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How North Dakota State and Mount Union Became Football's Heartland Dynasties

That isn't a setup for a punchline. It's an explanation for the greatest current dynasty in college football. Schaetz was working on his family dairy farm with his dad, and that's when he made up his mind, called the football coaches at North Dakota State and told them he was coming.

Welcome to Midwest football.

Schaetz didn't have a scholarship offer, didn't dream of being a star. But he was strong and had huge hands, and anyone in the Midwest could have told you what was going to happen: He would become a defining piece of a North Dakota State football dynasty.