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— Tommy Mellott rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another to lead Montana State to a 31-17 victory over South Dakota on Saturday and a berth in the FCS championship game.

A one-handed game-winning TD catch by Bryce Lance gave North Dakota State a 28-21 win over South Dakota State and a berth in the FCS title game against Montana State, a 31-17 winner later Saturday over South Dakota.

Chalk has held so far in the FCS playoffs. That sets up two huge matchups with a trip to the finals on the line.

— Adam Jones ran for four touchdowns Friday night, Tommy Mellott accounted for three TDs and Montana State beat Idaho 52-19 in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs for its program-record 14th consecutive win.

Top seeds Montana State, North Dakota State, South Dakota State and South Dakota could be on collision course.

The Football Championship Subdivision title game is moving to Nashville for the 2025 and 2026 seasons because of a multiyear stadium renovation project in Frisco, Texas.

— Tommy Mellott threw for 300 yards and four touchdowns and top-seeded Montana State tied a school record with its 13th straight win, dominating Tennessee-Martin 49-17 on Saturday in the second round of the FCS playoffs.

— Adam Jones ran for 197 yards and two touchdowns and Montana State ran over Montana 34-11 on Saturday to reclaim the Brawl of the Wild trophy.

— Tommy Mellott threw two touchdown passes in a 30-point run by Montana State, but the Bobcats needed an interception from McCade O'Reilly on a 2-point conversion try to hold off UC Davis 30-28 in a battle of Top-5 teams in the FCS coaches poll on...

— Tommy Mellott and Julius Davis both had two of Montana State's seven rushing touchdowns and the Bobcats rolled to a 49-7 victory over Sacramento State on Saturday.