South Dakota
South Dakota State Picked First in FCS Preseason Coaches Poll
The Jackrabbits were good last year and the year before, and the FCS coaches think they’ll be good again in 2024.
South Dakota State, the back-to-back FCS national champion, was picked first in the FCS’s preseason coaches poll on Monday — receiving 25 of 26 first-place votes. Those Jackrabbits open their season in Stillwater at 1 p.m. Aug. 31.
FCS Top 10
| Team | |
| 1 | South Dakota State (25) |
| 2 | North Dakota State |
| 3 | Montana |
| 4 | Montana State |
| 5 | South Dakota |
| 6 | Villanova |
| 7 | Idaho |
| 8 | Chattanooga |
| 9 | Furman |
| 10 | Sacramento State |
Winners of 29 straight games, South Dakota State hasn’t lost since Sept. 3, 2022. That day saw the Jackrabbits fall to Iowa 7-3 in Iowa City. It was South Dakota State’s most recent game against an FBS opponent. Since, the Jackrabbits have averaged about 37 points a game during their winning streak that has seen them claim two national titles.
“I know that right now South Dakota State is an issue,” OSU coach Mike Gundy said Saturday. “I’ve said that all along. When you play a team that hasn’t lost a game in that many years, we definitely have our sites set on them and them only at this time.”
What makes South Dakota State all the more troubling to its foes is the fact that quarterback Mark Gronowski elected to return to Brookings instead of perhaps transferring up to the FBS level. Gronowski won the Walter Payton Award last season — given to the most outstanding offensive player in the FCS. He threw for 3,058 yards and 29 touchdowns to just five interceptions as he led the Jackrabbits to a 15-0 season. He also ran for another 402 yards and eight scores. In 2022, Gronowski was also the Jackrabbits’ starting quarterback, as he threw for 2,967 yards and 26 touchdowns and ran for another 12 scores as South Dakota State went 14-1 to a national title.
The Cowboys have played an FCS foe the past three seasons and won all of those games, but not all have been as seamless as they might’ve seemed going into the year. In the midst of a three-way quarterback dance last season, OSU beat Central Arkansas 27-13. In 2022, the Pokes slaughtered Arkansas-Pine Bluff 63-7. But in 2021 — a season in which the Cowboys were mere inches from a Big 12 title before winning the Fiesta Bowl — OSU beat Missouri State just 23-16. The Bears got into OSU territory twice in the final five minutes of that game but turned it over on downs on both occasions.
Needless to say, it doesn’t appear as if the start to the Cowboys’ 2024 season will be a traditional tune-up against an FCS foe.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has released the name of the woman who was killed in a fatal crash in Minnehaha County last week.
64-year-old Patricia Archambeau of Mitchell died on January 5 due to her injuries in a crash that took place in the early hours of Saturday, January 3.
Archambeau’s 2012 Chevrolet Traverse was traveling eastbound on I-90 near mile marker 379, about four miles west of Humboldt, when she attempted to pull off on the side of the road.
At the same time, the Traverse was struck by a semi-truck, also traveling eastbound, and pulling a trailer. The truck continued driving east after the crash and has yet to be located.
On Sunday, the South Dakota Highway Patrol released two images of the semi-truck suspected of hitting Archambeau’s Traverse. The two photos were taken on I-29 near 41st Street in Sioux Falls at 2:25 a.m., about 12 minutes after the crash west of Humboldt.
Highway Patrol is seeking more information about a red Freightliner Cascadia semi-truck, missing its passenger-side headlight. If anyone has information, they’re asked to contact Highway Patrol at 605-367-5700.
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VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Cameron Fens scored 23 points as South Dakota beat Denver 82-72 on Saturday.
Fens also contributed 12 rebounds and four blocks for the Coyotes (9-9, 1-2 Summit League). Isaac Bruns scored 20 points while going 8 of 12 and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line and added six rebounds. Jordan Crawford went 5 of 11 from the field (3 for 7 from 3-point range) to finish with 13 points.
Gabe Oldham led the Pioneers (8-11, 1-3) in scoring, finishing with 24 points, 13 rebounds and two steals. Denver also got 19 points from Zane Nelson. Carson Johnson also put up 11 points and six assists.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The South Dakota Highway Patrol is continuing to look for the suspect in a deadly hit-and-run near Humboldt, SD.
In a Facebook post, the SD Highway Patrol has released new details regarding the semi suspected of committing the hit and run.
According to police, the semi is a red Freightliner Cascadia semi, missing its passenger-side headlight.
The semi was traveling eastbound from the Humboldt area on I-90 in the early morning hours of Jan. 3, 2026.
Police are seeking information, video, or pictures from 2:13 a.m. – 3:00 a.m. along I-90 and I-29 from the public.
If you have any tips or footage, contact the South Dakota Highway Patrol District 2 Office at (605) 367-5700.
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