It's been anything but an off week on the news side of things for the North Dakota State football team.

It began with the news that senior wide receiver Phoenix Sproles was entering the transfer portal, then fellow senior Noah Gindorff's long road back to the football field.

The Bison have a bye week this weekend and will return to the field October 29th against an Illinois State team that could be on a three game win streak when they come to Fargo.

The Forum's Jeff Kolpack and WDAY's Dom Izzo also discuss the news that senior offensive lineman Cody Mauch is on the watch list for the Walter Payton Award, which goes to the top offensive player in the FCS.