The South Dakota State University football team will make its third consecutive appearance in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, meeting Montana State in first-round action Saturday.
Kickoff is slated for 2 p.m. Mountain Time (3 p.m. Central) at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.
The game is scheduled to be televised on ESPN3.com and on a pay-per-view basis through ESPN Gameplan (check with cable or satellite provider for availability).
Both squads received at-large bids to the 24-team playoff and enter the matchup with 8-4 overall records. South Dakota State finished fourth in the Missouri Valley Football Conference with a 5-3 league mark, while Montana State tied for second in the Big Sky Conference at 6-2 in league play.
The winner of Saturday’s game will advance to face No. 2 seed and three-time defending FCS national champion North Dakota State on Dec. 6 in Fargo.
