Grab your favorite yellow Bison shirt, crank up the Thunderstruck, fire up the grills, and buy plenty of ice for the coolers because the kickoff to the 2017 North Dakota State football season is finally here! The perfect audio to start your tailgater this Saturday morning, the guys preview NDSU’s season opener against Mississippi Valley State with Brian Shawn, the play-by-play announcer for the North Dakota NBC Network, the television home of Bison Football. An award-winning sports journalist, Shawn joined Midco Sports Network in 2016, and has been calling Bison football and basketball games since 2012. The guys take an in-depth look at NDSU's non-conference schedule, the two-deep depth chart, players expected to make a big impact this fall, and how the offense will look under first year offensive coordinator Courtney Messingham. A native of Bloomington, MN, Shawn takes listeners inside the broadcast booth atop the Fargodome and around the Missouri Valley Football Conference, and shares a few stories of what it’s like to call games for the most successful program in the FCS.