The South Dakota State University football team begins defense of its Missouri Valley Football Conference title by traveling Saturday to Youngstown State for a battle between top-five nationally ranked teams.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Eastern Time (6 p.m. Central) at Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown, Ohio.
The game can be heard on 570 WNAX.
The fourth-ranked Jackrabbits completed an undefeated nonconference slate with a 3-0 record by downing Drake, 51-10, Sept. 16 at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium.
Youngstown State, meanwhile, enters Saturday’s game with a 2-1 overall record. The Penguins, ranked fifth by the FCS coaches and sixth in the STATS media poll, opened the 2017 campaign with a 28-21 overtime loss at Pittsburgh in the season opener, followed by home wins against Robert Morris (Pa.) (30-0) and Central Connecticut State (59-9).
Both teams are coming off their lone bye week of the regular season.
SDSU earned a share of its first-ever MVFC regular season title last season with a 7-1 record in league play. Youngstown State finished 6-2 in league play for a third-place finish and went on to make a run to the national championship game in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
