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— Amar Johnson ran for 157 yards and two touchdowns and South Dakota State routed Southern Illinois 41-10 on Saturday.
— Mark Gronowski threw for 193 yards and three touchdowns — with 140 yards and three scores going to Griffin Wilde — and South Dakota State scored 28 second-quarter points to post a 38-7 victory over North Dakota on Saturday.
— Angel Johnson had 132 yards on the ground and a touchdown, Amar Johnson added a rushing and receiving touchdown, and South Dakota State beat Murray State 52-6 on Saturday.
— Amar Johnson burst into the end zone on a 3-yard run in overtime to lift South Dakota State over South Dakota 20-17 on Saturday night.
Cam Miller threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to RaJa Nelson with 1:49 to play and North Dakota State, ranked No. 2 in the FCS coaches poll, beat top-ranked South Dakota State 13-9 Saturday night to snap a five-game skid against the Jackrabbits.
— Chase Mason rushed for 161 yards and two long touchdowns and FCS top-ranked South Dakota State rolled over Youngstown State 63-13 on Saturday.
— Mark Gronowski threw for 285 yards and four touchdowns and top-ranked FCS South Dakota State beat Incarnate Word 45-24 on Saturday night.
NDSU tackle Grey Zabel and South Dakota State QB Mark Gronowski could have moved up to play at a power conference this year. But they stayed put and are looking to pull big upsets in Week 1.
Northwestern is set to promote linebackers coach Tim McGarigle to defensive coordinator and hire South Dakota State's Zach Lujan as offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN.
Mark Gronowski ran for a touchdown and threw for another after halftime as South Dakota State defended its FCS title, beating Montana 23-3.