A Top 15 matchup in the FCS will play out in the Alerus Center on Saturday when the Fighting Hawks host North Dakota State for the first time since winning the rivalry matchup in the Alerus Center in 2023.

Chase Mason and the South Dakota State Jackrabbits will look to stay undefeated this season as they host the North Dakota State Bison tonight.

The Youngstown State football team dropped a close game 38-30 to top-ranked North Dakota State at the Fargodome Saturday.

North Dakota State Bison at Northern Iowa Panthers Cedar Falls, Iowa; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa opens the season at home against North Dakota State. Northern Iowa went 9-6 at home a season ago while going 17-17 overall.

Fans in striped overalls stood in line for cheese curds and chislic, the "official nosh of South Dakota," red meat cubes (usually beef, lamb or venison) grilled, seasoned with garlic salt and eaten with toothpicks, like a bar snack.

This was one of those weeks where being a Top 25 voter was miserable. Seven ranked teams lost to unranked or lower-ranked opponents, with a total of eight ranked teams losing if you include Youngstown State's loss to North Dakota State. Four of those eight losses were Top 10 teams, making this week's ballot extremely difficult.

VERMILLION — The University of South Dakota football team looks to get back into the win column after Illinois State snapped their 11-game home winning streak last week, as they play host to North Dakota on Saturday. Here's how to follow South Dakota vs. North Dakota and what to know about both programs:

Cole Payton threw for 194 yards and Barika Kpeenu ran for three touchdowns and North Dakota State won its 13th straight game by beating Youngstown State 38-30.