By - Joshua A. Swanson

Once again, the Bison are headed back to Frisco, Texas for the FCS National Championship game. In one of the most anticipated games in North Dakota State history, the Herd dominated rival South Dakota State 44-21 to earn their seventh trip to the national title game in eight years, ending SDSU's season in the process. The Herd was led by senior quarterback Easton Stick, who turned in one of the best big-game performances ever by a Bison when it mattered most. Stick rushed for 147 yards and three TDs, and connected on 12-of-15 passes for another 169 yards and a TD. The Jacks had no answer for a dominating Bison offense and the Walter Payton finalist and 1st-team AP All-American. The Herd piled up 608 total yards and held a 35:00 to 25:00 minute time of possession advantage.  

Swany is joined by the FCS Face the Nation round table of Chase Miller and Nolan P. Schmidt from  Bison Illustrated to recap Chris Klieman's final game at the Dome as head coach, the transition to NDSU's next head coach, Matt Entz, and what it means to get back to Frisco. In an emotional week for the Bison, NDSU put to rest any talk of distractions caused by the coaching change. NDSU awaits the winner of Eastern Washington and Maine in their quest to finish an undefeated 15 - 0, and become one of the best teams in FCS history.  

The stars at night, are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas, this week, on Herd It Hear With Swany.

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