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SDSU, MONTANA SET FOR PLAYOFF REMATCH – South Dakota State University Athletics
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South Dakota State will host Montana in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, marking a rematch from last season’s national championship game.
Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Dana J. Dykhouse, with live video coverage available through the ESPN+ streaming platform. Tickets are on sale at JackrabbitTickets.com, with pricing starting at $10. Current Jackrabbit season ticket holders have until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3 to claim their same seats for the playoff opener. Any unclaimed season tickets, including those for premium seating areas, will be available for purchase by the general public at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4.
The third-seeded Jackrabbits, 10-2 overall and the automatic qualifier from the Missouri Valley Football Conference, received an opening-round bye. Montana, seeded 14th, improved to 9-4 overall after defeating Tennessee State, 41-27, Nov. 30 in Missoula, Montana.
SDSU defeated Montana, 23-3, this past January in Frisco, Texas, for the Jackrabbits’ second consecutive national championship. The two programs have met in the postseason on two other occasions with Montana winning both times on its home field — a 61-48 victory in 2009 and a 24-17 win in 2015. Overall, the Grizzlies hold an 8-1 series advantage.
The Jackrabbits are making their 13th consecutive appearance in the FCS playoffs and 14th overall. SDSU has earned a top-eight seed seven of the last eight seasons.
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