It is not only the Division I-A colleges getting face time on ESPN, on January 7th the NCAA Division I-AA Tournament game is competed at Pizza Hut Park in Fricso, TX. In a struggle of the 2 best small colleges in the nation, the North Dakota State Bison take on the Sam Houston Bearkats. Both the Bearkats and the Bison have steamrolled their competitors all season long and both are also coming into play with comparable styles on offense. Anticipate a lot of running and a lot of first downs by each squad as the defenses are going to get a work out. The sports book is having a tough time with this one as the line now stands at North Dakota State (-1) with the over-under established at 46.

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The Bison have set the pace all season coming into competition with a 13-1 record and also a 7-1 record in the MVC. They put a shellacking on St. Francis on September 9th with a 56-3 defeat, which saw a 95-yard touchdown run by Sam Ojuri. The Bison average 13.6 points per game on defense and 32.4 points per game on offense. NDSU is steadied behind center by sophomore Qb Brock Jensen who enters into play with a 146.35 passer efficiency rating with 2,404 passing yards. The Bison are stacked on the run with sophomore Sam Ojuri who has garnered 1,078 rushing yards. Fellow Running back senior DJ McNorton is also nearing the 100 mark in rushing yards with 981. Senior Wide receiver Warren Holloway has had a great year with 75 receptions and 988 yards.

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The Bearkats come in the game with an unbeaten record at 14-0 and 7-0 in the Southland Conference. The Bearkats average 39.1 points per game on offense and 14.8 points per game on defense. This offensive juggernaut put on a fireworks display on October 29th in a full destruction of Lamar University winning 66-0. The Bearkats put up 382 rushing yards with 559 yards of total offense in that contest. Sophomore Qb Brian Bell has had a stable year with 1,954 passing yards as well as an efficiency rating of 165.6. Sophomore Running back Tim Flanders has had a phenomenal season with 1,560 rushing yards and 22 Touchdowns. Sophomore Wide receiver Richard Sincere is dangerous down field and in the backfield with 965 rushing yards and 449 receiving yards.