Metro Natives Help Bison to 5th Straight Title

When announcing that Wentz would start, North Dakota State Coach Chris Klieman said Friday that he knew in the middle of last week that the quarterback would be ready to go in the championship game.

“The Division I Football Championship Game has been a world-class event for the past five years”, said Tennessee Tech athletic director Mark Wilson, chairman of the NCAA Division I football championship committee.

The Bison now stand alone as the only program to win five consecutive championships in NCAA football history, and they now belong in the pantheon of the greatest dynasties in the history of all of sports, not just college football.

So don’t be surprised if North Dakota State are back for an unprecedented sixth time with another very solid quarterback.

“They’re big guys, they move really well, use their hands well”, said the 6-foot-7, 301-pound Lechler said. “I’m glad they got it done”. “It’s pretty good to be representing our state”. The Gamecocks have been the more consistently excellent team all year – their sole loss came to Auburn in overtime, and have maybe the most explosive offense in the country. It’s a game that many of those closest to him back home will be tuning in. “We meet every January and talk about staying hungry”. “They’re that good. Actually, we just didn’t give them a good day today….” The ensuing drive led to another Bison touchdown. All four Bison playoff opponents finished with a season low in total yards. Jacksonville State could become the fourth.

Gamecocks erased a 24-0 deficit in the third quarter after JSU scored in just under four minutes on an Eli Jenkins 6-yard touchdown run to pull within 17 points. Fifth in passing yards (305.5). If the Gamecocks win, Cramer will do the treating. “The team believes in you”. He missed the previous eight games because of a broken wrist but was cleared by doctors to play in the championship game.

Three starters in Jacksonville State’s defensive front seven began their careers in the SEC. “I definitely had my moments where I was like, I couldn’t believe the position I was in”.

This season, Miller has 58 tackles, including three for loss, and two interceptions. He joins women’s golfer Amy Anderson and women’s track and field competitor Whitney Carlson, who each won at the 2011 national championships, as well as linebacker Esley Thorton, who was the 2013 football championship game recipient.

“I’ve never won a championship game”, Hill said.