Going into Saturday night’s showdown between #1 South Dakota State and #3 Montana State, fans and followers of the FCS preemptively dubbed the contest the game of the year, so much so that it seemed unlikely that it could ever live up to that claim. The Bobcats and the Jackrabbits, however, duked it out for 60 minutes in a bout that far exceeded what most could have hoped for.
The big question that’s loomed over the subdivision since the Jacks ran away with the title last year was if anyone could even challenge them for the throne this season.