NDSU Bison

[icehawk]

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Wentz has set a team record with 9 TD passes in the first 3 games to start a season. He has yet to throw a pick in 84 passing attempts.

[burd]

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Wentz has set a team record with 9 TD passes in the first 3 games to start a season. He has yet to throw a pick in 84 passing attempts.

He's not from Minot, is he?

[icehawk]

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He's not from Minot, is he?

No. Bismarck. Went to Bismarck Century.

[icehawk]

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Wentz interview.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/moto...ntz/vp-AAeIjFA

[icehawk]

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http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...-forward-in-uk

Two college players to watch Saturday

1) Georgia OLB Leonard Floyd (vs. Alabama, 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS): Georgia's produced its share of front-seven prospects over the last 15 years, and the sleek, athletic Floyd is the latest -- a versatile defender who's spent much of this, his junior season, out of position at inside linebacker. The 6-foot-4, 231-pounder will be evaluated as an edge rusher by the pros, and he led the Bulldogs last year with six sacks. "I like him a lot," said one AFC college scouting director, who regards Floyd as a first-round talent. "He is playing out of position. He's a speed rusher with length and athleticism. He be very disruptive." Another AFC college director added that Floyd's speed to rush the quarterback is what stands out most, but "he's got the athletic ability to cover," too. When the Georgia coaches do give Floyd a chance to pin his ears back and go this week, he'll likely see some one-on-one time with Alabama's stud sophomore left tackle Cam Robinson. So from an NFL standpoint, this might be the biggest week of the season for Floyd.

2) North Dakota State QB Carson Wentz (at South Dakota State, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN3): You'll have to fire up the laptop for this one, but Wentz might make the effort worth it. Almost annually, there's a quarterback who emerges from the weeds and goes higher than anyone initially thought he would -- and the leader of the four-time defending FCS national champs is a good bet to be that guy in 2016. NDSU did lose already this year, to Montana, and Wentz was affected by a high ankle sprain in that one. But outside some shaky moments in the aftermath of that, Wentz has been rock solid this season, with a sparkling 9:0 TD-to-INT ratio for the 2-1 Bison. Even better, he's showing the requisite traits to be an NFL player, starting with a sturdy 6-foot-6, 235-pound frame. "Big kid, big arm, better athlete than you'd think," one AFC personnel executive said. "I think people will start noticing him late. ... He's a smart kid with tools to work with." An NFC quarterback coach added that he "looks the part." And when asked to compare him to one-time FCS prospect Joe Flacco, the coach said, "He seemed like a better athlete than Flacco, but not quite as good an arm." The big challenges might be few and far between for Wentz, but this week's clash with South Dakota State, another top-10 team in FCS, is one of them

[icehawk]

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Defense held the Jacks to -4 yards rushing. 2nd game in a row where the defense held the opposing team to -4 rushing. This game was never in doubt after the Bison scored on it's opening drive. Bring on UNI.

After the SDSU game, here is where the Bison are ranked in a few statistical categories in the FCS.

3rd Down Conversion % Defense (1) - 18.6%

3rd Down Conversion % (7) - 52.3%

Total First Downs Defense (2) - 48

Passes Had Intercepted (1) - 0

Rushing Defense (1) - 40.8

Passing Efficiency (7) - 164.52

Time of Possession (1) - 37:45

Total Defense (4) - 262.3

[icehawk]

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Breaking: ESPN Sports Center coming to Fargo

Get ready, Bison Nation! The worldwide sports leader, ESPN, is once again visiting Fargo and NDSU.

ESPN will broadcast from Fargo for the third straight year when "SportsCenter on the Road" visits for a live show Saturday airing 6-8 a.m. CDT from Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome in advance of North Dakota State's homecoming game with Northern Iowa.

Anchors Matt Barrie and Sara Walsh will host the telecast, which will include highlights and analysis of Friday night's sports and a look ahead to the weekend's key matchups. The show will also have interviews and segments regarding NDSU, its football program and student-athletes.

The event is free and open to the public Saturday morning. Details for parking, tailgating and stadium entrance will be announced Monday.

The SportsCenter on the Road bus will arrive in Fargo on Thursday and SportsCenter will air a live segment Friday from Fargo during the 5 p.m. show.

[icehawk]

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5 Missouri Valley teams in the top 10 this week.

http://www.valley-football.org/news/...p-25-rankings/

[Spartanforlife4]

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The MVC should petition the NCAA to collectively move up to FBS as a conference.

[icehawk]

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The MVC should petition the NCAA to collectively move up to FBS as a conference.

That will never happen. Money and stadium issues would be to much to handle.

[bigmrg74]

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The MVC should petition the NCAA to collectively move up to FBS as a conference.

Stadiums would be a major issue for most of those schools. Off the top of my head, 3 of them play in a dome stadium that would be pretty hard to expand. To be a low end D1-A program, you would probably want seating to at least over 20,000, more likely up to 25,000. And from a quick look at Wikipedia puts only one school at over 20,000. Could be done, and I bet Iowa State, Kansas, and Kansas State would like that idea if nothing more than giving them all an option to jump to if the Big XII ever blows up. Its just that a whole lot more work would need to happen first. Maybe in 10 years it would be a better idea.

[icehawk]

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Game for the ages yesterday at the FargoDome. Bison down 28-24 with 2 minutes to go with no timeouts and facing a 3rd and 20 from their own 10. Converted on 2 fourth down plays on their way to the end zone with 35 seconds to go and beat UNI 31-28. The dome was rocking. Wentz finished going 26-40 for 335 yards and 4 touchdowns and 2 picks.

[icehawk]

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NDSU/UNI highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov0hbvGFBBg

[icehawk]

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Wentz Named Valley Football Offensive Player of the Week

ST. LOUIS - North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz was named Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week by the league office Sunday, Oct. 11, after passing for four touchdowns in a 31-28 come-from-behind victory over Northern Iowa.

Wentz, a senior from Bismarck, N.D., led the Bison on a 10-play, 79-yard drive in less than two minutes caped by an 18-yard touchdown pass to Darrius Shepherd with 35 seconds left. He completed 6 of 10 passes on the winning drive including a 14-yarder to Zach Vraa and a 23-yarder to RJ Urzendowski both on fourth down.

Wentz connected with 11 different receivers and finished 26 of 40 (both career highs) for 335 yards, the fifth most passing yards in NDSU history. He set a school record attempting 143 consecutive passes without an interception, and his 40 attempts against UNI were the most by a Bison quarterback since 2009.

[icehawk]

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Todd McShay, Scouts Inc.

Here, we'll look at which players have moved up and down our Top 32, drawing on the same scouting reports as before and making changes only where necessary.

We'll continue to update our board as we get closer to the 2016 NFL draft. While it's a given that some players will move into the rankings while others will drop out, this provides a good snapshot of which players currently have the most NFL potential based on our evaluations.

29. Carson Wentz, QB, North Dakota State Bison

Previous ranking: NR

Wentz has gone 19-2 in his season-plus as the Bisons' starter. I've been impressed with his accuracy this season (64.9 completion rate and only 2 INTs), and his mobility will be an asset at the next level. But he needs to develop his lower-body mechanics to become more precise when throwing from an off-balance platform.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2016/ins...y-top-32-first