In a highly anticipated national championship game on Sunday, two longtime rivals listed numbers one and two in the rankings entering the 2022 FCS season will face off against one another at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TX.
The defending national champion North Dakota State, a dynasty vying for its tenth FCS championship in the past twelve years, is an increasingly heavy underdog. With a victory over the Bison in the middle of the season, South Dakota State, which forfeited its chance to play in the spring 2021 title game, climbed to the top of the rankings. They now have an FCS-best winning streak of 13 games, which many are now noticing in their backing of the Jackrabbits.
What does that mean for the'Missouri Valley matchup in the'45th FCS Championship game? Let’s dive in.