It is not only the Division I-A schools getting face time on ESPN, on January seventh the NCAA Division I-AA Championship game is performed at Pizza Hut Park in Fricso, TX. The Bison battle against the Sam Houston Bearkats in a battle of the two best small colleges in the nation. Both the Bearkats and the North Dakota State Bison have steamrolled their opposition all year long and both are also coming into play with comparable styles on offense. Expect plenty of running and plenty of first downs by each squad as the defenses are going to get a workout. The sportsbook is having a tough time with this one as the line presently stands at North Dakota State (-1) with the over-under set at 46.

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

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Sam Houston State comes 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 comprehensive destruction of Lamar University winning 66-0. The Bearkats put up 382 rushing yards with 559 yards of total offense in that game. Sophomore Qb Brian Bell has had a regular year with 1,954 passing yards as well as an efficiency rating of 165.6. Sophomore RB Tim Flanders has had a phenomenal year with 1,560 rushing yards and 22 Touchdowns. Sophomore WR Richard Sincere is lethal down field and in the backfield with 965 rushing yards and 449 receiving yards.