FARGO — Since the first Division I FCS national championship in 2011, the No. 1 roadblock for North Dakota State has been South Dakota State, which has beaten the Bison seven times since then. Who is No. 2?

It’s another inter-state neighbor, the University of South Dakota, which comes to Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome on Saturday the winners of the last two regular season matchups.

The Coyotes have beaten the Bison three times in all since a 2015 upset at the dome. That was a season the Coyotes finished 5-6. USD ruined NDSU’s homecoming in 2023 with a 24-19 win.

Saturday is homecoming again at NDSU.

“We talked about it, I said there should be plenty of guys in this room, and they probably got my drift, that should want to go out there and play this game,” said Bison head coach T

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