The Bison will have their defense tested at their home opener Saturday.

The Indianapolis Colts have placed Carson Wentz on a COVID-19 protocol list after for being a close contact.

WDAY Honor Roll recognizes some of the best plays from the first week of North Dakota High School football.

Former North Dakota State star running back Tony Satter joins Bison Glory Days podcast host Mike McFeely to talk about the 1987 and 1988 seasons, when NDSU followed an underachieving season (1987) with a perfect national championship season (1988).

The parallels are far from perfect because NDSU's 2020/21 was a marred spring season thrown together to salvage a year for FCS, but could Bison fans see a repeat of the old days this fall?

The first three turns of the Bobcat Open were held in muddy and wet conditions. Then came Sunday, when the weather at the Fargo Country Club turned to perfection and the sun shined on Andre Metzger. Again.

Valley City State cruised to a 24-7 victory over the University of Jamestown in the annual "Paint Bucket" rivalry football game Thursday at Shelly Ellig Field at Lokken Stadium.

The Vikings now lead the series 64-53-5.

VCSU quarterback Jalen Pfeifer completed 20 of 32 passes for 266 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions.

The University of North Dakota football team has plenty it wants to replicate from its 5-2 spring season.

One trend they don't want to continue, however, is their historically dismal road record. In the last four seasons, the Fighting Hawks are a combined 6-15 away from the Alerus Center.

The Fargo Shanley Deacons enter the 2021 season eager to build off a 4-4 2020 campaign which ended in the playoffs.

As players hit the field this fall, the seniors can't help but take in their final days.

In April, Belquist's stellar freshman campaign would come to an end. In UND's first FCS playoff game against Missouri State, Belquist went down in the third quarter with an injury with the Fighting Hawks ahead 37-3.

At six-feet-seven-inches tall and weighing about 305, UND senior Matt Waletzko stood out for more than just his size last spring. WDAY Sports reporter Jahmal Kennedy talked with the Fighting Hawk's standout offensive lineman about his success that's already landed him on the NFL Draft radar.

The Fighting Hawks know where they'll be flying to next season. Here's rundown of the key non-conference games fans need to know about.