely a shocker. So many streaks
that the Bison had coming into this game. They had
a nineteen game home winning streak that gets snapped. They
were thirty eight and one at home in the Fargo
Dome and the playoffs coming.

Speaker 1 (05:00:27):
Into this afternoon.

Speaker 3 (05:00:28):
Just a second time a team has come up here
to Fargo in one an FCS playoff game JMU in
twenty sixteen, the only other one in now Illinois state
gets that done here today. Bison had won sixteen in
a row going back to last year's postseason. That winning
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program history, behind the thirty nine game streak from seventeen

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to twenty one and the thirty three game winning streak
from twelve to fourteen. I got this one from Ryan
parol or sid said that the last time end you
had less than ten offensive first downs in a game.

Speaker 1 (05:01:03):
Can you guys guess which game that was? How long
ago it was?

Speaker 8 (05:01:07):
No, I can't.

Speaker 1 (05:01:08):
It would have been twenty fourteen to twenty three to
three loss at Northern Iowa. Buys only had the first
downs in that game of that game. Yeah, they had
six today as they dropped to Illinois State twenty nine
to twenty eight. You played with a lot of these seniors, Noah,
and you were obviously talking with Logan down there. They're
going to be remembered as some legends here, having won

(05:01:30):
multiple championships in their time, being a part of last
year's squad, the Valley Championship here this year winning at
un D a special moment that I'm sure everybody will
remember for this squad. But now you turn the page,
guys like Bryce Lance Cole Payton and hopefully his hand
will be okay, we'll get some updates, I'm sure in
the coming days on his injury. They're on to the

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next level in some cases, and in some cases like Logan,
cop Jackson Dute Awfter, they're on the next chapter of
their lives as young men and husbands and fathers and
soon to be And that that's just pretty incredible to
think about. But an unbelievable run for the Bison senior class.

Speaker 7 (05:02:09):
Yeah, and and obviously everyone's going to look back at
this twenty twenty five season and it's just going to
leave the sour taste in your mouth just knowing how
it ended. But this is a really special group. And
and this has been a special season up to this point.
You know, we you know, are undefeated obviously coming into
this game, and you know, winning the Marker game, how
we did going up into Grand Forks and winning that game.

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I mean, just a tough valley schedule and to make
it through unscathed.

Speaker 22 (05:02:35):
Uh.

Speaker 7 (05:02:35):
I mean when the bracket came out, I think you know,
most Bison fans had to be thinking, no, you know
this is this is pretty favorable in our position. And
then to lose in the first round, you know, I
don't think that's something that anybody saw it coming. So
it's it's pretty tough. And and yeah, obviously this this
senior group is you know, maybe gonna be remembered for uh,

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you know, how this season ended.

Speaker 1 (05:02:57):
But I mean what a fun season it was.

Speaker 7 (05:02:59):
You know, getting Payton out there and getting to watch
his one season as the Bison starter was was pretty special.
And then yeah, I mean all those guys who've made
a million plays in Bison uniforms, it's who've had phenomenal careers.
I hope we can just kind of remember those careers
and appreciate, you know, the time that they put in
in Bison uniforms, and you not let this one game

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kind of sour their legacy a little bit, because this
is a pretty special group.

Speaker 1 (05:03:23):
Well, said my friend. We mentioned the streaks.

Speaker 3 (05:03:26):
The Bison had won fifteen consecutive opening round playoff games,
they had made fifteen straight quarterfinals. That comes to an end,
or sixteen straight courter, or we're seeking their sixteenth straight
here today comes to an end here at this loss
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Bison fall here today twenty nine to twenty eight. Let's
take a look at some of the other playoffs scores
from around the country. Right now, in Missoula, South Dakota

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State trying to stage a comeback, but Montana is up
forty three to twenty nine, just under three minutes to
play there ASDSU scores a touchdown, so they'll probably try
an on side to try and get the ball back there,
but the Grizzlies still up by fourteen with two forty
eight to play. Abilene Christian down against even f Austin
in Texas thirty eight thirty four to seven, forty seven remaining.

