Division I-AA Tournament Game at Pizza Hut Park

It is not merely the Division I-A schools gaining face time on ESPN, on January seventh the NCAA Division I-AA Championship game is competed at Pizza Hut Park in Fricso, TX. In a battle of the 2 top small colleges in the nation, the North Dakota State Bison take on the Sam Houston Bearkats. Both the Bearkats and the Bison have steamrolled their opposition all year long and both are also coming into play with comparable styles on offense. Anticipate lots of running and lots of first downs by each squad as the defenses are going to get a workout. The sportsbook is having a difficult time with this one as the line presently is currently at North Dakota State (-1) with the over-under set at 46.

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The Bison have set the stage all year coming into competition with a 13-1 record as well as a 7-1 record in the MVC. They put the hurt on St. Francis on September ninth with a 56-3 beatdown, which saw a 95-yard td run by Sam Ojuri. The Bison average 13.6 ppg on defense and 32.4 ppg on offense. NDSU is paced behind center by sophomore Qb Brock Jensen who enters into play with a 146.35 passer efficiency rating with 2,404 passing yards. The Bison are stacked on the run with sophomore Sam Ojuri who has earned 1,078 rushing yards. Fellow RB senior DJ McNorton is also nearing the century mark in rushing yards with 981. Senior WR Warren Holloway has had a great year with 75 receptions and 988 yards.

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The Bearkats come in the game with an unbeaten record at 14-0 and 7-0 in the Southland Conference. The Bearkats average 39.1 ppg on offense and 14.8 ppg on defense. This offensive juggernaut put on an explosive display on October 29th in a complete destruction of Lamar University winning 66-0. The Bearkats put up 382 rushing yards with 559 yards of total offense in that match. Sophomore Qb Brian Bell has had a dependable year with 1,954 passing yards plus an efficiency rating of 165.6. Sophomore RB Tim Flanders has had a phenomenal year with 1,560 rushing yards and 22 Touchdowns. Sophomore WR Richard Sincere is deadly down field and in the backfield with 965 rushing yards and 449 receiving yards.