The South Dakota State University football team will make its first-ever appearance in the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals Saturday, when it travels to Fargo for a matchup against fellow Missouri Valley Football Conference co-champion North Dakota State.
Kickoff is slated for 11:05 a.m. at the Fargodome.
The game will be televised on ESPN and also available for viewing on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app. Radio coverage on the Jackrabbit Sports Network begins at 10 a.m. Central Time.
The eighth-seeded Jackrabbits advanced to the quarterfinals with a hard-fought 10-7 victory over Villanova on Dec. 3 at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium to improve to 9-3 overall.
Top-seeded and five-time defending FCS champion North Dakota State upped its record to 11-1 with a convincing 45-7 victory over San Diego in second-round action Dec. 3.
SDSU handed the Bison their only loss of the 2016 season, winning 19-17 Oct. 15 in Fargo on a 2-yard touchdown pass from Taryn Christion to Jake Wieneke with one second remaining.
