BROOKINGS, S.D. — North Dakota State has brought some heavy-hitting teams to Brookings since the Division I era began in 2004, guys that formed the greatest dynasty in NCAA football history. Several future NFL players took the field at old Coughlin-Alumni Stadium and the current and modern Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium.

Nobody did to South Dakota State what this version of Bison football did on Saturday night: Drive the ball the length of the field and take most of a quarter to do it. It was striking, considering all the rivalry slugfests in this town over the years.

This is the series of 13-9 games, not what transpired in front of a nationally-televised audience, for those that know ESPNU anyway. Final: NDSU 38, SDSU 7. These were two 7-0 teams ranked Nos. 1 and 2 in the country with the Jac

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