Wahpeton native Ryan Smith contributed to three Bison national champion teams, 2011 to 2013, as a standout wide receiver. Smith has now returned home for a career in the financial industry after playing in the Canadian Football League (CFL). In this interview with host Joel Heitkamp live from Frisco prior to the FCS Championship game, Smith talks about the Bison football program and its unmatched success in recent years.

(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on Twitter @JoelKFGO.)