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The winner of that game would advance to take on
Montana State. The Bobcats are able to hang on against Yale.
They win at twenty one to thirteen against the Bulldogs.
All the way out in Bozeman, Villanova knocks off the
five seed Lee High fourteen to seven on the road.
Nova on the quarterfinals for the second time in three years.
South Dakota shut down Mercer forty seven to nothing on

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the road. The Coyotes and the quarters once again, third
straight appearance for them. Aiden Bawman will keep on playing
some more football and they will take on the winner
of the Montana STSU game in the quarters. Meanwhile, Tarleton State,
they ended un D season thirty one to thirteen. Tarltan
moves on. They'll take on Nova in the other quarterfinal.

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Illinois State. The win, they will meet.

Speaker 1 (05:06:01):
Either Rhode Island or U see Davis that game later
on tonight out on the west.

Speaker 8 (05:06:07):
Will that be a Rhode Island or you See Davis
or we go back to all the nice state.

Speaker 3 (05:06:10):
It would be the winner of the game because they're
the seed of teams because the Illinois State doesn't have
a seed, so you see Davis to eight or Roady
the nine. So those are the remaining teams and they'll
have a chance. So it's gonna get wide open now
that the Bison are out. Could be anybody's championship to
win down in Nashville. So it'll get down to nine
teams by the end of today in the FCS playoffs.

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They'll know anything more that you guys want to add
after this one or the season.

Speaker 5 (05:06:37):
You know, the expectations here at NDSU and Fargo are
so high that this is a failure here today. But
I mean you look at the accomplishments kind of like
Noah said, I mean twelve and zero coming into the playoffs.
I mean they achieved a lot. Unfortunately, the expectation is
so much higher that this seems like failure. But yeah,
such as life next year will come and the sun

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will come up tomorrow. Glorgan Copsai.

Speaker 3 (05:07:00):
Yeah, a very bitter pill of swallow for sure of
the Bison losing here in this second round playoff game,
but a ton to be proud of for this group,
this twenty five Bison group. They go twelve to zero
undefeated regular season, they win the Missouri Valley undefeated, but
unfortunately the ultimate goal of Nashville and the national championship
will be ready for next year as the Bison fall

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today here at home. Gentlemen, it's always a pleasure SNRRE
to call you guys partners. Really appreciate everything. It's been
an unbelievable season and we'll be back here in the
springtime looking forward to it. Cannot wait no again, do
or Phil Hanson doing a terrific job as always, that's
going to do it for us. Thanks so much for
joining us all season long here on our Bison radio broadcast.

Speaker 1 (05:07:44):
We'll be back with you before you know it. For
some football. Have the spring game, give you coverage, and
then we'll be ready next year.

Speaker 3 (05:07:50):
Down in San Antonio in August, the Bison going down
to the River Rock to take on a Carnet word
for the season opener.

Speaker 1 (05:07:58):
We will have that one for you as well.

Speaker 3 (05:08:00):
Until then, make sure you're tune into Bison basketball. Got
a big basketball game tonight NDSU men's team taking on
Northern Arizona.

Speaker 1 (05:08:07):
So if you're in town and Fargo, come on out
and support for that. Would love to see you there.
North Dakota State wants to thank you for your support
at today's game. As you head home, watch the road,
not your phone, that tex snap or Instagram post. Can wait.

Speaker 3 (05:08:20):
Life's not a game. Drive distraction free. Remember buckle up,
phone down, vision zero, zero fatalities, zero excuses for our
entire crew. Engineer Jake Begold, Studio producers Cole Oimy, Nick
Branda Mule, and Ian Longton. Production assistance from Logan Danielson.
I'm Sam Niederman for my partners, Phil Hanson and Noah

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Gendorff saying so long from the Fargo Dome once again.
The final score Illinois State twenty nine, the Bison twenty eight.
We will talk to you again soon. Until then, Go Bison.

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