Kolpack and Izzo Podcast

Dec 20 2024 113 ep. 29 mins 8
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The Forum's Jeff Kolpack and WDAY Sports Director Dom Izzo discuss the latest happening with North Dakota State athletics and FCS Football.

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A dance with the Jacks awaits for a trip to Frisco

Dec 20 2024 28 mins  
It's an even numbered year, which means North Dakota State and South Dakota State must play in the playoffs. It's happened in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022 and now this year. You can set your watch to it. NDSU has hosted all but one of those games, which was the national championship game in Frisco. The Jackrabbits have accomplished nearly everything in FCS football, except beating

Matching up with Mercer and a quiet start to the portal opening

Dec 13 2024 27 mins  
The FCS quarterfinals kick off tonight and continue tomorrow in Fargo as North Dakota State hosts Southern Conference champion Mercer for a berth in the semifinals. The Bears (11-2) advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time after beating Rhode Island 17-10 last week in the second round. They are led defensively by a team that has racked up 23 interceptions, including two s

A newsy week filled with signings, a departure and a football game

Dec 06 2024 29 mins  
The first week of December was a busy one for North Dakota State football. It began with the news that Cole Wisniewski was going to enter the transfer portal after rehabbing a foot injury all season long. The former All-American safety has not played a down this season for the Bison. It continued with National Signing Day as NDSU added 32 high school players for its Class of 2025,

A clash with the Coyotes for a Valley title and a top seed

Nov 22 2024 29 mins  
North Dakota State returns to Vermillion, South Dakota Saturday with a chance to win the Missouri Valley Football Conference title outright and likely clinch a top playoff seed. The Bison will face fourth ranked South Dakota, the Coyotes are having another great season, coming in with an 8-2 record and 6-1 in the league. USD's two losses came to Wisconsin and South Dakota State, th

The seniors say so long as the Bison go for a Valley title

Nov 14 2024 22 mins  
North Dakota State returns to the field after its bye week Saturday as they will host surprising Missouri State. The Bears enter on an eight-game winning streak after losing their first two games of the season. MSU is in its final season of FCS football after announcing this spring they are moving up to FBS and Conference USA in 2025. Ryan Beard is in his second year as head co

The plight of the Panthers and a potential All-American return

Nov 01 2024 31 mins  
North Dakota State and Northern Iowa will play in a football game inside the Fargodome for the first time in three years Saturday afternoon. The Panthers last trip to Fargo coincided with the last time UNI made the FCS Playoffs, 2021. The Panthers posted a 6-5 regular season record and lost in the first round to Eastern Washington. Since that game in Cheney, Washington, the Pan

Racing to Kentucky for a matchup with Murray State

Oct 24 2024 29 mins  
It was an emotional win for North Dakota State last week against South Dakota State and it came at a cost. The Bison lost two more defensive starters to injury in that game, linebacker Oscar Benson and safety Sam Jung. Benson will be back at sometime this year, while Jung's career is over with a torn pectoral muscle. NDSU will press on, playing it's ninth consecutive game this

Dakota Marker Goes Primetime and all about turnovers

Oct 18 2024 27 mins  
North Dakota State and South Dakota State will meet for the Dakota Marker for the 21st time Saturday night at the Fargodome. This will mark the first night regular season game in Fargo since the 2016 season opener, when NDSU beat Charleston Southern in overtime. SDSU comes into this game with a 5-1 record, having won five straight after a season opening loss to Oklahoma State, that

The Salukis try to save their season hosting the Bison

Oct 11 2024 30 mins  
North Dakota State hits the second half of the 2024 season this Saturday as the Bison will head to Southern Illinois to take on a struggling Salukis team. SIU, which has made the playoffs three of the last four seasons, has had a run of injuries that's tough to fathom. Nick Hill will start a true freshman at quarterback this weekend in Jake Curry after his top three quarterbacks

North Dakota Game Preview and is a trophy game on the horizon?

Oct 04 2024 28 mins  
The eyes of North Dakota will be fixed on the Fargodome Saturday afternoon as North Dakota State will host the University of North Dakota in a large Missouri Valley Football Conference game. The Bison come in ranked second, while the Fighting Hawks come in seventh. This is the second time in the last four years the two teams are ranked in the top ten, UND and NDSU were ranked sec