The I-29 Interstate Series between #3 SDSU and #4 USD on Saturday, October 26 will be a top-5 FCS showdown as the Jackrabbits rebound from dropping last weeks border battle to North Dakota State.

South Dakota State University

After being knocked out of the the top spot in the Football Championship Subdivision poll for the first time in two full years, SDSU (5-2) will take the field with William V. Campbell Trophy finalist Mark Gronowski.


Gronowski enters Saturday's game against South Dakota having been a part of 112 touchdowns — 81 passing, 30 rushing and 1 receiving. 

University of South Dakota

Coming in ranked #4 in the both FCA Coaches’ & STATS Perform polls, the Coyotes have won their first four MVFC games in each of the last two seasons. 

 

South Dakota has put up 400+ yards of offense in the last five games. Aidan Bouman has thrown for at least 200 passing yards and one touchdown in the last five games.

With Bouman gunning for wide receiver Quaron Adams who is averaging an MVFC-best 27.2 yards per catch, the Yotes will also hold the line with Gary Bryant III and Nick Gaes.

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The 118th meeting between the Yotes and Jacks is set to air on ESPNU under the lights of Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium at 6:30 PM.

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South Dakota may have a small population, but our state's contributions to sports have been pretty big.

People born in the 605 have gone on to be in the NFL, Major League Baseball, the NBA, WWE, WNBA, and in the Olympics.

Meet seven of the most famous:

11 Super Bowl 57 Players Who Played College Ball In South Dakota, Iowa, or Nebraska

Super Bowl 57 is coming our way on Sunday. Both the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs are looking for their second Super Bowl titles in recent memory, and both have rosters featuring lots of Midwestern talent.

An obvious South Dakota connection on the Eagles is South Dakota State's Dallas Goedert. Goedert was drafted by the Eagles in the year immediately following their Super Bowl win after the 2017 season.

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