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NDSU is 1-3 at the Alerus Center and were outscored 106-68. The Bison are 22-25-2 in Grand Forks. UND leads the all-time series 63-51-3, which Polasek said matters to him. “The Alerus Center, that community and that football team have our full attention, there’s no doubt about it,” Polasek said.

Maybe there’s a feeling of “been there, done that” with these two teams now. But SDSU and NDSU both bring new wrinkles to Saturday's game

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North Dakota State’s Cole Payton and Youngstown State’s Beau Brungard were worth the price of admission alone. Yes, football is a team game but if you didn’t leave Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome thoroughly entertained by the QBs, then maybe you should re-evaluate your enjoyment level.

That’s a reference to a matchup of the No. 1-ranked FCS Bison vs. No. 2 South Dakota State at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium. It will be the first trip by bus for NDSU in a Dakota Marker game where the Bison have won 11 times and SDSU 10 since the trophy started in 2004.