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OSU Football: South Dakota State Players to Watch in Season Opener
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Oklahoma State’s season kicks off in less than a week, and the Cowboys will be on high alert for an upset.
The 2024 college football season officially began on Saturday with Week 0, featuring four games with FBS teams, including Georgia Tech’s upset of No. 10 Florida State in Ireland. OSU will begin its quest for a Big 12 title and College Football Playoff spot on Saturday when it hosts South Dakota State in Stillwater for an afternoon kickoff.
Last season, SDSU completed an undefeated season and won its second straight FCS national championship. The team will enter Boone Pickens Stadium on a 29-game winning streak, with its last loss coming to Iowa in the 2022 season opener.
QB Mark Gronowski
Coming into the 2024 season, Gronowski is widely viewed as the best player in the FCS. In 2023, he won the Walter Payton Award, which is the FCS’ offensive player of the year.
Last season, he threw for 3,058 yards and 29 touchdowns while throwing only five interceptions. He also had seven games with at least 200 passing yards despite not being a high-volume passer. Completing 68% of his passes, Gronowski would have been in the top 15 in the FBS.
Gronowski is also a threat with his legs, going for 402 yards and eight touchdowns on the ground last season.
Touchdown, Jackrabbits! South Dakota State 14, Montana 3 Scoring Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:41 TOP — SDSU Football (@GoJacksFB) January 7, 2024
Mark Gronowski keeps, carries and scores from 10 yards out
7:11 to play Q3
Video: ABC #GoJacks 🐰🏈 pic.twitter.com/UVTkBHc9ki
LB Adam Bock
One of the anchors of the Jackrabbits’ stout defense, Bock is the team’s leading returner in tackles, making 65 last season. Entering his sixth season, Bock has been one of the most consistent players throughout his team’s run.
GOAL LINE STAND! — SDSU Football (@GoJacksFB) January 7, 2024
On the first play of the second quarter, the Jackrabbit defense led by Adam Bock stops Montana short on fourth down!
Video: ABC pic.twitter.com/evTnb0A9kY
He could be a tough player for the Cowboys to deal with, and his performance could be an x-factor as his team looks to slow Ollie Gordon.
S Tucker Large
A star in the secondary for the Jackrabbits, Large is looking to build off his impressive 2023 season. He had four interceptions last season, including a pick-six. He also defended a total of 13 passes and made 49 tackles.
Large’s impact goes beyond his defense, as he is an electric returner. Large returned 21 punts, getting 396 return yards and a touchdown.
Pick & 6 @tuckerlarge@MidcoSports x #GoJacks 🐰🏈 pic.twitter.com/NDG17GSMJl
— SDSU Football (@GoJacksFB) September 1, 2023
Considering the Jackrabbits have a disciplined group filled with players ready to make a statement, the Cowboys’ veteran unit should be prepared for a fight in Week 1.
READ MORE: Pro Football Focus Projects Ollie Gordon II to Win Doak Walker Award in 2024
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Reusse: First-year coach Tim Polasek aims to lead North Dakota State’s return to top
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Polasek, 44, was chosen as the new coach in December. The Bison went through the portal and came out with this mindset:
Whoever was showing up every day in NDSU’s new $55 million football facility, there would be no looking back — these were the players that would be getting the staff’s best shot.
“Kids want to be coached hard,” Polasek said. “You never hear from players, ‘You guys are being too hard on us.’ ”
South Dakota State? “They’ve been great, but in this league, it’s not one team,” Polasek said. “All the Dakota teams — South Dakota, North Dakota — are good. And Northern Iowa … I remember that being the last team you wanted to play.’’
Plus, it’s hard to look ahead a couple of months to a Jackrabbits’ visit to Fargo on Oct. 19, when his first game as a Bison head coach is Thursday in Boulder against Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes.
Eli Mostaert is back for sixth season as a defensive lineman. His twin brother, Will, is a defensive end. Their Lakeville North team beat Eden Prairie in the Class 6A game in the 2018 Prep Bowl.
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South Dakota tunes up for volleyball season at Missouri Valley favorite Northern Iowa
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CEDAR FALLS, IA (Dakota News Now) – Before beginning their quest to win the Summit League and return to the NCAA Tournament, the South Dakota Coyote volleyball team played one final tune up against another team projected to win their league and head to volleyball’s version fo the “Big Dance”.
USD traveled to Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Saturday for an afternoon exhibition match with Northern Iowa, the preseason favorite to win the Missouri Valley Conference.
Since it was an exhibition match both teams agreed to play the full five sets with UNI defeating USD 4-1.
The Coyotes will open the season next Saturday at The Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic in Colorado Springs against Fordham.
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