BROOKINGS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) -The South Dakota State Jackrabbits open their Missouri Valley Conference schedule on the road Saturday at Youngstown State against the Penguins.

They are coming off a very impressive 51-7 win over Mercyhurst and first year Head Coach Dan Jackson has gotten plenty of players into the games for his 2nd-ranked team that has many new faces in the line-up.

Now the games get much tougher and Jackson feels that his team is ready and excited.

Dan Jackson, SDSU Football Coach says, “We’ve gotten better and shown improvement through the first 4 weeks and now it’s time to re-set our mindset heading into the Missouri Valley Conference schedule and I’m really excited to start that off at Youngstown State. Great opponent, great coaching staff and I’ve always enjoyed

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