It’s not only the Division I-A universities gaining face time on ESPN, on January 7th the NCAA Division I-AA Tournament game is played at Pizza Hut Park in Fricso, TX. In a battle of the 2 greatest small colleges in the country, the Bison battle against the Sam Houston Bearkats. Both the Sam Houston Bearkats and the North Dakota State Bison have steamrolled their rivals all season long and both are furthermore arriving into play with similar styles on offense. Anticipate lots of running and lots of 1st downs by each squad as the defenses are going to get a workout. The sports book is having a difficult time with this one as the line now stands at North Dakota State (-1) with the over-under set at 46.
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The North Dakota State Bison have set the stage all season arriving into competition with a 13-1 record plus a 7-1 record in the MVC. They put a shellacking on St. Francis on September 9th with a 56-3 defeat, which saw a 95-yard touchdown run by Sam Ojuri. The North Dakota State Bison average 32.4 ppg on offense and 13.6 ppg on defense. NDSU is paced behind center by sophomore Qb Brock Jensen who comes into play with a 146.35 passer efficiency rating with 2,404 passing yards. The North Dakota State Bison are stacked on the run with sophomore Sam Ojuri who has received 1,078 rushing yards. Fellow Running back senior DJ McNorton is furthermore nearing the 100 mark in rushing yards with 981. With 75 receptions and 988 yards, Senior WR Warren Holloway has had an excellent year.
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Sam Houston State comes in the match with an undefeated record at 14-0 and 7-0 in the Southland Conference. The Sam Houston Bearkats average 14.8 ppg on defense and 39.1 ppg on offense. This offensive juggernaut put on a fireworks display on October 29th in a full dismantling of Lamar University winning 66-0. The Sam Houston Bearkats put up 382 rushing yards with 559 yards of total offense in that match. Sophomore Qb Brian Bell has had a stable year with 1,954 passing yards as well as an efficiency rating of 165.6. Sophomore Running back Tim Flanders has had a remarkable season with 1,560 rushing yards and 22 Tds. Sophomore WR Richard Sincere is dangerous down field and in the backfield with 965 rushing yards and 449 receiving yards.
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